Royal Welch Fusiliers Monuments and railings is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Monument.

Royal Welch Fusiliers Monuments and railings

WRENN ID
spare-gravel-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Monument
Address
Royal Welch Fusiliers Monuments and railings, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 409 200
Coordinates
51.85647, -4.31079
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Monuments and railings is a Grade II listed structure featuring a chamfered Portland stone obelisk in Gothic style. The obelisk is adorned with ballflower ornamentation in the chamfers and topped with a plume of feathers finial, which was originally gilded. It stands on a square plinth that is inscribed with the names of significant battles: Sebastopol, Alma, Redan, and Inkerman. This plinth is set on an octagonal base with a steeply chamfered top, which has carved quatrefoils on its diagonal faces and inscriptions including "Crimea" on the front, "Nil Aspera terrent" on the right, "Ich Dien" on the left, and "Trenches" on the rear.

The octagonal section is supported by a broad square pedestal that features panels inscribed with the names of the fallen soldiers from Alma, Redan, Inkerman, and the Sebastopol trenches, as well as the unnamed 526 non-commissioned officers, drummers, and private soldiers who died of disease. These panels are bordered with Gothic flowers, and small inset column shafts are positioned at the angles. The monument is raised on a base with two steps.

Surrounding the monument are distinctive cast-iron railings designed in the form of crossed muskets with bayonets. The uprights feature twisted ironwork, with finials that alternate between crowns and Prince of Wales feathers.

Local climate

Royal Welch Fusiliers Monuments and railings sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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