War Memorial in Dan-y-graig Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 February 2004. War memorial.

War Memorial in Dan-y-graig Cemetery

WRENN ID
worn-pavement-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East MP: Carolyn Harris (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
9 February 2004
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial in Dan-y-graig Cemetery, St. Thomas
OS grid reference
SS 675 934
Coordinates
51.62449, -3.91417
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial in Dan-y-graig Cemetery is a Grade II listed structure. It features a tall octagonal cross made of Portland stone, which has a bronze sword affixed to it. The cross stands on an octagonal base that is set upon a plinth with three steps. The second step bears the inscription 'Their name liveth for evermore', a phrase chosen by Rudyard Kipling for all cemeteries. Additionally, the years 1914 1918 and 1939 1945 are inscribed on two sides of the octagon above.

Local climate

War Memorial in Dan-y-graig Cemetery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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