The War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 2003. War memorial.
The War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- broken-hall-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 May 2003
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
War memorial, sqaure section, pink marble with white marble panels with plinth, steps and statue to apex. Base has 4 steps in rock-faced pink marble with similar plinth. Shouldered step to base in smooth marble. Main section has smooth pink marble corner pilasters with wider bases and caps with raised squared vertical banding. White marble panels to sides. S and E sides give names of those fallen in war in aluminium lettering. Two tier shorter upper section has similar corner pilasters in pink marble and white marble panels. Inscriptions to S and E sides - ''The Only Hope of Peace 1914 - 1918'' to S, ''Unig Gobaith Hedd 1939 - 1945'' to E. ''At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them'' in Welsh to S and English to E. Top section supported on corbelled cornice, similar style but slightly smaller. Statue of female figure to apex, bearing upright cross and olive branch.
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