The War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Neath Port Talbot local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 November 2003. War memorial.

The War Memorial

WRENN ID
outer-sentry-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East MP: Carolyn Harris (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
6 November 2003
Type
War memorial
Address
The War Memorial, Seven Sisters
OS grid reference
SN 818 090
Coordinates
51.7676, -3.7132
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial is a structure commemorating those who served in the Great War and World War II. It features a white marble soldier in uniform, holding a reversed rifle, standing atop a tall pedestal made of grey granite. The pedestal has a moulded cornice, a tapered shaft, a moulded plinth, and a square base.

The front of the cornice bears the inscription '1914-18', while the pedestal shaft includes the text, 'This memorial is erected in memory of the men of this place who died in their country's service during the Great War and whose names are inscribed hereon,' followed by 34 names. Additionally, the front of the plinth displays the phrase, 'Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends.'

On the right side of the cornice, the inscription reads 'Yn ang of ni chant fod,' with another 32 names listed on the shaft below. The left side of the cornice is marked '1939-45,' along with 15 names inscribed on the shaft below.

Local climate

The War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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