War Memorial and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 March 1998. War memorial.
War Memorial and Railings
- WRENN ID
- rooted-loft-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Bridgend MP: Chris Elmore (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1998
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial and Railings, Pencoed
- OS grid reference
- SS 960 816
- Coordinates
- 51.52389, -3.50035
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The War Memorial is a commemorative structure featuring a statue of an angel, which stands on a triangular-plan base and plinth. It is made of ashlar stone laid in large blocks. The angel is depicted standing on a globe while holding a club and chain above its head. The base has chamfered angles with hollow mouldings and a prominent moulded cornice. Each side of the base displays an inset red marble tablet listing the names of those who died in the First World War from 1914 to 1918. The plinth also features chamfered angles and a moulded cornice, is stepped, and includes a moulded band. On the eastern face of the plinth, there is an additional stone block with an inset red marble tablet commemorating those who died in the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. The memorial is situated on a platform of octagonal paving and is surrounded by decorative railings. An entrance on the eastern side is marked by a pair of double gates, leading up to the memorial via six stone steps.
Local climate
War Memorial and Railings sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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