War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 January 1991. Memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
bitter-steeple-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
10 January 1991
Type
Memorial
Address
War Memorial, Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
SO 003 025
Coordinates
51.71305, -3.4442
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial is situated on a wide stepped platform and tapers towards the top. It features a shallow stepped capital and parapet, with a wreath on the northeast side. Gold lettering commemorates the fallen of both World Wars, presented in Welsh and English.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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