War Memorial and surrounding Railings and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 April 1996. Bank.

War Memorial and surrounding Railings and Gates

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore MP: Chris Bryant (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
2 April 1996
Type
Bank
Address
War Memorial and surrounding Railings and Gates, Blaenrhondda, Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
SS 928 994
Coordinates
51.68341, -3.55135
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial is an obelisk made of granite, featuring both rock-faced and finely dressed polished sections. It stands on a square concrete base with a two-stage battered plinth and base. Each of the four sides has a combination of engraved and metal inscriptions in Welsh and English, honoring the heroes of Blaenrhondda from 1914 to 1918. The memorial is topped with a polished cornice and the obelisk shaft.

Surrounding the memorial is an enclosure made up of four lengths of metal railings and gates. These railings consist of closely spaced uprights with decorative supports, as well as corner and gateposts topped with orb finials.

Local climate

War Memorial and surrounding Railings and Gates sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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