War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 23 February 2001. Memorial.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
crumbling-lintel-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Caerphilly MP: Chris Evans (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
23 February 2001
Type
Memorial
Address
War Memorial, Nelson
OS grid reference
ST 113 955
Coordinates
51.65177, -3.28286
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial is a cenotaph type structure made of pale ashlar with cast copper alloy inscription panels. It stands on three steps and features a tall pier with a tiered plinth at the front that lists the names of those who died in the Second World War; this plaque was donated by the Nelson Branch of the British Legion. The main shaft of the memorial displays the names of those who lost their lives in the Great War, topped with a carved wreath, and there is another wreath at the rear. The side pilasters are adorned with scrolls and are capped with a hipped coping stone. The memorial is situated within a flagged railed enclosure.

Local climate

War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 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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