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Brynamman War Memorial,,A4069,Lower Brynamman,Ammanford,,  

 

Castell-nedd Port Talbot  

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen  

Ammanford  

Lower Brynamman  

271273  

213801  

SE  

Situated in Lower Brynamman on the SE side of Amman Road just S of the road bridge over the Afon Aman.  

Coffaol  

 

War memorial, c1922 to the men of Brynamman and Lower Brynamman killed in the Great War. The memorial stands on a raised platform reached by flight of broad steps, and is enclosed by whitewashed rendered walls and railings with tall whitewashed piers.  

War Memorial, polished pale grey granite cenotaph with darker grey granite plaques. Two steps, two-step plinth with ogee top moulding, tall pedestal with inset large front plaque and moulded cornice with frieze above. Top sarcophagus with plinth, raised plaque to front, cornice and pyramid capstone. Sarcophagus has '1914-1918 Rhag anghofio o honon' inscribed. Main plaque has 'Cofeb serch ardalwyr Brynamman iw bechgyn a gollod eu bywyd yn y Rhyfel Mawr' above two columns of names.  

 

Included as a well-designed First World War memorial in a prominent location.