Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7987
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1983
Date of Amendment
16/12/2005
Name of Property
The County War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Montgomery
Town
Montgomery
Locality
Town Hill
Easting
321601
Northing
295711
Street Side
Location
Situated on top of Town Hill, reached by footpath from opposite entry to Old Castle Farm.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Memorial classical column to the Montgomeryshire dead of the First World War, unveiled 23/4/1923, designer unknown. Additional inscription for Second World War. It was damaged by earthquake in 1990 and was repaired and re-dedicated 5/10/2002.
Exterior
War Memorial. Lofty Doric column of ashlar on a high pedestal above a base of two square stone steps. Two Welsh and two English inscriptions on pedestal sides. NW inscription reads: 'To the/ glorious memory/ of the brave men of/ Montgomeryshire/ who fell in the/ Great War 1914-1919'. SW side reads 'Also in memory/ of those from/ this county/ who gave their/ lives in the/ World War/ 1939-1945/ At the going down/ of the sun/ and in the morning/ we will remember them'.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a finely detailed and most prominently sited war memorial column.
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