Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
13828
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1975  
Date of Amendment
22/10/2001  
Name of Property
Welch Regimental War Memorial at Maindy Barracks  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Cardiff  
Community
Cathays  
Town
Cardiff  
Locality
Maindy  
Easting
317895  
Northing
178373  
Street Side
SW  
Location
On the N side of the entrance drive to Maindy Barracks enclosed by railings.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
A First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Principal Architect to the War Graves Commission, and erected in 1924 to commemorate the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Welch Regiment. The design follows Lutyens' Cenotaph at Whitehall, London.  

Exterior
A Portland stone cenotaph-type memorial on a broad stepped plinth and square base. A 3-stage pylon is stepped alternately on the N-S and E-W axes. The N and S faces have English and Welsh inscriptions with roll call of the 1914-18 war in the middle stage, and roll call of the 1939-45 war on the E face, while the upper stage has wreaths carved in high relief against the E and W faces. The lower stage has regimental badges in relief and an added Korean War inscription to the E face.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a well-designed First World War memorial in a prominent location, and for group value with associated listed items at Maindy Barracks.  

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