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
21305
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
08/02/1999  
Date of Amendment
08/02/1999  
Name of Property
War Memorial within Railed Enclosure  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Caerphilly  
Community
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen  
Town
Caerphilly  
Locality
Machen  
Easting
321304  
Northing
189181  
Street Side
N  
Location
Located off the N side of Commercial Road at the bottom of a grassed slope which rises up to the churchyard of St John's Church.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
Erected to commemorate those who fell in the Great War (1914-18). An additional inscription records those who died in World War II (1939-45).  

Exterior
War memorial in the form of a ring-headed Celtic cross. Tapering shaft and cross of white marble with black inclusions in a rough finish. The arms of the cross have interlaced circles in relief. The shaft is supported on a rectangular base with chamfered upper edges. The front bears the inscription 'To the glory of God / and in honoured memory of the men of this parish / who fell in the Great War 1914 - 18'. The men are listed below. Those who died in World War II are listed on the E face of the base. The base is supported on a 3-tier rectangular plinth comprising wide steps and constructed of the same marble. The monument is located within an enclosure of low red brick walls with chamfered copings, which support iron railings. These have plain widely-spaced uprights, and 3 horizontal rails. The lower tier contains circles. The front wall of the enclosure is concave in plan, and contains the entrance, which is approached by splayed steps. Double iron gates, similar in style to the railings, but with dog rails to the base.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a commemorative monument of historic interest, in a prominent position close to the church.  

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