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
21310
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
08/02/1999  
Date of Amendment
08/02/1999  
Name of Property
War Memorial  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Caerphilly  
Community
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen  
Town
Caerphilly  
Locality
Bedwas  
Easting
317248  
Northing
188557  
Street Side
S  
Location
In a prominent location fronting the S side of the road, in the garden of the community council offices.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
War memorial commemorating those who fell in the Great War (1914-18), with an addition to those who died in World War II (1939-45). The terracotta offices of Bedwas and Machen Urban District Council, located behind the memorial, were constructed in 1914.  

Exterior
Tapering marble monolith of rectangular section. Polished front face, with rough sides and rear. Corbelled cap stone. Positioned on a 3-tier base, in front of which is an added memorial in the form of an open book. At the top of the front face of the pillar is an inscription reading 'Erected / in the proud memory of the men of / Bedwas & Trethomas / who gave their lives in the Great War / 1914'. At the 4 corners of this inscription are small square recesses, each bearing a circle and an entwined cross in relief. Two incised vertical lines incorporate the inner sides of the recesses. Below is the list of men who fell. The book commemorates those who fell in WWII, those from Bedwas on the L page, and those from Trethomas on the R.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial of historic interest, prominently sited in front of the council offices.  

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