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
22110
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/1999
Date of Amendment
29/07/1999
Name of Property
The War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llansadwrn
Town
Llanwrda
Locality
Llansadwrn
Easting
269484
Northing
231434
Street Side
Location
Situated at SW entry to churchyard of Church of St Sadwrn.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
War memorial of c1920 made by J Thomas of Llanelli.
Exterior
War memorial, grey granite, classically-derived with square base, moulded plinth, polished square shaft with battered sides, two square polished blocks above and bulbous pyramidal cap. Matt tooled finish to cap, plinth, base, and rebated rounded edges of polished blocks. Square base has coved upper moulding, plinth has square thin base with upper cove then ogee profiled main part. Battered shaft with names of dead, then two polished square blocks above, one with inscriptions, upper one with etched military and funereal motifs. Heavy bulbous pyramid capstone with acanthus leaves wrapped around angles. Stone coping surround with iron railings to interlinked oval pattern.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for historical interest and for group value with the Pound and the Church of St Sadwrn.
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