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
23296
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/2000
Date of Amendment
19/05/2000
Name of Property
War Memorial, including revetments and steps
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Briton Ferry
Town
Locality
Briton Ferry
Easting
274306
Northing
194454
Street Side
E
Location
Sited directly opposite the church of St Clement.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Exterior
A bronze statue mounted on a pedestal, surrounded by a precinct and steps. The pedestal is of granite with moulded cap and base and a stepped plinth. Above is the statue of an infantryman with bowed head and rifle pointing to the ground, sculpted by Gaffin of Regent Street, London. The pedestal has a roll of honour in engraved black letters. The front of the base has a bronze trophy comprising a crossed rifle and sword sheath with a wreath in the centre. The back of the base has a bronze trophy comprising an anchor, rope, telescope and chart with a wreath. The remaining sides have added bronze plaques listing the 1939-45 war dead.
The pavement surrounding the statue is renewed. It is built into a bank with coursed rock-faced revetment walls with ashlar coping. The side walls are ramped and return outwards to flank the original approach steps, but the present approach steps and related balustrades are later, added after 1945. These are of reconstituted stone and comprise steps with flanking balustrades terminated by square piers. Facing the front the balustrades return outwards and rusticated pilasters flank panels either side engraved with the dates of the 2 wars. Beyond are rock-faced walls, terminating in a square pier on the R side and on the L side integral with a segmental-arched doorway with double boarded doors attached to Sturn Lodge (150a Neath Road).
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for architectural interest as a prominent and well-designed war memorial, and for social-historical interest.
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