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
23959
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/08/2000
Date of Amendment
31/08/2000
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Old St. Mellons
Town
Cardiff
Locality
St Mellons
Easting
322860
Northing
181147
Street Side
W
Location
On a corner site between the main thoroughfare and the old village street within a railed enclosure.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Built to commemorate those from St Mellons who died in the First World War and a plaque added to commemorate those who died in the Second.
Exterior
War memorial of pale ashlar. A tall slender tapering monument on a base of 4 steps. The main panel on each of the 4 sides breaks forward thus creating a 12-sided plan at base; on the panel facing the road junction is a bronze plaque within a pedimented stone surround listing the dead of the First World War 1914-18; on the side facing the main Newport Road is a similar panel listing the dead of the 2nd World War. At the top, above a bracketed cornice/plinth, each side has pilasters rising to an open pediement incorporating inscriptions on 3 of the faces - FRANCE ITALY/GALLIPOLI SALONIKA/ MESOPOTAMIA PALESTINE- topped by a wreath; above is a small octagonal cupola with blind panels, dome and tiered urn finial.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an important local monument; group value with the Kingdom Hall, the White Hart PH and Bluebell Inn.
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