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
24826
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/02/2001
Date of Amendment
23/02/2001
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Nelson
Town
Locality
Nelson
Easting
311346
Northing
195555
Street Side
E
Location
In the town centre adjacent to The Village Inn.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected after the First World War 1914-18 and amended after the Second World War 1939-1945.
Exterior
War Memorial of cenotaph type. Of pale ashlar with cast copper alloy inscription panels. Standing on 3 steps, the tall pier has a tiered plinth bearing at front the names of those killed in the Second World War, the plaque donated by the Nelson Branch of the British Legion. The main shaft has the names of those killed in the Great War with carved wreath above, another wreath to rear; the side pilasters end in scrolls, below a hipped coping stone. Stands in a flagged railed enclosure
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as traditionally designed memorial of historical interest in a prominent town position.
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