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
26240
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/03/2002
Date of Amendment
25/03/2002
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Victoria
Town
Newport
Locality
Victoria
Easting
331513
Northing
188511
Street Side
E
Location
Standing at the E end of Clarence Place on an island at the centre of a major junction, with main roads leading N, S E and W.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Designed by Cyril Bates and Colin Jones who won the competion in 1922; based on the Lutyens cenotaph in Whitehall. Constructed by H Davis and Sons at a cost of c £3000, foundation stone laid 1923 and unveiled by Lord Tredegar.
Exterior
Large cenotaph war memorial in pale limestone. Comprises a granite base, tiered plinth, long rectangular tapering slab, each side panel breaking forward, and tiered entablature. Simple engraved inscriptions to the dead of the two World Wars on E and S face, surmounted by wreaths.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial of national significance to Wales in a prominent position within the major town of Newport. Group value with other listed buildings in Clarence Place.
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
Export