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
81147
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/2003
Date of Amendment
19/05/2003
Name of Property
The War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Pontardulais
Town
Swansea
Locality
Pontardulais
Easting
258934
Northing
203841
Street Side
Location
Situated to the centre of a small railed enclosure between the river and St Michael's Church, to the N of St Teilo's Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
War memorial, C20, to dead of First and Second World Wars.
Exterior
War memorial, sqaure section, pink marble with white marble panels with plinth, steps and statue to apex. Base has 4 steps in rock-faced pink marble with similar plinth. Shouldered step to base in smooth marble. Main section has smooth pink marble corner pilasters with wider bases and caps with raised squared vertical banding. White marble panels to sides. S and E sides give names of those fallen in war in aluminium lettering. Two tier shorter upper section has similar corner pilasters in pink marble and white marble panels. Inscriptions to S and E sides - ''The Only Hope of Peace 1914 - 1918'' to S, ''Unig Gobaith Hedd 1939 - 1945'' to E. ''At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them'' in Welsh to S and English to E. Top section supported on corbelled cornice, similar style but slightly smaller. Statue of female figure to apex, bearing upright cross and olive branch.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well-designed local war memorial.
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