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
81722
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/2003
Date of Amendment
29/07/2003
Name of Property
Troed-y-Rhiw War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Troed-y-Rhiw
Town
Locality
Troed-y-rhiw
Easting
306962
Northing
202580
Street Side
Location
Situated in the centre of a small park on the N side of Archers Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Memorial to the fallen of the First World War, white marble statue of a soldier of a type common through S Wales, cf Trelewis, erected c1920, on granite pedestal, the centrepiece of a small park.
Exterior
War Memorial, white marble statue of soldier with reversed gun on pedestal of grey granite with moulded plinth, coved cornice and tapering shaft inscribed with names on all 4 sides. The front has additionally raised shaped plaque with ribbon scroll over commemorative inscription. Memorial is set on 4 steps with chamfered leading edges.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a sculptural war memorial of special historical interest.
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