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
82983
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
20/07/2004  
Date of Amendment
20/07/2004  
Name of Property
War Memorial and Railings  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Ceredigion  
Community
Ystrad Fflur  
Town
Ystrad Meurig  
Locality
Pontrhydfendigaid  
Easting
272970  
Northing
266373  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated in front of St David's Church at S end of Pontrhydfendigaid.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
War Memorial, erected 1922, with white marble figure of Peace, the sculptor unknown, though a loose stone propped on the steps marked 'H.H. Jones Sculptor Station Road Tregaron' may relate. The ornate iron railings are stamped W. Baker & Co Ltd Newport Mon.  

Exterior
War Memorial to dead of the Great War. White marble female figure on high stone and red granite pedestal, surrounded by ornate cast-iron railings. Figure is in Grecian dress and has one arm upraised holding olive branch. The pedestal has two rendered steps, then grey sandstone base of two big steps, the lower one chamfered, the upper one coved on upper edge. Square tapering shaft of polished red granite with incised lettering picked out in gold 'Coffadwriaeth am wroniaid Pontrhydfendigaid a'r cylch a syrthiasant yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1914-1918', with big grey stone cap coved below and sloped above to square statue plinth. Railings around on black brick dwarf walls, cast-iron panels of an Art Nouveau scrolled lyre design with matching gate. Slim posts with ball finials.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as an unusually impressive war memorial with well-sculpted figure and decorative iron railings around.  

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