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
9451
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1981  
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003  
Name of Property
South African War Memorial  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Carmarthen  
Town
 
Locality
Guildhall Square  
Easting
241192  
Northing
220038  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated in centre of Guildhall Square.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
Boer War memorial, 1905-6, to designs by E V Collier (the pedestal) and W D Jenkins, architects. W Lewis & Sons, monumental sculptors may have carved the statue. Unveiled by Major-General MacKinnon 27/4/1906.  

Exterior
White marble standing figure of a soldier on tall Forest sandstone and red Aberdeen granite pedestal. Pedestal has chamfered plinth with diagonal wings carrying large scrolled buttresses to sandstone base with cornice over. Pink unpolished granite pilasters with sandstone capitals and deep cornice frame polished red granite plaque inscribed: "To the honoured memory of her sons who died during the war in South Africa, 1899- 1902, Carmarthenshire dedicated this memorial. Gwell Angau na Gwarth". Cornice has pulvinated frieze and modillions. Statue is on red granite plinth and has one foot raised on cannon and sword in one hand. Around base are sandstone obelisk pillars and iron chains.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a prominent piece of public statuary in the principal square of the town.  

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