Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
10/01/1991
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
War Memorial
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Location
At the NE, lower, end of Victoria Square at the junction with Cardiff Road; on an island site where the Victoria Monument formerly stood.
Broad Class
Commemorative
History
Erected in l922. Cenotaph type war memorial constructed in Dalbeattie granite; 6m high; cost £200.
Exterior
On wide stepped platform; tapered towards the top. Shallow stepped capital and parapet; wreath to NE side. Gold lettering commemorating the fallen of both World Wars written in Welsh and English.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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