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
17835
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/04/1996
Date of Amendment
02/04/1996
Name of Property
War Memorial and surrounding Railings and Gates
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Treherbert
Town
Locality
Blaenrhondda
Easting
292847
Northing
199434
Street Side
N
Location
On W bank of River Rhondda N of St. Alban's Bridge in an iron railing enclosure with shrubs and flower beds.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
War memorial of First World War commemorating men of Blaenrhondda.
Exterior
An obelisk of granite part rock faced and part finely dressed and polished. On square concrete base with 2 stage battered plinth and base with 4 sides of part engraved part metal inscriptions in Welsh and English to heroes of Blaenrhondda 1914-1918, surmounted by a polished cornice and obelisk shaft.
The enclosure comprises 4 lengths of metal railings and gates consisting of closely spaced uprights with decorative supports, corners and gateposts with orb finials.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a modest but effective monument of local significance.
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