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
82050
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
06/11/2003  
Date of Amendment
06/11/2003  
Name of Property
The War Memorial  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot  
Community
Seven Sisters  
Town
Neath  
Locality
Seven Sisters  
Easting
281878  
Northing
209046  
Street Side
N  
Location
In a prominent position on the N side of a bend in the A4109 near the centre of Seven Sisters.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
War Memorial of 1921 of white marble soldier on granite plinth, said to have been designed by a local man and similar to examples by E. Jones of Llanybydder found across S and W Wales.  

Exterior
War memorial, white marble soldier in uniform with cap and reversed rifle. Standing on tall pedestal of grey granite with moulded cornice, tapered shaft, moulded plinth and square base. Inscription on front of cornice '1914-18' with 'This memorial is erected in memory of the men of this place who died in their country's service during the Great War and whose names are inscribed hereon' on pedestal shaft and 34 names below. Also on front of plinth is 'Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends'. On right side of cornice is inscribed 'Yn ang of ni chant fod' with a further 32 names on shaft below. On left side of cornice is '1939-45' with 15 names on shaft below.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a carved marble village war memorial in a prominent position.  

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