Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
10862
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/01/1991
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare East
Town
Locality
Easting
300319
Northing
202578
Street Side
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.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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