Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
26/01/1996
Date of Amendment
26/01/1996
Name of Property
War Memorial
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Locality
Broomhill Burrows
Location
At W side of Angle to Castlemartin road, on headland overlooking Freshwater West Bay.
Broad Class
Commemorative
History
Memorial to the fallen in the 1914-1918 war, in the form of a Calvary. Coarse, pinkish gritstone.
Exterior
Chamfered square-section shaft and arms of the cross, enlarging towards extremities. Figure of Christ Crucifed with inscription INRI in raised letters on scroll. The cross stands on an octagonal column capped with an enriched late Gothic moulding. Small half-round moulding beneath cap. Half-round moulding and hollow above an octagonal base.
Two large steps, octagonal in plan. The upper step carries inscriptions on three faces in raised lettering of fine quality. The lower step designed as a seat with large rounded moulding at top edge.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine design by, or in the style of, John Coates Carter, architect of Penarth.
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