Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19088
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/11/1997
Date of Amendment
18/11/1997
Name of Property
War Memorial in Grange Gardens, including enclosure railings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Grangetown
Town
Locality
Easting
317996
Northing
174905
Street Side
N
Location
Near centre of Grange Gardens, facing E.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Erected in 1920s. Designed by H C Fehr, sculptor. Funds raised by voluntary subscription under the auspices of the Grangetown War Heroes Memorial Committee. Bronze plates record the names and units of the people of Grangetown killed whilst serving with Armed Forces and Merchant Service.
Exterior
Bronze statue of winged victory, bearing laurel wreath and sword, standing on orb. Statue on tall Portland stone plinth (reliefs of laurels to base). Plinth bears bronze plates recording names of fallen in the Great War. The monument is enclosed by wrought-iron railings with scrolled panels.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as ambitious memorial to fallen of Great War in Grangetown.
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