Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24278
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/10/2000
Date of Amendment
19/10/2000
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Tonyrefail
Town
Porth
Locality
Tonyrefail
Easting
299797
Northing
188105
Street Side
N
Location
Located in Trane Cemetery directly in front of the entrance and on the central avenue.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
The cemetery was opened in 1910. The war memorial is by an unknown artist and was erected after the First World War (1914-18), with additions after World War II (1939-45).
Exterior
White marble statue of a winged Victory, supported on a tapering pier of polished dark grey granite. The pier is on a 3-tier base, each tier with a chamfered top edge. Stepped and moulded capstone. The names of those who died are listed on the 4 sides of the pier in gold lettering. At the top of the S (front) side, is an inscription 1914 - 1918, and on the top tier of the base 'To the everlasting memory of those who fell in the Great War'. A small bronze wreath is attached to the bottom tier of the base. The pier is set within a small square enclosure formed by polished granite kerb stones on edge. Upright granite slabs to the cut-away angles, and a later slab to the N side. The S kerb of the enclosure reads '1939 - 1945' and 'To the memory of those who fell in the Second World War'. The names of those who died are listed on the 4 slabs at the angles. The N slab is to those who died in action in conflicts after the Second World War.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine commemorative monument and for its historic interest.
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