Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24826
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/02/2001
Date of Amendment
23/02/2001
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Nelson
Town
Locality
Nelson
Easting
311346
Northing
195555
Street Side
E
Location
In the town centre adjacent to The Village Inn.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected after the First World War 1914-18 and amended after the Second World War 1939-1945.
Exterior
War Memorial of cenotaph type. Of pale ashlar with cast copper alloy inscription panels. Standing on 3 steps, the tall pier has a tiered plinth bearing at front the names of those killed in the Second World War, the plaque donated by the Nelson Branch of the British Legion. The main shaft has the names of those killed in the Great War with carved wreath above, another wreath to rear; the side pilasters end in scrolls, below a hipped coping stone. Stands in a flagged railed enclosure
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as traditionally designed memorial of historical interest in a prominent town position.
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