Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24854
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/02/2001
Date of Amendment
26/02/2001
Name of Property
Cilfynydd War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Pontypridd
Town
Pontypridd
Locality
Cilfynydd
Easting
308767
Northing
192737
Street Side
E
Location
Set back from the road at the N end of Cilfynydd, on the S side of a junction with a minor road to Llanfabon.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Unveiled in 1925 and designed by a wounded ex-serviceman. The 3 columns represent Army, Navy and Flying Corps.
Exterior
Classical war memorial in reconstituted stone of triangular plan and comprising three Tuscan columns with plain entablature and coping. The 3 faces of the entablature are inscribed 'ABERTH', 'RHYDDID' and 'TERYNGED'. The base has black marble plaques with gold lettering with dedications and roll calls for both world wars. The memorial stands on a stepped plinth with a square enclosure defined by dwarf wall with painted railings. Double gates are on the S side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its social historical importance and for its architectural interest as an accomplished memorial in simple classical style.
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