Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26240
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/03/2002
Date of Amendment
25/03/2002
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Victoria
Town
Newport
Locality
Victoria
Easting
331513
Northing
188511
Street Side
E
Location
Standing at the E end of Clarence Place on an island at the centre of a major junction, with main roads leading N, S E and W.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Designed by Cyril Bates and Colin Jones who won the competion in 1922; based on the Lutyens cenotaph in Whitehall. Constructed by H Davis and Sons at a cost of c £3000, foundation stone laid 1923 and unveiled by Lord Tredegar.
Exterior
Large cenotaph war memorial in pale limestone. Comprises a granite base, tiered plinth, long rectangular tapering slab, each side panel breaking forward, and tiered entablature. Simple engraved inscriptions to the dead of the two World Wars on E and S face, surmounted by wreaths.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial of national significance to Wales in a prominent position within the major town of Newport. Group value with other listed buildings in Clarence Place.
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