Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
87739
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/07/2017
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Gelligaer
Town
Locality
Ystrad Mynach
Easting
314592
Northing
193752
Street Side
Location
Just off Caerphilly Road in a square to the north of Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, approx. 50m W of the Old Fire Station (rec no 13569).
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected 1927 to commemorate those killed from Ystrad Mynach and Hengoed during World War I. Later altered with the names of men killed in WWII. Originally located approx. 250m north near to the junction of the A472-Caerphilly Road-The Bridge , relocated to its present location with the construction of the roundabout at this junction.
Exterior
War Memorial in Portland Stone, reduced Cenotaph style with 2-stage plinth and 2 stepped concrete base. Set in the centre of a small paved area with flagpoles at E and W.
S face with wreath ‘PRO PATRIA’ above, and below ‘IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM YSTRAD MYNACH AND HENGOED WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 YN ANGHOF NI CHANT FOD’. Added to the base ‘ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1939-45’. Names listed on the E and W faces.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding its relocation, for its special architectural interest as a well preserved war memorial displaying fine craftsmanship. Important for its historical value as a visible reminder of the sacrifice of a community during the major wars of the C20.
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
Export