South African War Memorial in front of The Town Hall, Usk, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7003 / 51°42'1"N

Longitude: -2.9047 / 2°54'16"W

OS Eastings: 337574

OS Northings: 200563

OS Grid: SO375005

Mapcode National: GBR J9.442N

Mapcode Global: VH79V.LJSD

Plus Code: 9C3VP32W+44

Entry Name: South African War Memorial in front of The Town Hall

Listing Date: 1 April 1974

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2177

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300002177

Location: On the triangular central plot at the S part of New Market Street, a short distance N of the Town Hall.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

By R Price of Abergavenny (signed). A memorial to local men named on the column who fell in the South African War of 1898-1902; erected by the inhabitants of Usk; unveiled 1908.

Exterior

War Memorial. Standing on a tooled stone base, an inscribed round grey marble column tapering from a plinth to a tiered cornice and surmounted by an urn; incised inscription facing up street to N. Situated in a small squareiron-railed enclosure.

Reasons for Listing

A monument of great local interest and a precursor of the more familiar later world war memorials. Group value with other listed buildings in New Market Street especially the adjacent Market Hall.

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II 35, New Market Street, Usk, Usk
Near the lower end of the E side of New Market Street and opposite the War Memorial behind the Market Hall.
II 33, New Market Street, Usk, Usk
Near the lower end of the E side of New Market Street and opposite the War Memorial behind the Market Hall.
II NO.37 New Market Street, Gwent
Near the end of the lower E range, facing the Market Square.
II Ivy House, and attached irailings
The end house of the lower W range; adjacent to the Royal Hotel.
II Riverside House, and attached iron railings
In the centre of the lower W range, opposite the war memorial.
II 39, New Market Street, Usk, Usk
At the very lower E end of the street, on the corner with Old Market Street.
II No.31 New Market Street, and attached iron railings
Towards the lower end of the E side of New Market Street, set back behind a small front garden.
II The Town Hall
In a prominent position, occupying the centre of the S part of the street at its widest point, on a triangular plot which incorporates the South African War Memorial.

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South African War Memorial in front of The Town Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire