The War Memorial, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6717 / 51°40'17"N

Longitude: -4.7014 / 4°42'5"W

OS Eastings: 213298

OS Northings: 200442

OS Grid: SN132004

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7PW2

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.G7DV

Plus Code: 9C3QM7CX+MC

Entry Name: The War Memorial

Listing Date: 28 March 2002

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26422

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300026422

Location: On the N side of the junction of South Parade, Upper Park Road and Trafalgar Road.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

War memorial of 1921 designed by J Howard Morgan of Carmarthen following suggestions by the Mayor of Tenby, William Davies, building contractor, who also superintended the building, carried out by George Beynon, monumental mason, and Sydney Davies of Culver Park. The memorial stands some 6 metres high and cost £1,180.

Exterior

War Memorial, grey limestone and white marble, square-plan pedestal memorial in neo-classical style. On 3 steps, high plinth has ogee moulded base, moulded cornice and front inscription 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends'. Added marble plaques with names from 1939-1945 war. Tall main shaft has grey stone Ionic corner piers with bronze capitals and long marble panels between with names of the 1914-1918 dead on all 4 sides. Between capitals above plaques each side is grey stone short band with small bronze wreath. Full entablature above with deep frieze and dentil cornice. Top section is a recessed square with grey stone short corner piers framing white marble carved plaques with plain cornice over. Carved plaques have Tenby town arms, scrolls inscribed 'Requiescat in Pace', 'Gwell angau na chwilydd' and 'Their name liveth for evermore'. Topmost section has square angle blocks framing recessed low-gabled plinth to an incurved pedestal with bronze square capital and bronze flame.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well-designed town war-memorial

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The War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire