Latitude: 51.7155 / 51°42'55"N
Longitude: -4.0434 / 4°2'36"W
OS Eastings: 258934
OS Northings: 203841
OS Grid: SN589038
Mapcode National: GBR GW.63KQ
Mapcode Global: VH4JV.V4TQ
Plus Code: 9C3QPX84+6M
Entry Name: The War Memorial
Listing Date: 19 May 2003
Last Amended: 19 May 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 81147
Building Class: Commemorative
ID on this website: 300081147
Location: Situated to the centre of a small railed enclosure between the river and St Michael's Church, to the N of St Teilo's Street.
County: Swansea
Town: Swansea
Community: Pontardulais (Pontarddulais)
Community: Pontardulais
Built-Up Area: Pontarddulais
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: War memorial
War memorial, C20, to dead of First and Second World Wars.
War memorial, sqaure section, pink marble with white marble panels with plinth, steps and statue to apex. Base has 4 steps in rock-faced pink marble with similar plinth. Shouldered step to base in smooth marble. Main section has smooth pink marble corner pilasters with wider bases and caps with raised squared vertical banding. White marble panels to sides. S and E sides give names of those fallen in war in aluminium lettering. Two tier shorter upper section has similar corner pilasters in pink marble and white marble panels. Inscriptions to S and E sides - ''The Only Hope of Peace 1914 - 1918'' to S, ''Unig Gobaith Hedd 1939 - 1945'' to E. ''At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them'' in Welsh to S and English to E. Top section supported on corbelled cornice, similar style but slightly smaller. Statue of female figure to apex, bearing upright cross and olive branch.
Included for its special interest as a well-designed local war memorial.
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