Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Allegory (eg: Victory)
- District
- Cardiff
- Town
- Grangetown
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War - civilians, Post-1945 war or conflict, Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 7th July 1921
Attended by: Rev J Mills; Sir J Herbert Cory, Bart, MP; Mr W H Turner, J P; Councillor Sydney Jenkins; Mr W R Smith - Rededicated
Date: 11 September 2005
Attended by: Rev Father Ben Andrews; Capt Norman Lloyd-Edwards - Unveiled
Date: 7th July 1921
Attended by: Sir J Herbert Cory, Bart, MP; Mr W H Turner, J P; Councillor Sydney Jenkins; Mr W R Smith; Rev J Mills - Show More (2)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6684
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Current location
Grange Gardens
Holmesdale Street
Grangetown
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF11 7BW
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 18010 74899
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Bronze statue of winged victory, bearing laurel wreath and sword, standing on orb. Statue on tall plinth bearing name plaques. Enclosed by railings with scrolled panels. Reliefs of laurels to base. In June 2018 a small plaque was been added to the base of the memorial dedicated to over 140 WW1 names that had been omitted.
- Inscription
- Front face column: DEDICATED IN HONOUR/ OUR MORTAL DEAD/ (Names)/ 1914 - 1919 Other faces columns: (Names) Front face base: GRANGETOWN WAR HEROES MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/ (Names of members of the committe)/ ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS DESIGNED BY H.C. FEHR SCPT. Front face additional plaque: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE MEMBERS OF/ THE ARMED FORCES/ AND CIVILIANS WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS/ ERECTED IN 2005 BY/ GRANGETOWN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY/ IN PARTNERSHIP WITH/ MOSSFORDS OF CARDIFF & CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL June 2018 Plaque: "REMEMBERING MORE THAN 140 MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR ONE AND NOT INCLUDED ON THIS MEMORIAL".
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, F
Addicot, A B J
Alexander, L
Alimoor, T R
Anderson, J A
Appleby, H
Arkell, E G
Baddoe, A
Baggs, A
Barney, R J M
See details for all 339 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 330
Served and returned: 0
Died: 330
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: By regiment and rank - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Post-1945 war or conflict
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Memorial
- Condition
- GRANGETOWN
- WMO ID: 116595
- Condition: Good [last updated on 17-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- November 2000: a plaque was added commemorating Pte W T Laugharne. September 2005: a plaque, donated by Messrs Mossfords, was added to remember those who died in WW2. The dedication was organised by the Grangetown Historical Society.
- Costs
Memorial: £1000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Funds raised by voluntary subscription under the auspices of the Grangetown War Heroes Memorial Committee. - Reference
- Additional Plaque (2000) 1. South Wales Echo - 24th May, 2000. By Steve Tucker. 2. 188.65.112.140/~daftscou/steve/grangewar21.htm
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Unveiling: 188.65.112.140/~daftscou/steve/grangewarmemorial.pdf
- Grangetown Remembering World War I: www.grangetownwar.co.uk 188.65.112.140/~daftscou/steve/grangewar14.htm
- Names: 188.65.112.140/~daftscou/steve/grangewar.htm#Names
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/116595
- www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300019088-war-memorial-in-grange-gardens-including-enclosure-railings-grangetown#.WwQSt-4vzcs
- Additional plaque (2005) 1. Royals Signals Association - Cardiff Branch; Newsletter October 2005: Grangetown War Memorial. 2. Issue One, 2006, Legion. Regional Focus, p. 15: Plaque Added to Memorial
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