Memorial

Welsh National Memorial

Welsh National War Memorial

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Current Location

Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 3WA, Wales

ST 18131 77066

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 6640
Description: Sunken court with central fountain surrounded by circular collonade. Bronze figures of soldier sailor and airman raising wreaths to central, elevated figure of winged messenger of victory, sword held aloft. Appropriate inscriptions above the figures e.g. "over the sea he went to die" above sailor
Inscription: BENEATH FIGURE: REMEMBER HERE IN PEACE THOSE WHO IN TUMULT OF/ WAR BY SEA, ON LAND, IN AIR, FOR US AND FOR THE/ VICTORY ENDURETH UNTO DEATH OUTSIDE FRIEZE: I FEIBION CYMRU A RODDES EU BYWYD DROS EI/ GWLAD YN RHYFEL MCMXIV - MCMXVIII (TRANSLATION: TO THE SONS OF WALES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR 1914-1918)

Maker(s): Sir John Ninian Comper RA, Designer
Alfred Bertram Pegram, Sculptor
A B Burton, Founder / Foundry
Mr William D Gough, Mason
Messrs E Turner & Sons, Mason
Maintenance History: In 2018 to 2019 a War Memorials Trust grant of £29,720 supported substantive work- Cleaning using a combination of steam, poultice and hand; repairs to stonework using either mortar or piecing in as appropriate, and repointiing. The bronze work received a coating of microcrystalline wax after other works, as a protective coating. In 2018, a grant of £1,130 was awarded through the professional Advice Grant stream of War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme towards a detailed condition survey and report with recommendations to inform necessary conservation and repair works which was undertaken by a conservation-accredited architect.; In 2012, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £2,767 towards conservation repairs to the war memorial. This included raking out the loose joints and re-pointing using a lime mortar and stone dust mix to colour match the mortar to the memorial. Sections of damaged stone which were beyond repair were cut out and replacement indents were inserted to match the original stone. Minimal amounts of stone were removed from the memorial.;