Memorial

Llandaff and Llandaff Cathedral School - WW1 and WW2

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Cathedral School, Cathedral Green, Llandaff, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF5 2EB, Wales

ST 15683 77881

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast group
WMR Reference Number: 6688
Description: Two-stepped base surmounted by three plinths, central one higher than the other two. Bronze figures stand atop each plinth. Central plinth has a robed, female figure with right arm raised in blessing and the left holding a shield on it. To the left is an armed schoolboy, to the right an armed workman, representing two soldiers in training. Inscription carved on the front face of the central plinth, on the face of its base beneath: dates of WW1 are on rear of plinth. WW1 names are on the sides of the outer plinths.
Inscription: CENTRAL PLINTH FRONT: LLANDAFF REMEMBERS/ HER OWN SONS/ AND THOSE OF/ THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR FACE OF BASE: NON SIBI SED PATRIAE* * Translation - NOT FOR HIMSELF BUT FOR HIS COUNTRY CENTRAL PLINTH REAR: 1914-1918 RIGHT PLINTH (SIDE): PARISHIONERS/ [NAMES] LEFT PLINTH (SIDE): CATHEDRAL SCHOOL/ [NAMES]

Maker(s): SIR WILLIAM GOSCOMBE JOHN RA, Sculptor
J P Grant, Designer
Maintenance History: In 2013 War Memorials trust offered a grant of £2,309 towards repair and conservation of the war memorial. The bronze statues were previously treated with a black patination which had weathered and there were many areas of verdi gris visible. There was also evidence that enamel paint had been applied to the bronze statues in the past in an attempt to cover exposed areas and this was causing damage to the statues. For this reason, the memorial and the statues were cleaned using distilled water, non-metallic bristle brushes and a pH neutral soap. The remnants of enamel paint was removed from the statues using white spirits and the bronze was then rinsed again using clean water and non-metallic bristle brushes. The statues were then carefully patinated and waxed for protection. The ferrous staining on the stone was treated with a clay poultice then the lettering was re-gilded where necessary using a gold enamel.