Port Talbot War Memorial
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The war memorial at Port Talbot, Wales, commemorates local men killed in the First World War and Second World War. It is located in the Talbot Memorial Park,[1] where it was erected in 1925; the names from the Second World War were added later.[2] It was sculpted by Louis Frederick Roslyn, and was unveiled on 4 July 1925 by Sir William R. Robertson. The park in which it stands was donated to the town by Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot of Margam Castle,[3] and opened to the public in 1926.[4] The memorial has been Grade II* listed since the year 2000.[5]
The sculpture
The bronze sculpture represents the figure of Victory, in the form of an angel holding a wreath and a winged victory,[2] with the name of the sculptor, L. F. Roslyn, inscribed on its base. It stands on a granite plinth, each side of which holds a bronze plaque with a different relief. The reliefs represent War, Peace and Remembrance.[6]
References
- ↑ "Talbot Park War Memorial, Port Talbot". People's Collection Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Port Talbot". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "TALBOT PARK WAR MEMORIAL, PORT TALBOT". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Memorial Park, Talbot, Port Talbot, Wales". www.parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Grade II* listed War Memorial, Port Talbot". Geograph. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Caring for War Memorials in Wales (PDF). Cadw, Welsh Government. 2014. p. 13. ISBN 978 1 85760 317 0. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
Coordinates: 51°35′13″N 3°46′20″W / 51.5870°N 3.7722°W