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Port Talbot War Memorial

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17: 104: 423: 408: 403: 398: 44:. It is located in the Talbot Memorial Park, where it was erected in 1925; the names from the Second World War were added later. It was sculpted by 418: 413: 359: 284: 271: 49: 316: 117:. Hallowes, born in Surrey, moved to Port Talbot in 1910 and was employed at the Mansel Tinplate Works. He was killed on the 311: 118: 95:, each side of which holds a bronze plaque with a different relief. The reliefs represent War, Peace and Remembrance. 61: 338: 53: 45: 16: 108: 85: 280: 221: 41: 37: 122: 114: 111: 392: 170: 88:, with the name of the sculptor, L. F. Roslyn, inscribed on its base. It stands on a 57: 195: 25: 142: 29: 105:
Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
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Registered historic parks and gardens in Neath Port Talbot
60:, and opened to the public in 1926. The memorial has been 121:in September 1915 and was posthumously awarded the 409:Grade II* listed buildings in Neath Port Talbot 8: 279:. Cadw, Welsh Government. 2014. p. 13. 247:"Grade II* listed War Memorial, Port Talbot" 222:"Memorial Park, Talbot, Port Talbot, Wales" 404:Buildings and structures completed in 1925 15: 399:Buildings and structures in Port Talbot 312:"Talbot Memorial Park (PGW(Gm)45(NEP))" 196:"TALBOT PARK WAR MEMORIAL, PORT TALBOT" 143:"Talbot Park War Memorial, Port Talbot" 134: 103:The park is designated Grade II on the 36:, commemorates local men killed in the 165: 163: 48:, and was unveiled on 4 July 1925 by 7: 80:, in the form of an angel holding a 339:"Second Lieutenant Rupert Hallowes" 76:sculpture represents the figure of 14: 317:National Historic Assets of Wales 273:Caring for War Memorials in Wales 419:World War II memorials in Wales 414:World War I memorials in Wales 1: 107:. Its gates are dedicated to 440: 147:People's Collection Wales 50:Sir William R. Robertson 20:Port Talbot War Memorial 226:www.parksandgardens.org 341:. National Army Museum 54:Emily Charlotte Talbot 46:Louis Frederick Roslyn 21: 109:Rupert Price Hallowes 64:since the year 2000. 19: 175:Imperial War Museums 371: /  375:51.5870°N 3.7722°W 22: 286:978 1 85760 317 0 431: 386: 385: 383: 382: 381: 380:51.5870; -3.7722 376: 372: 369: 368: 367: 364: 351: 350: 348: 346: 335: 329: 328: 326: 324: 304: 298: 297: 295: 293: 278: 268: 262: 261: 259: 257: 243: 237: 236: 234: 232: 218: 212: 211: 209: 207: 192: 186: 185: 183: 181: 167: 158: 157: 155: 153: 139: 62:Grade II* listed 42:Second World War 439: 438: 434: 433: 432: 430: 429: 428: 389: 388: 379: 377: 373: 370: 365: 362: 360: 358: 357: 355: 354: 344: 342: 337: 336: 332: 322: 320: 306: 305: 301: 291: 289: 287: 276: 270: 269: 265: 255: 253: 245: 244: 240: 230: 228: 220: 219: 215: 205: 203: 194: 193: 189: 179: 177: 169: 168: 161: 151: 149: 141: 140: 136: 131: 101: 70: 38:First World War 12: 11: 5: 437: 435: 427: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 391: 390: 353: 352: 330: 299: 285: 263: 238: 213: 187: 159: 133: 132: 130: 127: 123:Victoria Cross 100: 97: 86:winged victory 69: 66: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 436: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 396: 394: 387: 384: 340: 334: 331: 319: 318: 313: 309: 303: 300: 288: 282: 275: 274: 267: 264: 252: 248: 242: 239: 227: 223: 217: 214: 201: 197: 191: 188: 176: 172: 171:"Port Talbot" 166: 164: 160: 148: 144: 138: 135: 128: 126: 124: 120: 119:Western Front 116: 113: 110: 106: 98: 96: 94: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 68:The sculpture 67: 65: 63: 59: 58:Margam Castle 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 18: 356: 343:. Retrieved 333: 321:. Retrieved 315: 302: 290:. Retrieved 272: 266: 254:. Retrieved 250: 241: 229:. Retrieved 225: 216: 204:. Retrieved 199: 190: 178:. Retrieved 174: 150:. Retrieved 146: 137: 102: 71: 26:war memorial 23: 378: / 345:12 February 30:Port Talbot 393:Categories 363:51°35′13″N 323:6 February 129:References 366:3°46′20″W 292:15 April 256:15 April 251:Geograph 231:15 April 206:15 April 202:. RCAHMW 180:15 April 152:15 April 99:The park 200:Coflein 90:granite 78:Victory 283:  93:plinth 84:and a 82:wreath 74:bronze 277:(PDF) 34:Wales 347:2023 325:2023 308:Cadw 294:2016 281:ISBN 258:2016 233:2016 208:2016 182:2016 154:2016 72:The 40:and 24:The 56:of 28:at 395:: 314:. 310:. 249:. 224:. 198:. 173:. 162:^ 145:. 125:. 115:MC 112:VC 32:, 349:. 327:. 296:. 260:. 235:. 210:. 184:. 156:.

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war memorial
Port Talbot
Wales
First World War
Second World War
Louis Frederick Roslyn
Sir William R. Robertson
Emily Charlotte Talbot
Margam Castle
Grade II* listed
bronze
Victory
wreath
winged victory
granite
plinth
Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
Rupert Price Hallowes
VC
MC
Western Front
Victoria Cross
"Talbot Park War Memorial, Port Talbot"


"Port Talbot"
"TALBOT PARK WAR MEMORIAL, PORT TALBOT"
"Memorial Park, Talbot, Port Talbot, Wales"
"Grade II* listed War Memorial, Port Talbot"

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