NPRN419425
Map ReferenceSN50SW
Grid ReferenceSN5046700294
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityLlanelli
Type Of SiteWAR MEMORIAL
Period20th Century
DescriptionSituated in Town Hall Gardens, south of the Town Hall. A bronze statue of a rifleman, bareheaded with pith helmet at his feet, on a tall grey granite tapering pedestal, rough faced on three sides, polished to front with inscription to the men of Llanelly who died in the South African War. The pedestal stands on further grey granite block with inscription recording the unveiling by Field Marshal Earl Roberts, 26 August 1905, and this in turn stands on a rock-faced Pennant stone block raised on two steps.
F Doyle Jones of Newcastle, sculptor. The statue is a replica of marble original in West Hartlepool. (Cadw Listing database)
RCAHMW, 26 November 2013