Glamorgan County Police - Obelisk

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Reference WMO/270050

Address:

South Wales Police Headquarters

Cowbridge Road

Bridgend

CF31 3BD

Wales

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Obelisk standing upon a plinth and five stepped base, within a paved area. Plaque bearing coat of arms positioned top centre above a separate plaque commemorating those lost in the First World War; the plaque re those who died in the Second World War is on the opposite face of the memorial. Formerly at the Police Headquarters at Canton, Cardiff. It is In front of the Headquarters building, visible from Cowbridge Road.
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WW1 plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN LOYAL MEMORY OF THE GLORIOUS/ DEAD. MEMBERS OF THE GLAMORGAN/ COUNTY POLICE, WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1918./ [ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES]/ (Names) WW2 plaque: IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF/ THE GLAMORGAN COUNTY/ POLICE WHO FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ REGULAR ARMED FORCES/ (Names)/ AUXILIARIES IN ARMED FORCES/ (Names)/ KILLED ON DUTY THROUGH ENEMY ACTION/ (Names)

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