Memorials & monuments · South Wales
Cenotaph
In or near Newport.
Cenotaph is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Newport · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Cenotaph in Newport, South Wales, the nearest railway station is Newport, located 0.8 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.
About
Cenotaph is a public memorial in South Wales, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Newport East parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Newport, about 0.8 km away. Postcode area NP19.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2018
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=18497
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Official information
The Cenotaph is a war memorial located in Whitehall, London, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It serves as a site for remembrance, particularly during the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, where wreaths are laid in honor of the fallen. The monument symbolizes the nation's gratitude and respect for those who sacrificed their lives for their country.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the majority of cenotaphs honor individuals, many noted cenotaphs are also dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an empire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
cenotaph for Gaius Caesar, Turkey]]Cenotaphs were common in the ancient world. Many were built in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and across Northern Europe (in the shape of Neolithic barrows). The cenotaph in Whitehall, London, designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, influenced the design of many other war memorials in Britain and in the British sectors of the Western Front, as well as those in other Commonwealth nations. Lutyens' cenotaph was chosen as a deliberately secular monument. The Church of Santa Engrácia, in Lisbon, Portugal, turned into a National Pantheon in 1966, holds six cenotaphs, namely to Luís de Camões, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Afonso de Albuquerque, Nuno Álvares Pereira,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5913, -2.9900
- District
- Newport
- Parish
- Victoria
- Postcode
- NP19 0AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newport East
- Nearest railway station
- Newport — 0.8 km
Sources
- osm: n492079649 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cenotaph (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cenotaph?
- Cenotaph is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP19 0AH), in the parish of Victoria.
- What is Cenotaph?
- Cenotaph is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cenotaph?
- The nearest railway station is Newport, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP19 0AH.
- Is Cenotaph a listed building?
- Cenotaph is officially recognised as II listed.
- Is Cenotaph a protected site?
- Yes — Cenotaph is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cenotaph free to visit?
- Yes, Cenotaph is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cenotaph?
- The nearest railway station is Newport, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP19 0AH.