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Nov 11, 2022

Llandaff's war memorial maker


The years after the First World War were a busy time for sculpting and building company W Clarke of Llandaff as commissions poured in for war memorials. Many of the outdoor memorials in South Wales were crafted by the firm, as ...

well as indoor war memorials which you can see as far away as Denbighshire, the Isle of Man and Dorset. The company had initially concentrated on repairing churches, including Llandaff Cathedral, and on church furnishings and headstones. There are now HistoryPoints QR codes on the wall of the company's works building in Cardiff Road. Simply scan the codes with your smartphone to discover more about the company, which remains in the same family. Or click here