A beautiful war memorial in Aberystwyth has been returned to its original position in Powell Street having been in safe keeping in the town's Ceredigion Museum since the Tabernacl church which it was designed for was destroyed by fire in 2008. The memorial is to the memory of 14 men from the congregation who lost their lives in the First World War. A Mr TD Jenkins who was a member of the committee set up to commission the memorial had served in Italy during the War and recommended an Italian sculptor, Professor Mario Rutelli, "one of the most brilliant sculptors of the day".
Rutelli, who went on to create the main town memorial on Castle Hill, worked in Sicilian granite and produced a bronze figure with a wreath in its hair, standing with one foot on a sphere and clasping a bundle of palms in its arms "...in the act of alighting on the earth to impart the news of
victory and peace to all". It was unveiled on 6th July 1921.On the NW. face, a tablet bears the names of those from
Tabernacl who died in the 1939-45 war.
It's an outstandingly beautiful memorial and well worth a visit if you get the opportunity.
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