List of public art in Caerphilly County Borough

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This is a list of public art in Caerphilly County Borough, a county borough in south Wales, that sits across the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Aberbargoed[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial Gates, Aberbargoed - geograph.org.uk - 3541224.jpg
More images 		War memorial Aberbargoed c.1925 Memorial gates and plaques Cast metal Grade II Q29503375 [1][2]

Bargoed[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Bargoed War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3418321.jpg War memorial Garden of St Gwladys Church, Bargoed 1923 Statue on pedestal Granite and stone Grade II Relocated to current location in 2002.[3][4][5]
Site of Capel Gwladys - geograph.org.uk - 625593.jpg Capel Gwladys cross Bargoed Celtic cross Stone Marks the location of Capel Gwladys, a 5th century Christian site.[6]

Bedwas[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Bedwas and Trethomas War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2786555.jpg War memorial Newport Road, Bedwas 1923 Pillar Marble 2.6m tall Grade II Q29498644 [7][8]

Blackwood[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Blackwood Cenotaph - geograph.org.uk - 2294820.jpg War memorial Blackwood 1926 Cenotaph Granite and limestone Grade II Q29503571 [9][10][11]
Chartist man at Blackwood - geograph.org.uk - 871126.jpg Chartist Blackwood Statue Metal

Brithdir[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Brithdir War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 4809931.jpg War memorial Brithdir Cenotaph Stone [12][13]

Caerphilly[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Memorial to David Williams, Caerphilly, May 2020 05.jpg
More images 		David Williams Caerphilly 1911 Obelisk with relief plaque Marble and bronze Grade II Q29498707 [14]
War Memorial, The Twyn - geograph.org.uk - 538621.jpg
More images 		War memorial Castle Street, Caerphilly 1922 Lewis Williams (designer), CD Jones (sculptor) Cenotaph Portland stone Grade II Q29498708 [15][16][17]
Tommy Cooper - geograph.org.uk - 1466143.jpg
More images 		Tommy Cooper Caerphilly 2008 James Done Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite 2.7m tall [18]
Canadian Spitfire pilot memorial Caerphilly Mountain 2015 Replica Spitfire proplellor and plaque [19][20]

Cwmcarn[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Cwmcarn War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2308735.jpg War memorial Memorial Park, Cwmcarn 1922 Statue on column Bronze and stone Grade II [21][22][23]

Llanbradach[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Llanbradach War Memorial November 2009.jpg War memorial Park View, Llanbradach Statue on column Marble and Portland stone Grade II Q29499348 [24][25][26]

Machen[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Machen War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 307581.jpg War memorial Commercial Road, Machen 1921 Celtic cross Granite 1.9m tall Grade II Q29498640 [27][28][29]

Nelson[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Nelson War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 6005017.jpg War memorial Nelson 1926 Cenotaph Granite Grade II Q29501815 [30][31]

Newbridge[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Newbridge War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5226619.jpg War memorial Newbridge 1995 Plaques Bronze Replaced a earlier memorial now in the St Fagans National Museum of History[32][33]

New Tredegar[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
New Tredegar War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3644315.jpg War memorial White Rose Way, New Tredegar 1923 Attributed to Louis Frederick Roslyn Statue group on pedestal Marble and red granite Grade II Q29502441 [34][35]

Oakdale[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Miners' Memorial, Oakdale - geograph.org.uk - 529261.jpg Oakdale Colliery memorial Oakdale, Caerphilly Sculpture Metal and stone [36]

Pontllanfraith[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Pontllanfraith - War Memorial - 20210406123617.jpg War memorial Council Office grounds, Pontllanfraith c.1920s Cenotaph Granite Grade II Q29498934 [37][38][39]

Pontlottyn[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Memorial Garden, Pontlottyn c.1920s Celtic cross with plaque Stone [40][41]

Risca[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Statue of Samson in Tredegar Grounds park, Risca (geograph 3822112).jpg Jubilee memorial Tredegar Grounds, Risca c.1890s W Macfarlane & Co, Glasgow Statue on pedestal Bronze Grade II Q29499706 [42]
Risca War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5249791.jpg
More images 		War memorial Risca c.1920s Pillar with circle cross Granite [43][44]
Pontymister War Memorial (geograph 5825991).jpg Grammar School war memorial Corner of Station Road and Commercial Street, Risca c.1920s Celtic cross Stone In current position since 2011[45][46]

Rhymney[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial, Rhymney - geograph.org.uk - 1083134.jpg War memorial Rhymney 1929 E.A. Gilbert Celtic cross Granite 5m tall Grade II Q29502139 [47][48][49]

Rudry[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial in churchyard of St James, Rudry, May 2020 04.jpg
More images 		War memorial Churchyard of St James, Rudry Celtic cross Granite Grade II Q29498768 [50][51]

Senghenydd[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Grade II listed Senghenydd War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2922796.jpg War memorial Senghenydd 1921 Clock tower Granite Grade II Q29499211 [52][53][54]

Tir-Phil[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Tirphil War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3645569.jpg War memorial Tir-Phil Clock tower Stone Includes elements from an earlier, now demolished, memorial.[55][56]

Tir-y-berth[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Tir-y-berth War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3449464.jpg War memorial West Side New Road, Tir-y-berth Cross Stone [57][58]

Troedrhiwfuwch[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Troedrhiwfuwch War Memorial detail (geograph 5918363).jpg War memorial Troedrhiwfuwch Celtic cross Stone Site of a former mining village.[59][60]

Ystrad Mynach[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Ystrad Mynach and Hengoed War Memorial in Ystrad Mynach - geograph.org.uk - 6172154.jpg War memorial Ystrad Mynach 1927 Cenotaph Portland stone Grade II [61][62][63]

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