List of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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This is a list of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf, a country borough in south Wales. 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.
Aberdare[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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The Spirit of Industry | Aberdare Park, Aberdare | 1905 | Statue on pedestal | Stone and granite | [1] | ||||
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William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr | Aberdare Park, Aberdare | 1912, unveiled 1913 | Thomas Brock | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and granite | Grade II | Q29489480 | [2] | |
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Caradog, Griffith Rhys Jones | Victoria Square, Aberdare | 1920 | Goscombe John | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and stone | Grade II | Q29489462 | [3] | |
War memorial | Victoria Square, Aberdare | 1922 | Cenotaph | Granite | 6m high | Grade II | Q29489459 | [4][5] | ||
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Gorsedd stones | Aberdare Park, Aberdare | 1956 | Stone circle | Stone | Erected for the 1956 National Eisteddfod of Wales. |
Ferndale[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Darren Park, Ferndale | Cenotaph with plaques | Stone and marble | [6][7][8] |
Hirwaun[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Hirwaun | 1924 | E.W.G. Richards (architect), E.P. Davies (builder) | Clock tower | Stone and slate | Grade II | Q29503694 | [9][10] |
Llanharan[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Llanharan | c.1920s, relocated 1960 | Statue on pedestal | Portland stone | Grade II | Q29501378 | [11][12] |
Llantrisant[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Dr. William Price | Bullring, Llantrisant | 1981 | Peter Nicholas | Statue | Bronze | Grade II | Q64531381 | [13] | |
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War memorial | Bullring, Llantrisant | 2016 |
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Cenotaph | Portland stone and slate | 3m tall | [14] |
Llwynypia[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Sir Archibald Hood | Llwynypia | 1905 | Walter Merrett | Statue and plinth | Painted bronze and stone | Grade II | Q29495688 | [15][16] | ||
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Miner and Family | Between Llwynypia and Tonypandy | 1993 | Robert Thomas | Statue group on plinth | Bronze | [17] |
Maerdy[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Maerdy Park, Maerdy | c.1920s & 2015 | Statue on pillar and plinth | Stone and granite | Black granite plinth erected 2015[18] | ||||
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Maerdy Gateway Miner's Memorial | Maerdy | 2015 | Colliery winding wheel and plinth | Metal and stone | [19] |
Mountain Ash[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Hospital Road, Mountain Ash | 1922 | James Havard Thomas & James Dune | Statue on plinth with relief panels | Stone and bronze | [20] | ||||
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Guto Nyth Brân | Oxford Street, Mountain Ash | 1990 | Peter Nicholas | Statue on base | Bronze and stone | 2m tall | [21] |
Penrhys[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Our Lady of Penrhys | Penrhys | 1953 | Statue on plinth | Portland stone | [22] |
Pontypridd[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Evan James & James James | Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd | 1930 | Goscombe John | Statues on plinths | Bronze and stone | Grade II* | Q17743403 | [23][24] | |
Falklands War memorial | Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd | 1982 | Monolith | Stone | [25] | |||||
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Great War Memorial Wall | Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd | 2011 | Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders) | Memorial wall | Stone and marble | [26] | |||
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World War II Memorial Wall | Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd | 2011 | Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders) | Memorial wall | Stone and marble | [26] |
Tonypandy[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Dunraven Street, Tonypandy | 1927 | Cenotaph | Stone | [27][28] |
Tonyrefail[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Trane cemetery, Tonyrefail | 1924 | Statue on pillar | Stone | [29][30] |
Treorchy[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Gorsedd stones | Treorchy | 1928 | Stone circle | Stone | Erected for the 1928 National Eisteddfod of Wales. | |||||
Civilian war memorial | Cwmparc School, Treorchy | Mosaic mural | Stone | Memorial to 27 civilians killed 29 April 1941[31] |
References[]
- ^ "Register Entry: Aberdare Park" (PDF). CADW/ICOMOS Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Pedestal and Statue of Lord Merthyr in Aberdare Park (10885)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog" (10865)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Aberdare". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (10862)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Ferndale Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Ferndale Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Darren Park - WW1 And WW2". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Hirwaun war memorial clock tower (26828)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Hirwaun Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Llanharan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Llanharan war memorial (24367)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Statue of Dr William Price (87767)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Llantrisant - WW1, WW2, Korea and Palestine". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Jo Darke (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales. Macdonald Illustrated. ISBN 0 356 17609 6.
- ^ Cadw. "Statue of Archibald Hood (18170)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Coal miner and his family sculpture, Llwynypia (419265)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Maerdy". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Mining memorial unveiled as lasting reminder of Maerdy's coal-mining past". itv news. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Mountain Ash Town and District". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Core Record:Guto Nyth Brân". vads. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "History". Penrhys Pilgrimage Way. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Evan and James James Memorial (24841)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Anthem writers' memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Pontypridd Falklands Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "War Memorials Register: Pontypridd Memorial Park". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Tonypandy". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Rhondda - WW1". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Tonyrefail war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Tonyrefail Winged Victory". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Cwmparc". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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