List of public art in Caerphilly County Borough
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 the 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
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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More images | War memorial | Aberbargoed | c.1925 | Memorial gates and plaques | Cast metal | Grade II | Q29503375 | [1][2]
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Bargoed
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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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] | ||||
Capel Gwladys cross | Bargoed | Celtic cross | Stone | Marks the location of Capel Gwladys, a 5th century Christian site.[6]
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Bedwas
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Newport Road, Bedwas | 1923 | Pillar | Marble | 2.6m tall | Grade II | Q29498644 | [7][8]
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Blackwood
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Blackwood | 1926 | Cenotaph | Granite and limestone | Grade II | Q29503571 | [9][10][11] | |||
Chartist | Blackwood | Statue | Metal |
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Brithdir
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Brithdir | Cenotaph | Stone | [12][13]
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Caerphilly
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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More images | David Williams | Caerphilly | 1911 | Obelisk with relief plaque | Marble and bronze | Grade II | Q29498707 | [14] | ||
More images | War memorial | Castle Street, Caerphilly | 1922 | Lewis Williams (designer), CD Jones (sculptor) | Cenotaph | Portland stone | Grade II | Q29498708 | [15][16][17] | |
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]
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Cwmcarn
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Memorial Park, Cwmcarn | 1922 | Statue on column | Bronze and stone | Grade II | [21][22][23]
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Llanbradach
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Park View, Llanbradach | Statue on column | Marble and Portland stone | Grade II | Q29499348 | [24][25][26]
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Machen
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Commercial Road, Machen | 1921 | Celtic cross | Granite | 1.9m tall | Grade II | Q29498640 | [27][28][29]
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Nelson
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Nelson | 1926 | Cenotaph | Granite | Grade II | Q29501815 | [30][31]
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Newbridge
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Newbridge | 1995 | Plaques | Bronze | Replaced an earlier memorial now in the St Fagans National Museum of History[32][33]
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New Tredegar
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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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]
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Oakdale
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Oakdale Colliery memorial | Oakdale, Caerphilly | Sculpture | Metal and stone | [36]
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Pontllanfraith
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Council Office grounds, Pontllanfraith | c.1920s | Cenotaph | Granite | Grade II | Q29498934 | [37][38][39]
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Pontlottyn
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Memorial Garden, Pontlottyn | c.1920s | Celtic cross with plaque | Stone | [40][41]
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Risca
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Jubilee memorial | Tredegar Grounds, Risca | c.1890s | W Macfarlane & Co, Glasgow | Statue on pedestal | Bronze | Grade II | Q29499706 | [42] | ||
More images | War memorial | Risca | c.1920s | Pillar with circle cross | Granite | [43][44] | ||||
Grammar School war memorial | Corner of Station Road and Commercial Street, Risca | c.1920s | Celtic cross | Stone | In current position since 2011[45][46]
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Rhymney
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Rhymney | 1929 | E.A. Gilbert | Celtic cross | Granite | 5m tall | Grade II | Q29502139 | [47][48][49]
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Rudry
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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More images | War memorial | Churchyard of St James, Rudry | Celtic cross | Granite | Grade II | Q29498768 | [50][51]
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Senghenydd
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Senghenydd | 1921 | Clock tower | Granite | Grade II | Q29499211 | [52][53][54]
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Tir-Phil
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Tir-Phil | Clock tower | Stone | Includes elements from an earlier, now demolished, memorial.[55][56]
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Tir-y-berth
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | West Side New Road, Tir-y-berth | Cross | Stone | [57][58]
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Troedrhiwfuwch
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Troedrhiwfuwch | Celtic cross | Stone | Site of a former mining village.[59][60]
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Ystrad Mynach
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Ystrad Mynach | 1927 | Cenotaph | Portland stone | Grade II | [61][62][63]
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References
[edit]- ^ Cadw. "Aberbargoed war memorial gates (26494)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Aberbargoed Gate". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Bargoed and Gilfach War Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Bargoed & Gilfach war memorial (26491)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Bargoed and Gilfach war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Capel Gwladys". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (21310)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Bedwas and Trethomas". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Blackwood war memorial (26700)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Blackwood Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Blackwood cenotaph". historypoints.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Brithdir Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Brithdir war memorial". Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "David Williams memorial (21377)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Caerphilly". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (21378)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Caerphilly Cenotaph, Castle Street". historypoints.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Cooper statue, Caerphilly". historypoints.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Sergeant Pilot I R Trafford". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Spitfire pilot memorial, Caerphilly". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Cwmcarn War Memorial and surrounding railings (20997)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Cwmcarn and Pontywaun". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Cwmcarn war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Llanbradach War Memorial (22102)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Llanbradach". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Llanbradach war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War Memorial within Railed Enclosure (21305)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Machen". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Machen war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War Memorial (24826)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Nelson - Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Newbridge Plaques". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Newbridge war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (25496)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: New Tredegar Servicemen Statue". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Bargoed". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Pontllanfraith". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Pontllanfraith war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (21622)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Pontlottyn Cross". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Pontlottyn war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Jubilee Statue in Tredegar Grounds (22517)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Risca". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Risca war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Risca Grammar School". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Pontywaun school war memorial, Risca". historypoints.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War Memorial (25180)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Rhymney". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Rhymney war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War Memorial in churchyard of St James, Rudry (21442)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: St James Church Cross WW1". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Senghenydd War Memorial (21959)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Senghenydd Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Senghenydd war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Tirphil Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Tirphil War Memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Men of Tir-y-Berth and Glan-y-nant". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Tir-y-Berth War Memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Troedrhiwfuwch Allegory". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Troedrhiwfuwch War Memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial (87739)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Ystrad Mynach and Hengoed Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Ystrad Mynach & Hengoed war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.