List of public art in Blaenau Gwent
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This is a list of public art in Blaenau Gwent, a county borough in south Wales that borders Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. The area is governed by Blaenau Gwent 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.
Abertillery
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Abertillery War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2293031.jpg | War memorial | Junction of Somersett St., and Queen St., Abertillery | 1926 | Captain George Howard Thomas MC | Statue on pedestal | Bronze & granite | Grade II | Q29499694 | [1][2] | |
| File:Guardian – Six Bells Mining Memorial.JPG More images |
Guardian – memorial to the Six Bells Colliery disaster | Parc Arael Griffin, Abertillery | 2010 | Sebastien Boyesen | Sculpture on pillar | Steel & sandstone | 12.6m high | Q19904147 |
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Beaufort
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Rassau and Beaufort War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3936346.jpg | Rassau and Beaufort war memorial | Beaufort | Pedestal on stepped base | Marble & stone |
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Blaina
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Nantyglo and Blaina War Memorial in Central Park, Blaina - geograph.org.uk - 3573839.jpg | Nantyglo & Blaina war memorial | Central Park, Blaina | Monolith | Stone | [3]
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Brynmawr
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:War memorial & cinema, Brynmawr - geograph.org.uk - 3572345.jpg More images |
War memorial | Market Square, Brynmawr | 1927 | R Price of Abergavenny (Mason) | Statue on pedestal | Granite | [4][5]
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Cwm
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Miners' Memorial Garden, Cwm - geograph.org.uk - 4004889.jpg More images |
Miner's Memorial Garden | Cwm | 2009 | Statue on pedestal | Stone |
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Ebbw Vale
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Ebbw Vale War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2733503.jpg More images |
War memorial | Libanus Road & Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale | 1924 | Joseph Whitehead & Son | Statue on pedestal & steps | Granite with bronze plaques | 7m high | Grade II | Q29499717 | [6][7] |
| File:Ebbw2.jpg More images |
Echoes | Market Street, Ebbw Vale | 2009 | Pillar & clock | Steel | 11m high |
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Llanhilleth
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:War memorial, Llanhilleth - geograph.org.uk - 1678347.jpg | War memorial | Llanhilleth | 1927 | Plaque on pedestal | Bronze on brickwork |
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Tredegar
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:War memorial, Bedwellty Park, Tredegar - geograph.org.uk - 1187516.jpg More images |
War memorial | Bedwellty Park, Tredegar | 1924 | Newbury Abbot Trent | Cross & statue on pedestal | Bronze & stone | 9m high | Grade II | Q29499680 | Cast at Morris Art Foundry.[8][9] |
| File:Nye Bevan stones - geograph.org.uk - 634489.jpg More images |
Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones | Tredegar | c.1960 | 4 Monoliths | Granite | [10] | ||||
| File:Chartist Memorial at Twyn Star, Dukestown - geograph.org.uk - 3191425.jpg More images |
Chartist Memorial | Twyn Star, Dukestown, Tredegar | Plaque on pedestal | Bronze & stone |
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References
- ↑ "War Memorials Register: Abertillery". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Cadw. "Abertillery War Memorial (22505)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "War Memorials Register: Nantyglo & Blaina Stone of Rembrance". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "War Memorials Register: Brynmawr". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Brynmawr war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "War Memorials Register: Ebbw Vale Urban District Soldier Statue". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Cadw. "Ebbw Vale War Memorial (22528)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "War Memorials Register: Tredegar Composite". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Cadw. "War memorial at Bedwellty Park (22488)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones". historypoints.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
