List of public art in Torfaen
Appearance
This is a list of public art in Torfaen in south-east Wales. Torfaen lies within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a principal area and county borough. 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.
Blaenavon
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Opposite Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon | 1931 | RL Edmunds | Clock tower | [1]
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Cwmbran
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Cwmbran Park near Henllys Way, Cwmbran | Restored 1999 | Cross on pedestal with plaques | Granite | Cross restored & plaques repositioned in 1999.[2][3][4] | |||||
Otter Sculpture | Cwmbran Shopping Centre | Sculpture | Metal |
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Griffithstown
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Village Square, Griffithstown | Obelisk | [5]
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Old Cwmbran
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Junction of Ventnor Rd. & Victoria St., Old Cwmbran | 1936 | Clock tower | Wrought iron | [6]
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Panteg
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Panteg cemetery, Panteg | 1924 | Cross on a stepped base | Stone | [7]
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Pontnewydd
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Junction of Lowlands Rd. & Clark Avenue, Pontnewydd | Obelisk | Marble | 7m tall | [8]
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Pontypool
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Gorsedd stones | Pontypool Park, Pontypool | 1923 | Stone circle | Stone | Erected to mark the 1924 National Eisteddfod of Wales | |||||
War memorial | Pontypool Park, Hanbury Road entrance | 1924 | Plaques on gate pillars | Metal & bronze | [9][10]
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References
[edit]- ^ "War Memorials Register: Blaenavon Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Cwmbran war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Guest, Keen & Nettleford Ltd Cwmbran works". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Guest, Keen & Nettleford Ltd (Colliery)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Griffithstown obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Old Cwmbran Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Panteg". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Pontnewydd obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Abersychan and Pontypool gates". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Pontypool war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 21 June 2020.