Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
80874
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/02/2003
Date of Amendment
17/02/2003
Name of Property
Aberfan War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Merthyr Vale
Town
Merthyr Tydfil
Locality
Aberfan
Easting
307282
Northing
199715
Street Side
Location
On rising ground just W of Ynysowen Nursey School.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
War memorial to Aberfan dead of 1914-18 war with added plaques for 1939-45 and 1999. Bronze statue of soldier by Havard Thomas 1921.
Exterior
War memorial of bronze soldier on Portland stone pedestal. Soldier has helmet upraised in one hand, rifle loosely held in other. Pedestal has plinth, tapered shaft with incised inscription and bronze wreath to front, affixed bronze plaque with names to rear. Added plaque to right side with names from 1939-45, added plaque to left with 1999 name from Bosnia.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a distinctive war memorial with statue by a leading Welsh sculptor.
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