Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberbargoed war memorial gates
Bargoed, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 April 2002
- Locality
- Aberbargoed
- Town
- Bargoed
- Community
- Bargoed
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69319, -3.22357
- Cadw reference
- 26494
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Fronting the road to the SW of Aberbargoed Hospital.
History
Erected c1925 as the gateway to the Workmen's Cottage Hospital.
Exterior
An asymmetrical composition of double gates with single gate on its R side, framed by 3 square limestone ashlar piers. The piers have wreaths in relief below stepped caps and are surmounted by electric lights. The front face of each pier has a cast iron plaque with a roll of honour in raised letters, while above these are added brass plaques commemorating the dead of the 1939-45 war. The cast iron gates have fretwork decoration. The double gates have panelled wreaths inscribed 'In Glorious Memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914-18', and the single gate has an added elliptical plaque commemorating Glyndwr Michael (1909-43). On the L side is a dwarf ashlar wall with coping and railings that abuts a garden wall (of Bedwellty Nursing Home) to the L.
Reason for designation
Listed for its social-historical interest and as well-designed memorial gates in a prominent location.
Nearby in the register
- Bargoed & Gilfach war memorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Hanbury Road Baptist Chapel and Schoolrooms, including gates and gatepiersReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Railway viaduct over Factory RoadTransportunder 1 mi
- Police Court and Police Station, including forecourt walls, gates & railingsCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.