Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberfan War Memorial
Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Vale, designated on 17 February 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 17 February 2003
- Locality
- Aberfan
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Community
- Merthyr Vale
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.68851, -3.34268
- Cadw reference
- 80874
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On rising ground just W of Ynysowen Nursey School.
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.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a distinctive war memorial with statue by a leading Welsh sculptor.
Nearby in the register
- Aberfan Calvinistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Barn Range at Aberfan Fawr FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Aberfan Fawr FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hafod-Tanglwys-IsafNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.