Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Troed-y-Rhiw War Memorial
Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, designated on 29 July 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 July 2003
- Locality
- Troed-y-rhiw
- Community
- Troed-y-Rhiw
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71421, -3.34807
- Cadw reference
- 81722
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)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the centre of a small park on the N side of Archers Street.
History
Memorial to the fallen of the First World War, white marble statue of a soldier of a type common through S Wales, cf Trelewis, erected c1920, on granite pedestal, the centrepiece of a small park.
Exterior
War Memorial, white marble statue of soldier with reversed gun on pedestal of grey granite with moulded plinth, coved cornice and tapering shaft inscribed with names on all 4 sides. The front has additionally raised shaped plaque with ribbon scroll over commemorative inscription. Memorial is set on 4 steps with chamfered leading edges.
Reason for designation
Included as a sculptural war memorial of special historical interest.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gethin Tramway BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Pentrebach HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sion Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.