Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Gates to Abertillery and District Hospital
Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Health and Welfare
- Date of designation
- 20 February 2009
- Locality
- Aberbeeg
- Community
- Crumlin
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70792, -3.14985
- Cadw reference
- 87580
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
At the end of Pendarren Road, at the entrance to the hospital grounds.
History
Panels on the gates record that they were given by "The Abertillery Municipal Officers as a tribute to their colleagues who served in the Great War 1914-1918."
Exterior
Cast-iron gates and gate-piers. Paired main gates flanked by smaller side gate to left which is balanced by fixed rail section to right. Square-section piers with moulded panel detail, capitals and ornate caps to main gates, and similar but simpler terminal piers to either side.Main gates have closely spaced rails and diagonal brace below the dog bar, side panels with lyre motif above it, and ornate scroll-work surmounting the top rail. Similar detail to side gate (and fixed rail section to right), but with swept down top rail; short length of plain spear head railings beyond side gate, and at right-angles to fixed rail section. Original cast panels recording history incorporated in design of main gates, and set beneath the top rail.
Reason for designation
Listed as good early 20th century cast-iron work, as a war memorial, and for group value with Abertillery and District Hospital.
Nearby in the register
- Abertillery and District Hospital (original ranges only)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Church of Christ Church AberbeegReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Aberbeeg 'Packhorse' BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- St Illtyd Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.