This is a list of public art in Blaenau Gwent, a county borough in south Wales that borders Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. The area is governed by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Abertillery
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Junction of Somersett St., and Queen St., Abertillery | 1926 | Captain George Howard Thomas MC | Statue on pedestal | Bronze & granite | Grade II | Q29499694 | [1][2] | |
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Guardian – memorial to the Six Bells Colliery disaster | Parc Arael Griffin, Abertillery | 2010 | Sebastien Boyesen | Sculpture on pillar | Steel & sandstone | 12.6m high | Q19904147 |
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Beaufort
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Rassau and Beaufort war memorial | Beaufort | Pedestal on stepped base | Marble & stone |
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Blaina
edit| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Nantyglo & Blaina war memorial | Central Park, Blaina | Monolith | Stone | [3]
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Brynmawr
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Market Square, Brynmawr | 1927 | R Price of Abergavenny (Mason) | Statue on pedestal | Granite | [4][5]
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Cwm
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Miner's Memorial Garden | Cwm | 2009 | Statue on pedestal | Stone |
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Ebbw Vale
edit| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Libanus Road & Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale | 1924 | Joseph Whitehead & Son | Statue on pedestal & steps | Granite with bronze plaques | 7m high | Grade II | Q29499717 | [6][7] |
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Echoes | Market Street, Ebbw Vale | 2009 | Pillar & clock | Steel | 11m high |
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Llanhilleth
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Llanhilleth | 1927 | Plaque on pedestal | Bronze on brickwork |
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Tredegar
edit| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Bedwellty Park, Tredegar | 1924 | Newbury Abbot Trent | Cross & statue on pedestal | Bronze & stone | 9m high | Grade II | Q29499680 | Cast at Morris Art Foundry.[8][9] |
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Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones | Tredegar | c.1960 | 4 Monoliths | Granite | [10] | ||||
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Chartist Memorial | Twyn Star, Dukestown, Tredegar | Plaque on pedestal | Bronze & stone |
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References
edit- ^ "War Memorials Register: Abertillery". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Abertillery War Memorial (22505)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Nantyglo & Blaina Stone of Rembrance". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Brynmawr". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Brynmawr war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Ebbw Vale Urban District Soldier Statue". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Ebbw Vale War Memorial (22528)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Tredegar Composite". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "War memorial at Bedwellty Park (22488)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones". historypoints.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.