List of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Map of Wales with Rhondda Cynon Taf highlighted

This is a list of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf, a country borough in south Wales. 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.

Aberdare

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
The Spirit of Industry Aberdare Park, Aberdare 1905 Statue on pedestal Stone and granite [1]

More images 		William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr Aberdare Park, Aberdare 1912, unveiled 1913 Thomas Brock Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q29489480 [2]
Caradog, Griffith Rhys Jones Victoria Square, Aberdare 1920 Goscombe John Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Grade II Q29489462 [3]
War memorial Victoria Square, Aberdare 1922 Cenotaph Granite 6m high Grade II Q29489459 [4][5]
Gorsedd stones Aberdare Park, Aberdare 1956 Stone circle Stone Erected for the 1956 National Eisteddfod of Wales.


Ferndale

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Darren Park, Ferndale Cenotaph with plaques Stone and marble [6][7][8]


Hirwaun

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Hirwaun 1924 E.W.G. Richards (architect), E.P. Davies (builder) Clock tower Stone and slate Grade II Q29503694 [9][10]


Llanharan

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Llanharan c.1920s, relocated 1960 Statue on pedestal Portland stone Grade II Q29501378 [11][12]


Llantrisant

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Dr. William Price Bullring, Llantrisant 1981 Peter Nicholas Statue Bronze Grade II Q64531381 [13]
War memorial Bullring, Llantrisant 2016
  • M. John (designer),
  • David Peterson (sculptor),
  • Atlas Stone Co. (builders)
 Cenotaph Portland stone and slate 3m tall [14]


Llwynypia

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Sir Archibald Hood Llwynypia 1905 Walter Merrett Statue and plinth Painted bronze and stone Grade II Q29495688 [15][16]
Miner and Family Between Llwynypia and Tonypandy 1993 Robert Thomas Statue group on plinth Bronze [17]


Maerdy

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Maerdy Park, Maerdy c.1920s & 2015 Statue on pillar and plinth Stone and granite Black granite plinth erected 2015[18]
Maerdy Gateway Miner's Memorial Maerdy 2015 Colliery winding wheel and plinth Metal and stone [19]


Mountain Ash

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Hospital Road, Mountain Ash 1922 James Havard Thomas & James Dune Statue on plinth with relief panels Stone and bronze [20]
Guto Nyth Brân Oxford Street, Mountain Ash 1990 Peter Nicholas Statue on base Bronze and stone 2m tall [21]
Elaine Morgan Outside of Medical Centre, Mountain Ash 2022 Emma Rodgers Statue on plinth Bronze [22]


Penrhys

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Our Lady of Penrhys Penrhys 1953 Statue on plinth Portland stone [23]


Pontypridd

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Evan James & James James Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd 1930 Goscombe John Statues on plinths Bronze and stone Grade II* Q17743403 [24][25]
Falklands War memorial Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd 1982 Monolith Stone [26]
Great War Memorial Wall Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd 2011 Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders) Memorial wall Stone and marble [27]
World War II Memorial Wall Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd 2011 Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders) Memorial wall Stone and marble [27]


Tonypandy

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Dunraven Street, Tonypandy 1927 Cenotaph Stone [28][29]


Tonyrefail

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War memorial Trane cemetery, Tonyrefail 1924 Statue on pillar Stone [30][31]


Treorchy

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Gorsedd stones Treorchy 1928 Stone circle Stone Erected for the 1928 National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Civilian war memorial Cwmparc School, Treorchy Mosaic mural Stone Memorial to 27 civilians killed 29 April 1941[32]


References

  1. ^ "Register Entry: Aberdare Park" (PDF). CADW/ICOMOS Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ Cadw. "Pedestal and Statue of Lord Merthyr in Aberdare Park (10885)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Cadw. "Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog" (10865)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "War Memorials Register: Aberdare". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ Cadw. "War memorial (10862)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "War Memorials Register: Ferndale Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "War Memorials Register: Ferndale Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. ^ "War Memorials Register: Darren Park - WW1 And WW2". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ Cadw. "Hirwaun war memorial clock tower (26828)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. ^ "War Memorials Register: Hirwaun Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  11. ^ "War Memorials Register: Llanharan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  12. ^ Cadw. "Llanharan war memorial (24367)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. ^ Cadw. "Statue of Dr William Price (87767)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  14. ^ "War Memorials Register: Llantrisant - WW1, WW2, Korea and Palestine". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  15. ^ Jo Darke (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales. Macdonald Illustrated. ISBN 0 356 17609 6.
  16. ^ Cadw. "Statue of Archibald Hood (18170)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Coal miner and his family sculpture, Llwynypia (419265)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  18. ^ "War Memorials Register: Maerdy". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Mining memorial unveiled as lasting reminder of Maerdy's coal-mining past". itv news. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  20. ^ "War Memorials Register: Mountain Ash Town and District". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Core Record:Guto Nyth Brân". vads. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  22. ^ Rhiannon Wilkins (19 March 2022). "Elaine Morgan statue unveiled in Mountain Ash". BBC News. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  23. ^ "History". Penrhys Pilgrimage Way. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  24. ^ Cadw. "Evan and James James Memorial (24841)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Anthem writers' memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  26. ^ "War Memorials Register: Pontypridd Falklands Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  27. ^ a b "War Memorials Register: Pontypridd Memorial Park". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  28. ^ "War Memorials Register: Tonypandy". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  29. ^ "War Memorials Register: Rhondda - WW1". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  30. ^ "Tonyrefail war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  31. ^ "War Memorials Register: Tonyrefail Winged Victory". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  32. ^ "War Memorials Register: Cwmparc". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.