List of public art in Bridgend County Borough

Last updated

Map of Wales with Bridgend County Borough highlighted Wales Bridgend locator map.svg
Map of Wales with Bridgend County Borough highlighted

This is a list of public art in Bridgend County 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.

Contents

Aberkenfig

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Aberkenfig War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3387417 (cropped).jpg War memorial Aberkenfig 2010Inscribed monolithGranite [1]

Blackmill

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Post Office flanked by pubs - geograph.org.uk - 475376 (cropped).jpg War memorial Blackmill 1920PillarGranite and sandstoneGrade II Q29496088 [2] [3]

Bridgend

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Memorial Bridgend - geograph.org.uk - 921363.jpg Randell Memorial Drinking FountainCourt Road, Bridgend 1860JW HugallSpirelet with fountainStone and marbleGrade II [4]
War memorial, St Illtyd's Church, Newcastle, - Bridgend - geograph.org.uk - 1623102.jpg War memorialSt Illtyd's Church, Newcastle 1920CalvaryStone [5]
War Memorial and Post Office - Bridgend - geograph.org.uk - 1606500.jpg War memorialDunraven Place, Bridgend c.1920sWalter Cook, HH Martyn & Co.Obelisk with statuePortland stone7m tallGrade II Q29489758 [6] [7] [8]
Celtic Cross war memorial, Coity - geograph.org.uk - 1689777.jpg War memorialSt Mary's church hall, Coity, Bridgend1923Moses HardingCeltic crossCornish granite3.3m tall [9]
Gorsedd Stone Bridgend. - geograph.org.uk - 921323.jpg Gorsedd stone Bridgend1947MonolithStoneErected for the 1947 National Eisteddfod of Wales with a plaque added to mark the 1997 event.

Caerau

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Caerau War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 4365531.jpg War memorialVillage Square, Caerau CenotaphStone [10]

Cefn Cribwr

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cefn Cribwr War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3267547.jpg War memorialBach Mynydd Common, Cefn Cribwr 2013Naomi LeakeCeltic crossStone [11] [12]

Kenfig Hill

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Kenfig.jpg War memorial Kenfig Hill 1925 Louis Frederick Roslyn Statue on columnBronze and graniteGrade II Q29496610 [13] [14]

Pencoed

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Pencoed War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2268432.jpg War memorial Pencoed 1924William Storr BarberStatue on pedestalStoneGrade II Q29496875 [15] [16]

Pontycymer

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Pontycymer War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 4148435.jpg War memorialThe Memorial Hall, Pontycymer Tablet and plinthStone [17]

Porthcawl

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Porthcawl War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2886145.jpg War memorialAll Saint's churchyard, Porthcawl 1921W ClarkePlinth and crossPortland stone5.2m high [18]

Llangynwyd

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Memorial Cross - geograph.org.uk - 5258578.jpg The Hopcyn cross Llangynwyd 1927-28Christopher WilliamsCross on stepsGraniteGrade II Q29497769 [19]
War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5257856.jpg War memorial Llangynwyd Celtic crossMarble

Maesteg

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Maesteg War Memorial.jpg War memorialSt David's Church, Maesteg 1926 Louis Frederick Roslyn Statue group on plinthBronze and granite6m highGrade II Q29495986 [20] [21]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goscombe John</span> Welsh sculptor (1860–1952)

Sir William Goscombe John was a prolific Welsh sculptor known for his many public memorials. As a sculptor, John developed a distinctive style of his own while respecting classical traditions and forms of sculpture. He gained national attention with statues of eminent Victorians in London and Cardiff and subsequently, after both the Second Boer War and World War I, created a large number of war memorials. These included the two large group works, The Response 1914 in Newcastle upon Tyne and the Port Sunlight War Memorial which are considered the finest sculptural ensembles on any British monument.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis Frederick Roslyn</span> British sculptor

Louis Frederick Roslyn, also known as Louis Fritz Roselieb, was a British sculptor noted for his World War I war memorials, portrait sculptures and bronze statuettes. Before beginning his career, he studied at Westminster City & Guilds College and the Royal Academy Schools. He enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, but for medical or other reasons was put on the reserve until 1917 when he served at the School of Military Aeronautics and subsequently made Lieutenant. During his military service that he changed his name to Roslyn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grade II* listed buildings in Bridgend County Borough</span>

In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance; Grade II* structures are those considered to be "particularly important buildings of more than special interest". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or fittings. In Wales, the authority for listing under the Planning Act 1990 rests with Cadw.

References

  1. "War Memorials Register: Aberkenfig - Stone of Remembrance". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. Cadw. "War Memorial (18606)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. "War Memorials Register: Blackmill". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. Cadw. "Randell Memorial Drinking Fountain (11301)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. "War Memorials Register: St Illtyd's Parishioners". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. Cadw. "War memorial (11273)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. "War Memorials Register: Bridgend". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. "Bridgend war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. "War Memorials Register: Coity". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. "War Memorials Register: Caerau Maesteg Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. "War Memorials Register: Cefn Cribwr Community". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. "Celtic cross dedicated to Bridgend village's war dead". BBC News. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. Cadw. "Kenfig Hill War Memorial (19176)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. "War Memorials Register: Kenfig Hill and Pyle". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  15. Cadw. "War Memorial and Railings (19479)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  16. "War Memorials Register: Pencoed". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  17. "War Memorials Register: Garw Valley". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  18. "War Memorials Register: Porthcawl Cross". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. Cadw. "The Hopcyn Cross (20429)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  20. Cadw. "Cenotaph (18497)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  21. "War Memorials Register: Maesteg Servicemen Statue". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2020.