List of public art in Torfaen

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This is a list of public art in Torfaen in south-east Wales. Torfaen lies within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a principal area and county borough. 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

Blaenavon

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Blaenavon Workmen's Hall and War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1855042.jpg
More images 		War memorialOpposite Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon 1931RL EdmundsClock tower [1]

Cwmbran

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cwmbran War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5849831.jpg War memorialCwmbran Park near Henllys Way, Cwmbran Restored 1999Cross on pedestal with plaquesGraniteCross restored & plaques repositioned in 1999. [2] [3] [4]
Otter Sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 1065243.jpg Otter SculptureCwmbran Shopping CentreSculptureMetal

Griffithstown

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
War memorialVillage Square, Griffithstown Obelisk [5]

Old Cwmbran

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
The Council House Clock Tower, Old Cwmbran - geograph.org.uk - 1647404.jpg War memorialJunction of Ventnor Rd. & Victoria St., Old Cwmbran 1936Clock towerWrought iron [6]

Panteg

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Panteg Cemetery Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 909607.jpg
More images 		War memorial Panteg cemetery, Panteg 1924Cross on a stepped baseStone [7]

Pontnewydd

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Pontnewydd War Memorial, Cwmbran - geograph.org.uk - 2080286.jpg War memorialJunction of Lowlands Rd. & Clark Avenue, Pontnewydd ObeliskMarble7m tall [8]

Pontypool

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Stone circle, Pontypool Park, Pontypool - geograph.org.uk - 3415107.jpg Gorsedd stones Pontypool Park, Pontypool 1923Stone circleStoneErected to mark the 1924 National Eisteddfod of Wales
Pontypool war memorial.jpg War memorialPontypool Park, Hanbury Road entrance1924Plaques on gate pillarsMetal & bronze [9] [10]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cwmbran</span> Human settlement in Wales

Cwmbran is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torfaen</span> County borough in Wales

Torfaen is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-west and north-west. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire, and between 1974 and 1996 was a district of Gwent, until it was reconstituted as a principal area in 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Toft</span> English sculptor (1862–1949)

Albert Toft was a British sculptor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pontnewydd</span> Human settlement in Wales

Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south-east Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool.

Griffithstown is a large suburb of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894, became a separate civil parish.

References

  1. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Blaenavon Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cwmbran war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Guest, Keen & Nettleford Ltd Cwmbran works". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Guest, Keen & Nettleford Ltd (Colliery)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Griffithstown obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Old Cwmbran Clock Tower". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Panteg". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Pontnewydd obelisk". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Abersychan and Pontypool gates". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pontypool war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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