List of public art in Bridgend County Borough

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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.

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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]

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

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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.
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