Clock Tower and War Memorial, Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6694 / 51°40'9"N

Longitude: -3.3612 / 3°21'40"W

OS Eastings: 305962

OS Northings: 197614

OS Grid: ST059976

Mapcode National: GBR HP.637V

Mapcode Global: VH6DB.P9FK

Plus Code: 9C3RMJ9Q+QG

Entry Name: Clock Tower and War Memorial

Listing Date: 10 March 2003

Last Amended: 10 March 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 80941

ID on this website: 300080941

Location: Situated in the town centre, set back from the main thoroughfare, standing at the entrance to a small lane.

County: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Town: Mountain Ash

Community: Penrhiwceiber (Penrhiw-ceibr)

Community: Penrhiwceiber

Built-Up Area: Mountain Ash

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: War memorial Clock tower

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History

Architect W H William of Mountain Ash. Completed 1926. Reputedly stone from the old Aberdare canal to E was used in its construction. Erected by public subscription.

Exterior

Clock Tower and War Memorial. A slim structure of coursed roughly dressed stone with tooled quoins and ashlar dressings. Embattled and with machiolations, surmounted by a weathervane. Clock faces on each side and slit windows to the tower at two levels on two sides. Stepped offset over the plinth which has a round-arched doorway to W and to E a composite bronze plaque, the central 4-panelled section commemorating the dead of First World War, and the later plaques either side added to commemorate the dead of the Second World War.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a notable town landmark and for its historic interest as public memorial to the fallen of both World Wars.

External Links

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Clock Tower and War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taff