2011

ST2194 : Abercarn War Memorial

taken 13 years ago, near to Abercarn, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Wales

Abercarn War Memorial
Abercarn War Memorial
Viewed from High Street. The War Memorial is between Gwyddon Road and Market Place.
This view Link of Gwyddon Road shows the War Memorial from another angle.
Gwyddon Court Link is behind the memorial.
War Memorials

Many war memorials appeared in British towns and cities after the South African War of 1899-1902 (known popularly as the Boer War), but most were constructed after the First World War, known to contemporaries as the Great War (1914-19). These were updated after the Second World War (1939-45), usually by adding a plaque with the names of those killed in that conflict. Almost every town and village in Britain has a memorial erected after the Great War, the commonest types taking the form of a cross, an obelisk or a statue of a soldier. Some occupy a prominent public space; others stand in the local cemetery or can be found inside the local church. Memorials usually commemorate the inhabitants of a particular locality, the former pupils of a school, or the members of a military unit or branch of the armed forces. Other memorials, often bronze plaques placed indoors, commemorate the employees of a private company or public institution.


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Category: War Memorial
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Market Place [11] · Gwyddon Road [9] Other Photos: · Gwyddon Court, Abercarn ·
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ST2194, 122 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 23 January, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 11 March, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 216 949 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.8445N 3:8.0710W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 215 949
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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