2018

ST2390 : Pontymister War Memorial

taken 6 years ago, near to Risca, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Wales

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Pontymister War Memorial in this square
Pontymister War Memorial
Pontymister War Memorial
Located in a small garden on the corner of Station Road and Commercial Street, on the Pontymister side of the boundary with Risca. Originally in the grounds of Pontywaun Grammar School, the Memorial was moved here in 2011. A small plaque Link on the wall behind the Memorial Cross records that this site was created in 1951 to mark the Festival of Britain held in that year.
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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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Risca Corner [35] · Risca Station [19] · Risca Pontymister [15] · Small Plaque [3] Other Photos: · Festival of Britain 1951 plaque, Pontymister Title Clusters: · Pontymister War Memorial [2] ·
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ST2390, 273 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 22 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 1 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 2397 9027 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.3667N 3:5.9558W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 2396 9027
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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