Monument to Daniel Thomas

The monument stands on a two tiered stone base which has decorative tooling and panelling and is a short white marble cenotaph with 3 engraved panels added: an oval memorial plaque on lane front, the quoted inscription to left, the names of those buried with a further 14 unidentified men to the right; to rear is a black painted bronze bust showing Daniel Thomas and his medals in a cartouche surround by W Davies of Caerphilly with a metal inlaid inscription. It is set in the centre of a grass enclosure with stone kerbs formerly surmounted by railings. Although the lane frontage is to N, the monument was designed with main front to S, facing the Valley and the scene of the incidents commemorated. A plaque records restoration by Dinas Historical Society and photography taken beforehand show the monument in a blackened state but with inscription panels with different lettering and no fixings, suggesting they were re-carved at that time with engraved and painted inscriptions replacing the original lettering.