Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 January 1988. Memorial.

Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial

WRENN ID
crooked-rampart-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
13 January 1988
Type
Memorial
Address
Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial, Pontmorlans, Park
OS grid reference
SO 050 066
Coordinates
51.75027, -3.37698
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial is a tall structure made of Portland stone, featuring a niche with a moulded arched top, tapering sides, and a stepped plinth that has flanking pedestals. At the center is a bronze figure representing one of the Three Fates, who is depicted bearing or measuring the Web of Life. This figure stands on a pedestal adorned with war trophies. On either side of the central figure are standing representations of a miner and a woman carrying a child.

A curved flight of steps leads down to a bronze guardrail from around 1930, which features a classical torch motif. Additionally, there are ironwork urns on the front wall of the memorial.

Local climate

Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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