Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Rhondda
Town
Tonypandy
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th November 1927
    Attended by: EARL OF DUNRAVEN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6783

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Current location

Peneil Living Way Church
Dunraven Street
Tonypandy
Rhondda
Mid Glamorgan
CF40 1AT
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 99521 92347
Denomination: Pentecostal

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Description
Cenotaph on cruciform base and stone platform. Decorative carved wreath featured at the top of the memorial.
Inscription
ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF MID RHONDDA/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE CYFODWYD/ CAN DRIGOLION/ CANOL RHONDDA/ ER COF AM/ Y GWYR A RODDASANT/ EU BYWYD DROS EU/ BRENIN A'U GWLAD/ YN Y RHYFEL MAWR/ 1914 - 1918/ GWELL ANGAU NA CHYWILYDD
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
History
2009: The memorial has been renovated with new marble slabs with names on gold lettering. The memorial was very weathered at the time of recording, although seems to have been regularly cleaned. Some names, however, are illegible.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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