Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Rhymney Valley
Town
Senghenydd
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 March 1921
    Attended by: P O WARD
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6791

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Current location

Centre of square near the Post Office.
Senghenydd Square
Senghenydd
Rhymney Valley
Mid Glamorgan
CF83 4GF
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 11664 90716
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Clock tower of pink granite surmounted by four hanging street lights, surrounded by railings. Polished granite tablets at the base of the tower on the 12, 3 and 9 o'clock faces carry the names of those who died in First World War. An additional polished granite tablet with the names of the fallen from the Second World War has been affixed to the 9 o'clock face of the tower. The railings are surmounted by small figures of lions.
Inscription
12 o'clock face: THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 -1919/ ERECTED BY/ THE/ SENGHENYDD/ WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ THROUGH/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN MEMORY OF/ FALLEN HEROES./ LAID BY/ ALD. HUBERT JENKINS. J.P./ JAN. 17 - 1921/ UNVEILED BY/ P. O. WARD ESQ/ MARCH. 1 - 1921./ (Names); 3 o'clock face; THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./ (Names); 6 o'clock face: 1914/ 1919/ SENGHENYDD WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ ...; 9 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE ABIDING MEMORY/ OF THE SENGHENYDD MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/ A. D. 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "FOR FREEDOM THEY/ SHED THEIR BLOOD"./ BYW YW EU HENW YN OES OESOEDD./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bate, W J
Bishop, F
Bowden, A E
Brown, T A
Bussell, W H
Clarke, F C S
Condick, G L
Condon, D
Coombes, J E
Cox, J
See details for all 88 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 63
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 63
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, decorations and regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, decorations and service/regiment
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tower
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Erected by the Senghenydd War Memorial Committee through public subscription. A brass plaque on the maintenance door on the 6 o'clock face of the memorial records the membership of the war memorial committee: SENGHENYDD WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ PRESIDENT. COUNCILLOR T. JAMES/ VICE PRESIDENTS/ COUNCILLOR W. KESTELL. M.E. MR E. WILLIAMS/ MR W. T. MARSHALL. MR A. E. TAYLOR./ GUARDIAN T. HITCHINGS./ GENERAL COMMITTEE/ MR T. POLSON. CHAIRMAN. LATE MR F. WILLIAMS. TREASURER./ MR. F. H. COLE. TREASURER. MR D. T. JONES. ASST. SEC./ MR B. M. WILLIAMS. GEN. SEC. SERGT R. WALTERS. INVESTIGATOR./ SERGT. C. J. JAMES. INVESTIGATOR. MR E. MORGAN. M. E./ MR W. THOMAS. MR. J. JENKINS./MR R. MILLWARD. MR A. E. SPENCER./ MR D. J. DAVIES. MR H. WILLIAMS./ MR W. JAMES MR H. POWELL./ MR B. T. WILLIAMS. MR T. O DAVIES./ MR R. C. DAVIES. MR C. POLSON./ MR D. J. MORRIS

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