War Memorial
War Memorial is a memorial in New Tredegar, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. War Memorial is situated nearby to New Tredegar Post Office, as well as near Saint Dingat’s Church.Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Grade II listed building in New Tredegar. Right in the center of New Tredegar town, set on steps in a walled enclosure; a dominant position, backing onto the church of St Dingat and the adjacent Hall and opposite the Tredegar Arms Hotel.
- Also known as: “New Tredegar War Memorial”
- Inscription: “Lest we forget. Erected by public subscription to the glorious and imperishable memory of the men of New Tredegar and district. Who by their courage and devotion helped to save Europe and civilisation. August 1914-November 1918. Yours the glorious price.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tir-Phil railway station and Brithdir railway station.
Tir-Phil railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tir-Phil railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tir-Phil and the town of New Tredegar, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. Tir-Phil railway station is situated 760 feet west of War Memorial.
Brithdir railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brithdir railway station is a railway station serving the village of Brithdir near New Tredegar, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line 18+3⁄4 miles north of Cardiff Central which is part of the Transport for Wales network. Brithdir railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of War Memorial.
The Rising Sun
Pub
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rising Sun is a pub, which is situated 3,400 feet northwest of War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Tredegar and Tir-Phil.
New Tredegar
Town
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Tredegar is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Tir-Phil
Village
Tir-Phil is a village in the community of New Tredegar in the Caerphilly county borough of south Wales. The village of Tir-Phil and New Tredegar itself are served by Tir-Phil railway station.
Brithdir
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brithdir is a small village in the northern part of the Rhymney Valley near New Tredegar, in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales. It was formed in the early twentieth century to provide housing for men working at the local coal mines including Elliot's colliery.
War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: New Tredegar, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.72064° or 51° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.24269° or 3° 14′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3RPQC4+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 7340864889OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q29502441
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In Other Languages
“War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyfel”
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Highlights include New Tredegar Post Office and Saint Dingat’s Church.
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