Cenotaph - Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
N 51° 42.786 W 003° 26.651
30U E 469312 N 5729222
Victoria Square, Aberdare, is dominated by a Memorial to WWI, WWII, and all other Conflicts, built by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1922 as the prototype for the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall.
Waymark Code: WMKF7D
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/05/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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A Dalbeattie Granite stone Cenotaph approx 20 feet high, stands at the junction of Cardiff Road and Victoria Square.

Physical Description

"CENOTAPH SURMOUNTING TAPERING PILLAR WITH STEPPED CAPITAL, ON WIDE STEPPED BASE. INSCRIPTION IN GILT LETTERING IN WELSH AND ENGLISH.
WREATH ON ONE SIDE." Text Source: (visit link)
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/23/1922

Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Public Subscription by the People of Aberdare.

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Victoria Square, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. UK.

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