The Wheel o Drams, Maesycwmmer, Wales.
N 51° 38.795 W 003° 13.258
30U E 484711 N 5721754
'The Wheel O Drams', A 25 feet diameter ring of painted galvanised steel coal wagons, with railway company logos. at Maesycwmmer, Wales,
Waymark Code: WMDVHJ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/26/2012
Views: 6
Maesycwmmer is overshadowed by the vast Hengoed Viaduct, which dates from 1853 and which carried the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway over the Rhymney valley.
In 2000 the viaduct was re-opened for public pedestrian access, & Cycle Network Route 47.
'The Wheel O Drams', A 8.5 metre diameter ring of painted galvanised steel coal wagons, with railway company logos, is sited at the start of the footpath, over the massive Hengoed Viaduct
The small Maesycwmmer village features the "Wheel o Drams" a sculpture by Andy Hazell, an unusual piece of abstract art formed from a circle of coal mining trucks to commemorate the industrial heritage of this locality within the history of the South Wales Valleys.
The village shared three railway stations with neighbouring Hengoed over the years.
This sculpture is locally known as "The Stargate"
Title: 'The Wheel O Drams'
Artist: Andy Hazell
Placement Date: 1/1/2000
Website: [Web Link]
Type of Object: Coal Dram
Location: Maesycwmmer end of Hengoed Viaduct
Material: Steel
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