Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Federation Stone Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 529 | |
Manual Reference | BRIDGEND016 | |
Type | Commemorative stone | |
Title | Federation Stone | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1990 | |
Unveiling details | May 1990 | |
Road | Minor road running through valley and village, parallel to A4061 | |
Precise Location | In a field alongside minor road just out of village; on site of old Wyndham Colliery | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SS934923 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Large, fairly flat stone. (Apparently it used to be twice its present size but was broken when moved to present location.) The stone is now within a wire fence with concrete posts and is set in front of a low wall bearing the above inscription. The 'background' stones were donated by the members of Dinam Chapel and erected by John Lloyd Davies. | ||
When the stone was in its original position on the Aber mountain, it served as a meeting place for miners' leaders and politicians at a time when political meetings were not permitted at individual collieries. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1990 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscription on plaque set on low brick wall behind stone: THIS IS THE FAMOUS / OGMORE VALLEY FEDERATION STONE / IT WAS REMOVED FROM / THE ABER MOUNTAIN / AND PLACED HERE AS A MEMORIAL / TO THE MEN WHO DEVOTED / AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / TO THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY / OF THIS VALLEY / MAY 1990 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Federation Stone | Stone | Approx. 30cm high x 152cm wide (inside wire so measuring not possible) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | Looks in good condition but set within wire fence therefore close inspection not possible |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | As above |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | None visible from beyond fence |
