Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Gateway Monument Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 561 | |
Manual Reference | BRIDGEND028 | |
Type | Other | |
Title | Gateway Monument | |
Artist | O'Kane, Maureen | |
Artist | Gibbs, Anne | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 2001 | |
Unveiling details | July 2001 | |
Road | David Lloyd's Way | |
Precise Location | Centre of village on the Llynfi Valley Community Route | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SS856943 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Groundwork Bridgend | |
Notes | ||
Row of six miniature terraced houses echoing the terraced housing of the locality. Names of local heroes and heroines incised and painted black on smooth band of stone around each 'house'. Paved maze path around the houses. The mosaic in the path is a pattern from a local chapel window. | ||
The Gateway Monument is a key feature of the Llynfi Valley Community Route, a safe, traffic-free pathway for walkers and cyclists. The project has been sponsored by Barclays Bank as part of its Barclays SiteSavers scheme which helps to transform derelict or disused land. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 2001 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Names of local heroes and heroines engraved onto each 'house' for their 'outstanding contribution to the community': Dennis Bateman; Vernon Hart B.E.M.; Arthur Edwards The Duke; Canon Graham Jones; Dr. Jill Evans; David Lewis; Marchant Smith; Mair James; Eirwen Thomas; Ivor Pickens Welsh Boxing Welterweight Champ. 1934-37; Private Samuel Pitt Defender of Rorke's Drift Zulu War of 1879; Allan Bateman Welsh Rugby Int. and British Lion; Glyn David Champion Farrier and Blacksmith Welsh Flyweight Boxing Champ. 1950; Glyn J.J. Williams Welsh Full Int. Footballer; Michael McCluskie Welsh Boxing Middleweight Champ. 1973; Rev. William Edwards M.A. 1884-1964 Minister of Hermon Church for forty years; Roy Meek Welsh Amateur Int. Footballer; Emlyn Lewis N.C.B. Nat. Bantamweight Champ. 1948; Norah Isaac Dramatist and Educationalist; Philip Phillips 1945-1948 Prof. Footballer; Rev. John Williams 1847-1899 Poet and Eisteddfod Bard; Rev. O.J. Owen Minister of Caersalem Chapel for twenty years. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
'Houses' x 6 | Stone | Each house: 200cm high x 120cm wide x 100cm deep |
Maze and mosaic | Brick pavers | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
