Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Wheel O' Drams Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 480 | |
Manual Reference | CAER013 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Wheel O' Drams | |
Sculptor | Hazell, Andrew | |
Date of design | 2000 | |
Year of unveiling | 2000 | |
Unveiling details | 2000 | |
Road | A472 | |
Precise Location | At Maesycwmmer end of the Hengoed Viaduct | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | ST157949 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Sustrans | |
Notes | ||
High circular work incorporating six curved steel coal drams. | ||
The sculpture played an important part in launching the National Cycle Network as well as the re-opening of the viaduct which is a popular time saving route across the Rhymney Valley between Hengoed and Maesycwmmer. The Network is run by the engineering charity Sustrans. It covers 6,500 miles of routes and roads used by cyclists for transport and recreation throughout Britain. A key part of their planning involves the introduction of artworks to their routes, a policy managed for them in Wales by Cywaith Cymru which includes commissions and residencies. | ||
The work celebrates the original haulage companies that operated on the goods line that passed over the viaduct. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 2000 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Wheel of Drams | Steel | 800cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
