Memorial

Senghenydd Clock Tower

12 o'clock face - General view

Source: Copyright Bill

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Current Location

Centre of square near the Post Office., Senghenydd Square, Senghenydd, Rhymney Valley, Mid Glamorgan, CF83 4GF, Wales

ST 11664 90716

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Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 6791
Description: Clock tower of pink granite surmounted by four hanging street lights, surrounded by railings. Polished granite tablets at the base of the tower on the 12, 3 and 9 o'clock faces carry the names of those who died in First World War. An additional polished granite tablet with the names of the fallen from the Second World War has been affixed to the 9 o'clock face of the tower. The railings are surmounted by small figures of lions.
Inscription: 12 o'clock face: THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 -1919/ ERECTED BY/ THE/ SENGHENYDD/ WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ THROUGH/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN MEMORY OF/ FALLEN HEROES./ LAID BY/ ALD. HUBERT JENKINS. J.P./ JAN. 17 - 1921/ UNVEILED BY/ P. O. WARD ESQ/ MARCH. 1 - 1921./ (Names); 3 o'clock face; THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./ (Names); 6 o'clock face: 1914/ 1919/ SENGHENYDD WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ ...; 9 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE ABIDING MEMORY/ OF THE SENGHENYDD MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/ A. D. 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "FOR FREEDOM THEY/ SHED THEIR BLOOD"./ BYW YW EU HENW YN OES OESOEDD./ (Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 25
Died: 25
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, decorations and service/regiment
Order of names: Surname

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Erected by the Senghenydd War Memorial Committee through public subscription. A brass plaque on the maintenance door on the 6 o'clock face of the memorial records the membership of the war memorial committee: SENGHENYDD WAR MEMORIAL/ COMMITTEE/ PRESIDENT. COUNCILLOR T. JAMES/ VICE PRESIDENTS/ COUNCILLOR W. KESTELL. M.E. MR E. WILLIAMS/ MR W. T. MARSHALL. MR A. E. TAYLOR./ GUARDIAN T. HITCHINGS./ GENERAL COMMITTEE/ MR T. POLSON. CHAIRMAN. LATE MR F. WILLIAMS. TREASURER./ MR. F. H. COLE. TREASURER. MR D. T. JONES. ASST. SEC./ MR B. M. WILLIAMS. GEN. SEC. SERGT R. WALTERS. INVESTIGATOR./ SERGT. C. J. JAMES. INVESTIGATOR. MR E. MORGAN. M. E./ MR W. THOMAS. MR. J. JENKINS./MR R. MILLWARD. MR A. E. SPENCER./ MR D. J. DAVIES. MR H. WILLIAMS./ MR W. JAMES MR H. POWELL./ MR B. T. WILLIAMS. MR T. O DAVIES./ MR R. C. DAVIES. MR C. POLSON./ MR D. J. MORRIS