List of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf

This is a list of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf, a country borough in south Wales. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	The Spirit of Industry	Aberdare Park, Aberdare	1905		Statue on pedestal	Stone and granite				^[1]
More images	William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr	Aberdare Park, Aberdare	1912, unveiled 1913	Thomas Brock	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and granite		Grade II	Q29489480	^[2]
	Caradog, Griffith Rhys Jones	Victoria Square, Aberdare	1920	Goscombe John	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and stone		Grade II	Q29489462	^[3]
	War memorial	Victoria Square, Aberdare	1922		Cenotaph	Granite	6m high	Grade II	Q29489459	^[4]^[5]
	Gorsedd stones	Aberdare Park, Aberdare	1956		Stone circle	Stone				Erected for the 1956 National Eisteddfod of Wales.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Dr. William Price	Bullring, Llantrisant	1981	Peter Nicholas	Statue	Bronze		Grade II	Q64531381	^[13]
	War memorial	Bullring, Llantrisant	2016	M. John (designer), David Peterson (sculptor), Atlas Stone Co. (builders)	Cenotaph	Portland stone and slate	3m tall			^[14]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Sir Archibald Hood	Llwynypia	1905	Walter Merrett	Statue and plinth	Painted bronze and stone		Grade II	Q29495688	^[15]^[16]
	Miner and Family	Between Llwynypia and Tonypandy	1993	Robert Thomas	Statue group on plinth	Bronze				^[17]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	Maerdy Park, Maerdy	c.1920s & 2015		Statue on pillar and plinth	Stone and granite				Black granite plinth erected 2015^[18]
	Maerdy Gateway Miner's Memorial	Maerdy	2015		Colliery winding wheel and plinth	Metal and stone				^[19]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Notes
War memorial	Hospital Road, Mountain Ash	1922	James Havard Thomas & James Dune	Statue on plinth with relief panels	Stone and bronze		^[20]
Guto Nyth Brân	Oxford Street, Mountain Ash	1990	Peter Nicholas	Statue on base	Bronze and stone	2m tall	^[21]
Elaine Morgan	Outside of Medical Centre, Mountain Ash	2022	Emma Rodgers	Statue on plinth	Bronze		^[22]

List of public art in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Ferndale

Hirwaun

Llanharan

Llantrisant

Llwynypia

Maerdy

Mountain Ash

Penrhys

Pontypridd

Tonypandy

Tonyrefail

Treorchy

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Evan James & James James	Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd	1930	Goscombe John	Statues on plinths	Bronze and stone	Grade II*	Q17743403	^[24]^[25]
	Falklands War memorial	Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd	1982		Monolith	Stone			^[26]
	Great War Memorial Wall	Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd	2011	Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders)	Memorial wall	Stone and marble			^[27]
	World War II Memorial Wall	Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd	2011	Capita Symonds (designer), Costain (builders)	Memorial wall	Stone and marble			^[27]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Gorsedd stones	Treorchy	1928		Stone circle	Stone				Erected for the 1928 National Eisteddfod of Wales.
	Civilian war memorial	Cwmparc School, Treorchy			Mosaic mural	Stone				Memorial to 27 civilians killed 29 April 1941^[32]

v t e Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Communities	Aberaman North Aberaman South Abercynon Aberdare East Aberdare West Cwm Clydach Cwmbach Cymmer Ferndale Gilfach Goch Hirwaun Llanharan Llanharry Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwynypïa Maerdy Mountain Ash East Mountain Ash West Penrhiwceiber Pentre Pen-y-graig Penywaun Pont-y-clun Pontypridd Porth Rhigos Taff's Well Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trealaw Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Tylorstown Ynyshir Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm Ystrad
Towns and villages	Aberaman Abercwmboi Abercynon Aberdare Abernant Beddau Blaenclydach Blaencwm Blaenllechau Blaenrhondda Britannia Bryncae Bryngolau Brynna Brynsadler Brynteg Buarth-y-Capel Bwllfa Dare Caegarw Carnetown Castell y Mwnws Castellau Cefn Rhigos Cefnpennar Church Village Cilfynydd Clydach Vale Coed-Ely Coedpenmaen Coed-y-Cwm Collena Croesbychan Cross Inn Cwm-Hwnt Cwmaman Cwmbach Cwmdare Cwmparc Cwmpennar Cymmer Dinas Rhondda Dolau Edmondstown Efail Isaf Ferndale Fernhill Foundry Town Gadlys Garden City Gelli Gilfach Goch Glan-y-ffordd Glan-y-llyn Glenboi Glyncoch Glynfach Glynhafod Glyntaff Godreaman Graig Graigwen Groes-faen Hawthorn Hendreforgan Hirwaun Hopkinstown Ilan Llanharan Llanharry Llanilid Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwyncelyn Llwynypia Maerdy Maesycoed Miskin, Mountain Ash Miskin, Pontyclun Mountain Ash Mwyndy Nantgarw Newtown Pantygraigwen Penderyn Penpisgah Penrhiwceiber Penrhiwfer Penrhys Pentre Pentrebach Pen-y-coedcae Penygraig Penygraigwen Penywaun Perthcelyn Pontcynon Pontsionnorton Pontyclun Pontygwaith Pontypridd Porth Pwllgwaun Rhigos Rhiw Ddar Rhiwsaeson Rhydyfelin Robertstown Roberttown Stanleytown Taff's Well Talbot Green Talygarn Thomastown Ton Pentre Tonteg Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trallwn Trealaw Trebanog Trecynon Treforest Trehafod Treherbert Trenant Treorchy Ty Fry Ty Rhiw Tyla Garw Tylcha Tylorstown Tynewydd Tynybryn Tyn-y-nant Tyntetown Upper Boat Upper Church Village Wattstown Williamstown Ynysangharad Ynysboeth Ynysddu Ynyshir Ynysmaerdy Ynyswen Ynysybwl Ystrad
Education	Aberdare Girls' School Aberdare High School Blaengwawr Comprehensive School Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School Coleg y Cymoedd Hawthorn High School Mountain Ash Comprehensive School Pontypridd High School Porth Community School St. John the Baptist School Tonyrefail School Treorchy Comprehensive School University of South Wales Y Pant School Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda Ysgol Garth Olwg Ysgol Llanhari Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
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Major infrastructure	M4 motorway
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