Chartist Man

Posted by Ted (South Wales, United Kingdom) on 16 September 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Staying with statues...Caerphilly County Borough Council recently erected a statue to commemorate the Chartist movements historic links with the town of Blackwood:
http://www.sirhowy.com/chartists.html
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/caerphilly-news/2008/02/22/steel-statue-to-mark-role-of-the-chartists-91466-20508095/
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhymney-valley/2008/06/19/chartist-statue-commemorates-battle-for-democracy-91466-21096648/

In the distance you can see the Chartist Bridge or Pont y siartwyr in Welsh and which dominates the Sirhowy Valley.

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