Blue Plaque Heritage Trail
Rhondda Cynon Taf has a culture and heritage to be proud of!
And to celebrate this, the Council’s Libraries & Museums Service is in the process of developing a Blue Plaque Heritage Trail illustrating the famous people, events and landmarks of the county borough.
Thanks to £49,200 of Heritage Lottery funding, the project has set out to identify icons, events and buildings, culminating in the placing of blue plaques to commemorate their history and achievements.
Following more than a year of consultation with community representatives and historical societies, an audit was carried out to catalogue all existing memorials, statues and plaques in Rhondda Cynon Taf. A total of 30 Blue Plaques will be initially installed in the first phase of the project at those locations not already recognised with previous plaques or memorials.
Nominations for the new scheme were sought from communities throughout the county borough and the Project Steering Group had the unenviable task of deciding which areas would receive the first phase of Blue Plaques.
With so many historical buildings and events from colliery strikes, riots and even pioneering cremations in the county borough’s history, coupled with being the birthplace of a vast array of celebrities from the worlds of music, sport, cinema, literature and the political arena, the decisions were taken after lengthy consultation with various community groups and historic societies.
The placing of the Blue Plaques will allow residents and visitors a clear understanding of the sheer wealth of culture and heritage on offer in the county borough. Individuals will be able to follow a heritage trail through Rhondda Cynon Taf, following sites that many local and wider communities are unaware of.
For more information, please contact John Harrison on 01443 744044, email John.C.Harrison@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk.
To discover more information on the heritage of the county borough, please return to the Library Service’s Online Heritage Trail at:
