ABOVE: The beautiful boulder with historic tablets inset.

Preserving a tangible piece of Port Talbot’s industrial past, Mossfords Memorial Masons’ construction division created a striking pennant boulder featuring inset stone tablets salvaged from the former Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company (PTRDC) offices prior to its demolition.

The carefully designed monument pays homage to the town’s rich heritage, uniting history and craftsmanship in a lasting tribute. Through thoughtful restoration and expert stonemasonry, Mossfords have ensured that the legacy of the PTRDC continues to be celebrated within the community it helped to shape.

ABOVE: One of the recovered Bath Stone tablets from the PTRDC before instricate cleaning.

Port Talbot Council

Welsh Pennant, Bath Stone

2.5m wide

2017

Acorn Property Group

Speller Metcalf

Pennant Stone

£16m

July 2017

DEVELOPER

MAIN CONTRACTOR

MATERIAL

PROJECT VALUE

DATE

ABOVE: The project required the boulder to have a number of plaques inset – a rehearsed task for our skilled stonemasons. 

The Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company was formed in 1894 to secure the means of bringing minerals, chiefly coal, to the harbour in South Wales. It opened its main line in 1897 and connected with the Great Western Railway and Garw Valley lines. A branch line to collieries near Tonmawr also opened in 1898 (Originally covered by the South Wales Mineral Railway).

ABOVE: The boulder leaving our production facility in Cardiff, secured ready for transport.

ABOVE: Removing stone slabs at the site to prepare the foundations.

ABOVE & TOP: Carefully lifting the boulder into position.

ABOVE: The boulder fixed in place, ready for the stone paving slabs to be cut and fitted around it.

BELOW: The boulder serves as preservative monument for the history of the PTRDC.

ABOVE: Completed and fixed, the boulder shows off its stunning natural colours.

BELOW: The rear of the boulder with inset plaques displaying historical information about the PTRDC