Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11443
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/01/1988
Date of Amendment
13/01/1988
Name of Property
Statue & Plinth to Henry Seymour Berry
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Town
Town
Locality
Easting
304967
Northing
206292
Street Side
Location
At centre of semi-circular forecourt in front of Carnegie Library.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected 1931. Designed by W Goscombe John RA.
Exterior
Standing, black-painted, bronze figure in full robes with cocked hat in crook of left arm; parchment grasped in right hand. Moulded pink granite plinth with inscription: "Henry Seymour Berry, Baron Buckland of Bwlch, Hon. Freeman of the Co. Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Born 1877 - Died 1928. Erected by Public Subscription".
Interior
Reason for designation
Part of good group of listed public buildings in town centre.
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