Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
25995
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/12/2001
Date of Amendment
13/12/2001
Name of Property
Statue Of T.E. Ellis
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bala
Town
Locality
Easting
292678
Northing
336056
Street Side
NW
Location
Prominently located on the road-side.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Statue erected in 1903 to commemorate Thomas Edward Ellis (1859-1899), MP and Liberal Chief Whip; by W.Goscombe John, sculptor. Ellis was a notable Welsh politician who campained for land reform and for the disestablishment of the church in Wales. The monument was raised by public subscription and was unveiled on 10th October 1903 by the Right Hon. D. Lloyd George, PM; over 4,000 people are recorded as having come by train alone to see the unveiling.
Exterior
Over life-sized bronze statue on a square, brown sandstone plinth with sloped, chamfered base, the whole upon a square stone step. The monument has a maximum height of c.4.5m, the statue itself being approximately 2m in height. The plinth has a moulded and dentilated cornice and has inset limestone relief plaques showing, respectively: Cynlas (his birthplace); Aberystwyth (where he was educated); Oxford, and Westminster.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine Edwardian statue by W. Goscombe John commemorating a key figure in C19 Welsh history; prominently located in the centre of the town.
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