Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
11644
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1987
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987
Name of Property
Plinth & Statue of JH Vivian
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Waterfront / Y Glannau
Town
Locality
Easting
265945
Northing
192501
Street Side
Location
On quayside close to SE corner of main basin of S Dock and now forming the centrepiece to a modern courtyard opposite the Maritime Museum.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Dated 1857; originally located in centre of courtyard at the Old Guildhall. Relocated in present position 1985. Statue designed by I Evan Thomas, sculptor; cast by Robinson & Cottam, Statue Foundry, Pimlico.
Exterior
Stepped granite plinth and tall pedestal with moulded base and cornice. Full-height, bronze, standing figure in top-coat carrying papers in right hand, draped heraldic pedestal to rear.
Interior
Reason for designation
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