Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11476
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/01/1988
Date of Amendment
13/01/1988
Name of Property
Statue & Plinth to Sir W.T. Lewis
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Community
Town
Town
Locality
Easting
305089
Northing
206350
Street Side
Location
To left hand side of entrance forecourt at St Tydfil’s Hospital. Relocated from original site outside the General Hospital, Penydarren Road.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Granite plinth dated 1900. Bronze statute by T Brock RA, sculptor of London, 1898.
Exterior
Standing, bearded figure with arms across front holding unrolled document or plan. Miners’ lamp and pile of papers at rear of feet. Tapering pedestal with moulded cornice and stepped plinth. Bronze heraldic plaque to front.
Long (rear) inscription of good works begins: "Erected by the Voluntary Subscriptions of Friends and Admirers....".
Interior
Reason for designation
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