Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
18376
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/04/1997
Date of Amendment
13/12/2001
Name of Property
Statue of Rev Thomas Charles (including its railings), in front of Capel Tegid
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bala
Town
Locality
Easting
292694
Northing
335890
Street Side
NE
Location
In front of Capel Tegid.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Statue of 1875 of Rev Thomas Charles (1755-1814), promoter of education and particularly of Sunday Schools in Wales. Prolific author of religious works, and promoter of such works in the Welsh language, his activities led to the foundation of The British and Foreign Bible Society under whose wing he supervised the production of a Bible in Welsh. Charles attracted the printer Sanderson to Bala, who published 55 of his books. Charles used the chapel in the square (replaced by current building) for his schools. The statue is by William Davies (Mynorydd), of Merthyr Tyfil.
Exterior
Lifesized statue of Rev Charles in clerical dress; of white marble on tall plinth with low-relief of educational scene; on base with inscription. In area with iron railings with spear finials on low wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as memorial to an important Methodist minister, and for group value with Capel Tegid.
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