Monument to Sir George Cornewall Lewis is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 January 1992. A Ruskinian Monument.

Monument to Sir George Cornewall Lewis

WRENN ID: keen-sandstone-marsh
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Powys
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 30 January 1992
Type: Monument
Period: Ruskinian
Source: Cadw listing

Description

21m high; extravagant Gothic style in a Ruskinian manner and in the style of Eleanor Crosses. The octagonal stem rises from a stepped platform and is enriched all around by a profusion of niches, gabled to the lower stage. In these are statues of Fortitude, Prudence etc. Weathered marble colonnettes. Band of glazed tiles below and openwork spire to the top.

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