Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 December 2003. Statue.

Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond

WRENN ID
north-plaster-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East MP: Carolyn Harris (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 December 2003
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond, Clydach
OS grid reference
SN 695 013
Coordinates
51.69611, -3.88861
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond is a bronze statue depicting a bearded figure dressed in everyday clothing, holding a cane and wearing a long coat and a broad-brimmed soft hat. The statue is signed on the plinth by E. Lanteri and dates from 1912. It stands on a granite pedestal that features a bronze plaque inscribed with the details 'Ludwig Mond F.R.S. L L. D Born March 7th 1839 Died December 11th 1909'. The pedestal includes a plinth with a coved top and is supported by a two-step base, with the top step being chamfered.

Local climate

Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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