Pedestal and Statue of David Davies is a Grade II* listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 July 1990. Warehousing.
Pedestal and Statue of David Davies
- WRENN ID
- sacred-rafter-sparrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1990
- Type
- Warehousing
- Address
- Pedestal and Statue of David Davies, Barry Dock, Barry
- OS grid reference
- ST 122 676
- Coordinates
- 51.40075, -3.26337
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Pedestal and Statue of David Davies is a significant monument designed by the renowned sculptor Alfred Gilbert in London. Gilbert was one of the most important sculptors of his time, known for works such as the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus and the Duke of Clarence Tomb in Windsor. The bronze figure was cast by George Broad and Sons in London.
The statue depicts David Davies standing with his left foot forward, studying plans related to his dock and railway developments. It is set on a square granite pedestal that steps out to a high base and features a broad cornice. The pedestal includes inscribed panels that commemorate Davies as the "Chief Promoter of the Barry Dock and Railway Company." The statue itself stands approximately 2.7 meters high, while the pedestal is about 2.4 meters high.
A contemporary copy of this statue can be found in Llandinam, which is Davies' birthplace.
Local climate
Pedestal and Statue of David Davies sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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