Statue & Plinth to Sir W.T. Lewis is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 January 1988. Statue, plinth.
Statue & Plinth to Sir W.T. Lewis
- WRENN ID
- grim-gargoyle-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1988
- Type
- Statue, plinth
- Address
- Statue & Plinth to Sir W.T. Lewis, Town
- OS grid reference
- SO 050 063
- Coordinates
- 51.74778, -3.37621
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The statue and plinth dedicated to Sir W.T. Lewis is a Grade II listed structure. It features a standing, bearded figure with arms crossed in front, holding an unrolled document or plan. At the base of the statue, there is a miners' lamp and a pile of papers positioned at the rear of the feet. The statue is set upon a tapering pedestal that has a moulded cornice and a stepped plinth. A bronze heraldic plaque is located on the front of the pedestal. The long inscription on the rear commemorates his good works, beginning with the words: "Erected by the Voluntary Subscriptions of Friends and Admirers...."
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