Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lewis Memorial Fountain
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, designated on 14 April 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1993
- Locality
- Llandovery
- Community
- Llandovery
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99403, -3.79663
- Cadw reference
- 11178
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the centre of the square to W of the Town Hall.
History
Memorial fountain some 18 feet high to Dr F W Lewis 1851-1899, erected in 1900-01. Lewis was noted as a doctor in the town, the son of Frederick Lewis of Llwyncelyn, Llanwrda and brother of the rugby international C P Lewis (1853-1923). Old photographs show the fountain with cast-iron Gothic railings and 4 cast iron lamps. The memorial cost £600 and was erected by Edgar Groom of Henllys, Llandovery.
Exterior
Tall polished granite memorial fountain of red Aberdeen granite, set in a square, cobbled enclosure. Large scale shallow circular bowl on round pedestal with moulded plinth. Bowl is gadrooned and has centrepiece of very large turned baluster pedestal carrying a second similar circular shallow basin, itself with centrepiece turned baluster with cross finial. Fountain is raised on 2 unpolished granite steps of octagonal shape and is inscribed on 4 sides. On W is inscribed ' Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me'. S is inscribed ' The beloved physician', N has 'Blessed are the merciful' and E ' In loving memory of Doctor Frederick Williams Lewis MRCS LSA Lon. Born May 8 1851 Died Nov 25 1899. This fountain is erected by his friends the Rev Thomas Evans JP and Mrs Evans of Henllys 1901'.
Reason for designation
Included as a very large late Victorian fountain of townscape value in the principal square of the town, and for its interest to local history.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Market SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- HSBC BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 Market SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 6 Market SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.