Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue & Plinth to Henry Seymour Berry
Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1988
- Community
- Town
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74724, -3.37795
- Cadw reference
- 11443
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At centre of semi-circular forecourt in front of Carnegie Library.
History
Erected 1931. Designed by W Goscombe John RA.
Exterior
Standing, black-painted, bronze figure in full robes with cocked hat in crook of left arm; parchment grasped in right hand. Moulded pink granite plinth with inscription: "Henry Seymour Berry, Baron Buckland of Bwlch, Hon. Freeman of the Co. Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Born 1877 - Died 1928. Erected by Public Subscription".
Reason for designation
Part of good group of listed public buildings in town centre.
Nearby in the register
- Carnegie LibraryRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Memorial Fountain in St David's Chuchyard WallCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Former County CourtCivilunder 1 mi
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.