Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Fountain to Henry Evans Charles
Castle, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Swansea, Castle, designated on 30 March 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1987
- Locality
- Swansea
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61261, -3.96022
- Cadw reference
- 11609
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Flanking footpath within former metalwork entrance to Victoria Park.
History
Erected by public subscription after H E Charles’ death in 1907.
Exterior
Stepped granite obelisk with moulded cappings and basin. Fine bronze portrait roundel in relief over inscription tablet. Brick support to rear. Sculptor not known.
Nearby in the register
- Swansea New GuildhallCivilunder 1 mi
- Statue of William Thomas in Victoria ParkCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- The Guildhall FlagstaffDomesticunder 1 mi
- Patti PavilionRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.