Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Swansea Jack Memorial
Uplands, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Uplands, Swansea, designated on 25 July 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Community
- Uplands
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61150, -3.96630
- Cadw reference
- 14598
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)
- 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)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On Esplanade opposite SW corner of St Helen’s cricket and rugby ground.
History
Late 1930’s monument erected over grave of ‘Swansea Jack’, retriever dog said to have saved 27 human and 2 canine lives from drowning in 1930’s.
Exterior
Granite base with blocks to ends supporting further granite slab with inscription recording Swansea Jack’s exploits. Bronze relief head of Swansea Jack to L. Signed J Cecil Jones, Swansea.
Reason for designation
Included for historic interest of local canine hero.
Nearby in the register
- Memorial to S African WarCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Cenotaph including surrounding wallsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Patti PavilionRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Statue of William Thomas in Victoria ParkCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.