Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue of William Thomas in Victoria Park
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
- 51.61266, -3.96318
- Cadw reference
- 14599
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
To NE of Patti Pavilion.
History
Early C20 (circa 1906) statue of William Thomas, Mayor of Swansea 1877-1878, pioneer of Open Spaces Movement, who secured the area of Victoria Park as open space; park opened in 1887, and was originally larger, including land now occupied by Guildhall. Statue and pedestal signed ‘Ivor J Thomas, Swansea’.
Exterior
Bronze statue of William Thomas in mayoral regalia, and holding scroll. Pink granite pedestal with inscription and bronze plaques.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Patti Pavilion.
Nearby in the register
- Patti PavilionRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Memorial Fountain to Henry Evans CharlesCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Swansea New GuildhallCivilunder 1 mi
- Swansea Jack MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.