Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue of Lewis Edwards at Coleg Bala
Bala, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bala, Gwynedd, designated on 13 December 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 13 December 2001
- Community
- Bala
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91509, -3.60049
- Cadw reference
- 25990
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 136 Bala (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located immediately in front of Coleg Bala.
History
Statue commemorating Lewis Edwards (1809-87), founder and first principal of the of the Bala Theological College; by Sir W Goscombe John, R.A., sculptor, and erected in 1911; cast by A. B. Burton of Thames Ditton. Edwards was a notable teacher and theologian and was regarded as one of the greatest preachers of his day. His achievements in the fields of theology and education were of considerable significance for C19 Wales.
Exterior
Over-lifesized bronze statue of Lewis Edwards, depicted seated in a chair; on a 2-part rectangular plinth of pink/brown granite with inscriptions to the front and rear. The base of the bronze statue is inscribed :` A B Burton, Founder, Thames Ditton,' on one side, and:` W Goscombe John R.A. 1911,' on the other.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine statue by a notable sculptor, and as commemorating Lewis Edwards, an influential figure in C19 Wales.
Nearby in the register
- Coleg Bala, Including Forecourt Walls and GatepiersEducationunder 1 mi
- BodiwanNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Ice House at RhiwlasAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Christ ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.