Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue of Sir Hugh Owen
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 10 August 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 10 August 1953
- Locality
- Caernarfon
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13948, -4.27499
- Cadw reference
- 3842
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of Castle Square.
History
Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881) was a civil servant and campaigner for education in Wales. He was an advocate for the development of British schools, was associated with the foundation in 1858 of Normal College, Bangor, the first college in Wales to admit the sons of non-conformist parents, and his work contributed to the Welsh Intermediate Education Act of 1889, which was to establish secondary schools in Wales. He is chiefly remembered, however, for his leadership of the campaign to found the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, which was achieved in 1872.
The statue erected to his memory is by J. Milo Griffith and dated 1887, and stands on a plinth by Hugh Jones of Caernarfon.
Exterior
A bronze statue on a square base and plinth of dressed Anglesey stone. The base has a inscription on its north side facing the square. The W side has an added slate plaque recording his contribution to education in Wales.
Reason for designation
Listed for its social-historical interest as commemorating an important figure in the development of education in C19 Wales, as a fine work of memorial sculpture and with other associated listed items for its contribution to the historic townscape and the setting of Caernarfon Castle.
Nearby in the register
- 36 Castle Square, including railings & gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes Glas, including railings & gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Macsen RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
- 35 Castle Square, including railings & gateDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.