Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Jubilee Monument & Fountain to Queen Victoria
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1976
- Locality
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.33038, -3.83035
- Cadw reference
- 5800
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 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)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
To S of Toll Lodge, and E of Gorsedd Circle at happy Valley.
Exterior
Bronze bust of Queen Victoria upon a pedestal the sides of which are inscribed as follows: "This Fountain was erected in the Happy Valley to/commemorate the Jubilee of the Reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria and Empress of India by The Right Honourable Lady Augusta Mostyn Upon land presented to the Town of Llandudno by her son, the Right Honourable Llewellyn 3rd Baron Mostyn". The monument is sheltered by a free-standing canopy in the form of a baldachino with ribbed dome with finial above semi-circular sandstone arches with marble spandrils, the arches supported by free-standing granite columns on pedestals with form part of the podium to the whole monument; stepped base. Fountain basin incorporated in podium to monument. The dome flanked by four urn finials.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved late C19 monument.
Nearby in the register
- Lamp StandardGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Happy Valley Toll OfficeTransportunder 1 mi
- Happy Valley LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nine Lamp StandardsMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.