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Henry Evans Charles Memorial Fountain

d. 1907
engineer and philanthropist

Ivor J. Thomas & J. Cecil Jones
1907

Swansea - Abertawe / Henry Evans Charles Memorial Fountain

Description

Granite obelisk with bronze relief portrait medallion.

Inscription(s)

HENRY EVANS CHARLES,
m.r.c.s. (Eng) Died 30th March 1907.
"he went about doing good."
Erected by Public Subscription

Signed: Ivor J Thomas

Annotation

Although the portrait roundel is signed 'Ivor J. Thomas', information from Swansea Library suggests that the sculptor was his apprentice, J. Cecil Jones who later (in 1970) renovated the fountain as well as his other work, the Swansea Jack Memorial (PMSA).

Sculptors

J. Cecil Jones, monumental mason in Swansea.
Ivor John Thomas (Newport 1873 - 1913), monumental mason and sculptor in Swansea.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Swansea.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).
Swansea, Listed Building Index.

Locatie (N 51°36'45" - W 3°57'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa050; Photograph: 25 July 2012
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