Statues - Hither & Thither

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Bangor
Gwynedd
Wales

College Road - Ffordd Y Coleg
(Bangor University, Main Arts Building, Tower)

Four historical figures from North Wales

artist unknown
1911

Description

Four sandstone statues in niches at the four sides of the tower of the Main Arts Building of Bangor Univeristy.

NW: St David, (c. 500-589), Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; patron saint of Wales (Wikipedia).
NE: Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd (c. 1100 - 1170), King of Gwynedd, 1137-1170, and the first to be known as Prince of Wales (Wikipedia).
SE: Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf ("Llywelyn, Our Last Leader") (c. 1223 - 11 December 1282), the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England (Wikipedia).
SW: Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1354 or 1359 - c. 1416), Welsh ruler and the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales (Wikipedia).

St David

Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd

Owain Glyndŵr

Annotation

The Main Arts Building of the Bangor Univeristy was built 1907-1911 by the architect Henry T. Hare. In was opened in 1911 by King George V who at the occasion conferred the honour of knighthood to Mr. Henry Lewis, J.P., Professor Edward Anwyl and Mr. William Goscombe John. - was the latter maybe the sculptor of the statues?

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

The Magazine of the University College of North Wales, March 1911 (PDF on-line).
Bangor Civic Society, Architectural History & Guide (University College of North Wales, Bangor).

Locatie (N 53°13'43" - W 4°7'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa120; Photograph: 29 July 2012
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