List of public art in Swansea
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This is a list of public art in Swansea, Wales.
Maritime Quarter[]
Swansea City Centre[]
| Image | Title / individual commemorated | Location | Date | Sculptor / Designer | Source | Coordinates |
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Sir Henry Hussey Vivian | Adjacent to St. David's Shopping Centre | 1886 | Mario Raggi | [23] | |
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Orchard Street mural | Central Clinic, Orchard Street | 1969 | Harry Everington and Swansea College of Art students | [24] | |
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Leaf Boat | Castle Square, Swansea City Centre | 1996 | Amber Hiscott | [25][26] | 51°37′13.2″N 3°56′30″W / 51.620333°N 3.94167°W |
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Wall sculpture, quoting Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas | 8 Salubrious Passage, Swansea City Centre | c. 1996 | 51°37′7.5″N 3°56′25.9″W / 51.618750°N 3.940528°W | ||
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Poem for the Good Settler | Christina Street, Swansea City Centre | 1997 | Nigel Jenkins (poet) | ||
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Thumbprint | Swansea Central Police Station | 2001 | Andy Hazel | [27] | |
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Stainless steel columns | Princess Way, Swansea City Centre | 2006 | David Mackie, Andrew Rowe and Heather Parnell | [28] | 51°37′6.5″N 3°56′28.4″W / 51.618472°N 3.941222°W |
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Madonna and Child | Walkway between Tesco and St. David's Shopping Centre (Swansea) | 51°37′4.2″N 3°56′33.2″W / 51.617833°N 3.942556°W | |||
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Wall Sculpture | Walkway between Tesco and St. David's Shopping Centre (Swansea) | 51°37′4.2″N 3°56′33.3″W / 51.617833°N 3.942583°W | |||
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Wall Sculpture | Walkway between Tesco and St. David's Shopping Centre (Swansea) | 51°37′4.2″N 3°56′33.3″W / 51.617833°N 3.942583°W |
Brynmill[]
Blackpill and Mumbles[]
| Image | Title / individual commemorated | Location | Date | Sculptor / Designer | Source | Coordinates |
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Musical Osprey – Leaving the Nest | Blackpill Lido, Swansea | 1998 | 'Urban Strawberry Lunch' | [36] | 51°35′46.7″N 3°59′40.7″W / 51.596306°N 3.994639°W |
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Painted National Cycle Network Millennium Milepost | Blackpill, Swansea | 1998 | Andrew Rowe (designer) | [37] | 51°35′55.9″N 3°59′37.3″W / 51.598861°N 3.993694°W |
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War Memorial | Southend Park, Mumbles | 1939 (plinths with names added 2006). | [38] | 51°34′22.96″N 3°59′39.23″W / 51.5730444°N 3.9942306°W | |
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Breathing at Sea | Southend Park, Mumbles | 2000 | Hideo Furuta | [39] | 51°34′22.75″N 3°59′38.86″W / 51.5729861°N 3.9941278°W |
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Swansea Coat of Arms | Above entrance to Oystermouth Library, Dunns Lane, Mumbles | 1935 | E E Morgan (Architect) | 51°34′29.15″N 3°59′56.87″W / 51.5747639°N 3.9991306°W |
References[]
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Copper Flame Sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Zeta Mnemonical Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Globe Sundial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Lighthouse Tower sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Alison Stace (2017). Sculpture Parks and Trails of Great Britain and Ireland (Second Edition). Herbert Press. ISBN 978 1 912217 25 0.
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Zeta Wall Sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Boatshed Doors Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Explore Gower: Marina Towers Observatory Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Google Books: Observatory Weather Vane Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: The Mermaid Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Spolasco Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Captain Cat Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Dylan Thomas Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ BBC Wales: Dylan Thomas Theatre mural Accessed Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Dylan Thomas Theatre: Dylan Thomas Theatre mural Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: John Henry Vivian statue Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Plaque, Ferrara Square Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ : Pocketts Wharf wall sculpture Accessed 18 Jan 2019
- ^ BBC Wales: Merchant Navy Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ City and County of Swansea Press Release: Merchant Navy Memorial Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Flying Figurehead Accessed 7 Sep 2017[dead link]
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Kinetic Monument Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ "Core Record: Statue of Sir Henry Hussey Vivian". vads. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Mark Rees (21 April 2017). "Neglected Swansea work of art cleaned up in act of "reverse vandalism"". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Leaf Boat Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Amber Hiscott Website Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Geoff Brookes. Swansea in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited.
- ^ :Swansea Boulevard & Waterfront Connections: Steel Columns Accessed 18 January 2019
- ^ City and County of Swansea: Brangwyn Hall Panels Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: William Thomas statue Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Roll of Honour.com: Boer War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Listed Building Index: Boer War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales: Cenotaph War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Swansea Jack Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Henry Evans Charles Fountain Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Musical Osprey Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Sustrans: National Cycle Network Millennium Mileposts Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Mumbles War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
- ^ Breathing at Sea information plaque
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