Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Statue of Nelson Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 318 | |
Manual Reference | ANGLESEY011 | |
Title | Statue of Nelson | |
Sculptor | Paget, Clarence | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1873 | |
Unveiling details | 1873 | |
Road | ||
Precise Location | On rocky outcrop on northern banks of the Menai Strait, accessible via a path through St. Mary's churchyard | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH536710 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Admiral Lord Clarence Paget | |
Notes | ||
CADW report: 'Square battered chamber built of rubble masonry with limestone dressings and roof platform surmounted by an octagonal plinth and a statue of Lord Nelson in naval uniform looking out over the Menai Strait. Chamber with tapering, square headed doorway in N face and square headed narrow rectangular doorway in NNE face of octagonal plinth, both with studded plank doors. Upper door leads out on to railed platform with 3 cast iron balusters each side.' | ||
CADW report: 'Lord Clarence Paget, a son of the first Marquess of Anglesey, was a sailor and whilst secretary to the Navy had initiated the Naval Reserve Force. In 1853 he purchased Plas Llanfair and in 1873 had executed the statue of Lord Nelson, to commemorate his death at Trafalgar in 1805. The statue was erected at the waters edge below the Plas as a landmark for mariners.' | ||
Erected to commemorate Nelson's death at Trafalgar in 1805. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1873 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on front of circular base of statue: NELSON Inscription on slate panel inset on front of chamber: ENGLAND / EXPECTS THAT / EVERY MAN / WILL DO HIS / DUTY Inscription on slate panel on west face of chamber: FELL / AT / TRAFALGAR / 1805 Inscription on slate panel on east face of chamber: A / LADDWYD / YN / TRAFALGAR / 1805 | |
Signatures | Incised on rear of circular base of statue: CLARENCE PAGET SCULPT. 1873 | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Statue/plinth/chamber | Stone | 610cm high approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | Lichen/weeds on statue, plinth, chamber and slate inscription panels |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Letters missing from inscription panels. ?Sword missing from left-hand side of statue |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | Limited visibility due to incoming tide! |
