Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Jubilee Statue Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 285 | |
Manual Reference | CAER001 | |
Title | Jubilee Statue | |
Date of design | 1897 | |
Year of unveiling | 1897 | |
Unveiling details | Unveiled on 22nd June 1897 | |
Road | Tredegar Street | |
Precise Location | In the centre of Tredegar Grounds | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | ST239904 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
A small bronze statuette of Samson, a bearded figure dressed in a loincloth, stands on a circular stone plinth on a square stepped base. | ||
The park was donated to the people of Risca in 1897 by Lord Tredegar to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and in return the statue was erected by public subscription 'in recognition of Lord Tredegar's generosity to the neighbourhood.' | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1897 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscription on bronze plaque fixed to front of plinth: JUNE 22ND 1897. / THIS PARK / WAS GIVEN TO / THE INHABITANTS / OF THE / PARISH OF RISCA / BY THE / RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD TREDEGAR / AS A / DIAMOND JUBILEE GIFT. / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / DIAMOND JUBILEE / OF / HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA / AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF / LORD TREDEGAR'S / GENEROSITY TO THE / NEIGHBOURHOOD. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Statue | Cast-iron | 87cm high |
Plinth and base | Stone | 130cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Bird guano | Guano on statue |
Metallic staining | Red and white staining on statue |
Biological growth | Lichen on statue and upper part of plinth |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Small stones missing from upper part of plinth |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
