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Boulevard de Nantes
(Law Courts, Civic Centre - Llysoedd Barn, Y Ganolfan Ddinesig)

Gwilym Williams

Aberdare 1839 - 1906
judge of the county courts of Glamorgan, 1885-1906

W. Goscombe John
A.B. Burton (Thames Ditton)
1910

Description

Bronze statue of Judge Williams in court dress.

Inscription(s)

GWILYM WILLIAMS
1839 OF MISKIN 1906
GWLAD GARWR
chairman & vice chairman
of quarter sessions for the county
of glamorgan for 19 years
judge of the county courts for 22 years

Signed: w. goscobe john r.a.
a.b. burton / founder / thames ditton

Artist

Sir William Goscombe John (Cardiff 1860 - London 1952), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia – Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

Cardiff Public Art Register (PDF on-line).
Wikipedia, List of public art in Cardiff.
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).

Location (N 51°29'3" - W 3°10'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa022; Photograph: 24 July 2012
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