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This is a list of public art in Swansea, Wales.

Maritime Quarter

Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / Designer Source Coordinates
Copper Flame Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1988 Robin Campbell (designer), Martin Williams (sculptor), Andrew Rowe, Theo Grunewald (metal workers) [1] 51°36′48.8″N 3°56′30.9″W / 51.613556°N 3.941917°W / 51.613556; -3.941917
Wall Sculptures Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 51°36′49″N 3°56′30.8″W / 51.61361°N 3.941889°W / 51.61361; -3.941889
'Zeta Mnemonical', sculpture and weather vane Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1985-90 Robin Campbell (designer), Andrew Rowe, Theo Grunewald (metal workers) [2] 51°36′48.5″N 3°56′31.9″W / 51.613472°N 3.942194°W / 51.613472; -3.942194
Navigation buoy Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 51°36′47.6″N 3°56′36″W / 51.613222°N 3.94333°W / 51.613222; -3.94333
The Siren Seaward end of the Marriott Hotel, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1989 51°36′47.8″N 3°56′38.42″W / 51.613278°N 3.9440056°W / 51.613278; -3.9440056
Globe Sundial sculpture Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1987 Wendy Taylor [3] 51°36′50.2″N 3°56′25.5″W / 51.613944°N 3.940417°W / 51.613944; -3.940417
Lighthouse Tower sculpture Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1987 Robert Conybear [4][5] 51°36′51″N 3°56′19.9″W / 51.61417°N 3.938861°W / 51.61417; -3.938861
Helwick Lightship. One of four wall sculptures featuring nautical history. Marine Walk, walkway to Ocean Crescent, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1985-1990 Robin Campbell (designer), Philip Chatfield (sculptor) see below 51°36′50.76″N 3°56′25.7″W / 51.6141000°N 3.940472°W / 51.6141000; -3.940472
The copper ore barque, Zeta. One of four wall sculptures featuring nautical history. Marine Walk, walkway to Ocean Crescent, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1985-1990 Robin Campbell (designer), Philip Chatfield (sculptor) [6] 51°36′51.6″N 3°56′19.4″W / 51.614333°N 3.938722°W / 51.614333; -3.938722
The Boatshed Doors Marine Walk, close to the Marina Towers Observatory c1985-1990 Robert Conybear, Robin Campbell [7] 51°36′51.5″N 3°56′10.8″W / 51.614306°N 3.936333°W / 51.614306; -3.936333
'Ecliptica' sculpture and weather vane, Marina Towers Observatory Sea promenade, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1989 (building), 1991 (sculpture) Robin Campbell (architect), Robert Conybear, Uta Molling (sculptors – 'Ecliptica' weather vane) [8][9][5] 51°36′50.4″N 3°56′12″W / 51.614000°N 3.93667°W / 51.614000; -3.93667
Sculptures on the Marina Towers Observatory Sea promenade, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1989 (building) Robin Campbell (architect) 51°36′50.61″N 3°56′12.99″W / 51.6140583°N 3.9369417°W / 51.6140583; -3.9369417
The Mermaid Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1989 Gordon Young [10][5] 51°36′50.8″N 3°56′13.9″W / 51.614111°N 3.937194°W / 51.614111; -3.937194
'Baron' Spolasco, a quack doctor who lived in Swansea in the 1830s Patagonia Walk, just off Trawler Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1985-1990 Robin Campbell, Richard Porch (designers), Jonah Jones, Meic Watts, Brian Denman (sculptors) [11] 51°36′53.5″N 3°56′20.3″W / 51.614861°N 3.938972°W / 51.614861; -3.938972
Captain Cat from Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Abernethy Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1990 Robert J R Thomas (sculptor) [12] 51°36′59.1″N 3°56′9.5″W / 51.616417°N 3.935972°W / 51.616417; -3.935972
Turbo Pharos wall sculpture Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Mannheim Quay wall sculpture Maritime Quarter, Swansea 51°37′2.4″N 3°56′6.7″W / 51.617333°N 3.935194°W / 51.617333; -3.935194
Pumphouse Quay wall sculpture Next to the Pump House, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 51°37′0″N 3°56′10.3″W / 51.61667°N 3.936194°W / 51.61667; -3.936194
Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas Square, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1984 John Doubleday [13] 51°36′59.8″N 3°56′14″W / 51.616611°N 3.93722°W / 51.616611; -3.93722
Dylan Thomas Theatre wall sculpture and mural West wall of Theatre, Dylan Thomas Square, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1979 (see below) 51°37′0.5″N 3°56′16.27″W / 51.616806°N 3.9378528°W / 51.616806; -3.9378528
Dylan Thomas Theatre mural, depicting scenes from Dylan Thomas's life. Dylan Thomas Square, Maritime Quarter, Swansea c1979 [14][15] 51°36′59.8″N 3°56′14″W / 51.616611°N 3.93722°W / 51.616611; -3.93722
History and development of steam railways Victoria Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1983 Whitegates Ltd (Architects) 51°36′55.19″N 3°56′33.13″W / 51.6153306°N 3.9425361°W / 51.6153306; -3.9425361
John Henry Vivian M.P. Ferrara Square, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1857 John Evan Thomas [16] 51°36′55.3″N 3°56′15.7″W / 51.615361°N 3.937694°W / 51.615361; -3.937694
Commemorating the twinning of Swansea with Ferrara, Italy Ferrara Square, Maritime Quarter, Swansea [17] 51°36′55″N 3°56′14″W / 51.6154°N 3.937241°W / 51.6154; -3.937241
Monument to twinning of Swansea with Mannheim, Germany Near Cambrian Place, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1985 R.Campbell (architect) 51°37′2.4″N 3°56′6.7″W / 51.617333°N 3.935194°W / 51.617333; -3.935194
Wall Sculpture Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1993 Lovell Urban Renewal (architects) 51°37′2.67″N 3°55′59.91″W / 51.6174083°N 3.9333083°W / 51.6174083; -3.9333083
Wall Sculpture Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1993 Lovell Urban Renewal (architects) 51°37′3.1″N 3°56′3.1″W / 51.617528°N 3.934194°W / 51.617528; -3.934194
Maudslay, Sons and Field, Marine Engines Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1993 Lovell Urban Renewal (architects) 51°37′2.7″N 3°55′59.03″W / 51.617417°N 3.9330639°W / 51.617417; -3.9330639
Wall Sculpture Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1993 Lovell Urban Renewal (architects) 51°37′3.1″N 3°56′3.1″W / 51.617528°N 3.934194°W / 51.617528; -3.934194
Wall mounted sculpture (one of two) Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea 1993 Robin Campbell [18] 51°37′2.66″N 3°55′59.05″W / 51.6174056°N 3.9330694°W / 51.6174056; -3.9330694
Door sculptures Tawe barrage pump house, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, Swansea 51°37′7.1″N 3°55′52″W / 51.618639°N 3.93111°W / 51.618639; -3.93111
Merchant Navy Memorial Technium Square, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, Swansea 2005 Philip Chatfield [19][20] 51°37′13.4″N 3°55′54.7″W / 51.620389°N 3.931861°W / 51.620389; -3.931861
Riverside sculpture By River Tawe, outside Sainsbury's, SA1 Swansea Waterfront 51°37′11.9″N 3°56′3.9″W / 51.619972°N 3.934417°W / 51.619972; -3.934417
Flying Figurehead Quay Parade, near Sainsbury's, SA1 Swansea Waterfront 1988 David Backhouse [21] 51°37′17.62″N 3°56′8.72″W / 51.6215611°N 3.9357556°W / 51.6215611; -3.9357556
Light Wave Crescent Park, Swansea Point, Swansea 2009 Peter Freeman 51°36′54.7″N 3°55′58.3″W / 51.615194°N 3.932861°W / 51.615194; -3.932861
Acoustic Sculpture 1 Swansea Point, Swansea 2009 Rob Olins [5] 51°36′53.28″N 3°55′58.25″W / 51.6148000°N 3.9328472°W / 51.6148000; -3.9328472
Acoustic Sculpture 2 Swansea Point, Swansea 2009 Rob Olins 51°36′52.4″N 3°56′4.5″W / 51.614556°N 3.934583°W / 51.614556; -3.934583
Kinetic Monument (an example of Kinetic Sculpture) Outside the LC, Swansea, Oystermouth Road, Swansea 1977 Kenneth Martin [22] 51°37′0.5″N 3°56′22.6″W / 51.616806°N 3.939611°W / 51.616806; -3.939611

Swansea City Centre

Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / Designer Source Coordinates
Sir Henry Hussey Vivian Adjacent to St. David's Shopping Centre 1886 Mario Raggi [23]
Orchard Street mural Central Clinic, Orchard Street 1969 Harry Everington and Swansea College of Art students [24]
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 / 51.620333; -3.94167
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 / 51.618750; -3.940528
Poem for the Good Settler Christina Street, Swansea City Centre 1997 Nigel Jenkins (poet)
Thumbprint Swansea Central Police Station 2001 Andy Hazel [27]
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 / 51.618472; -3.941222
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 / 51.617833; -3.942556
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 / 51.617833; -3.942583
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 / 51.617833; -3.942583

Brynmill

Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / Designer Source Coordinates
British Empire Panels Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Guildhall 1932 Sir Frank Brangwyn [29] 51°36′50.8″N 3°57′36.1″W / 51.614111°N 3.960028°W / 51.614111; -3.960028
William Thomas, Mayor of Borough 1877, 1878 Victoria Park, Brynmill, Swansea 1906 Ivor J. Thomas [30] 51°36′45.6″N 3°57′47.4″W / 51.612667°N 3.963167°W / 51.612667; -3.963167
Boys' Brigade fountain Victoria Park, Brynmill, Swansea Reinaugurated 1987 51°36′45.2″N 3°57′42.7″W / 51.612556°N 3.961861°W / 51.612556; -3.961861
Memorial to the second of the Boer Wars 1899-02 Esplanade, Mumbles Road, Brynmill, Swansea 1904 Mr Littlejohn (designer) [31][32] 51°36′41.2″N 3°57′59.8″W / 51.611444°N 3.966611°W / 51.611444; -3.966611
Swansea War Memorial Esplanade, Mumbles Road Brynmill, Swansea 1923 Ernest E Morgan (after Edwin Lutyens’ Whitehall Cenotaph ) [33] 51°36′38.5″N 3°58′5.21″W / 51.610694°N 3.9681139°W / 51.610694; -3.9681139
Swansea Jack memorial Esplanade, Mumbles Road, Brynmill, Swansea 1937 J. Cecil Jones [34] 51°36′41.5″N 3°57′58.6″W / 51.611528°N 3.966278°W / 51.611528; -3.966278
Henry Evans Charles Memorial Fountain Oystermouth Road, Brynmill, Swansea 1907 Ivor J Thomas, J. Cecil Jones [35] 51°36′44.7″N 3°57′36.2″W / 51.612417°N 3.960056°W / 51.612417; -3.960056

Blackpill and Mumbles

Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / Designer Source Coordinates
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 / 51.596306; -3.994639
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 / 51.598861; -3.993694
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 / 51.5730444; -3.9942306
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 / 51.5729861; -3.9941278
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 / 51.5747639; -3.9991306

References

  1. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Copper Flame Sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  2. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Zeta Mnemonical Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  3. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Globe Sundial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  4. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Lighthouse Tower sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Zeta Wall Sculpture Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  7. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Boatshed Doors Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  8. ^ Explore Gower: Marina Towers Observatory Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  9. ^ Google Books: Observatory Weather Vane Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  10. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: The Mermaid Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  11. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Spolasco Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  12. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Captain Cat Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  13. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Dylan Thomas Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  14. ^ BBC Wales: Dylan Thomas Theatre mural Accessed Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  15. ^ Dylan Thomas Theatre: Dylan Thomas Theatre mural Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  16. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: John Henry Vivian statue Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  17. ^ Plaque, Ferrara Square Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  18. ^ : Pocketts Wharf wall sculpture Accessed 18 Jan 2019
  19. ^ BBC Wales: Merchant Navy Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  20. ^ City and County of Swansea Press Release: Merchant Navy Memorial Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  21. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Flying Figurehead Accessed 7 Sep 2017[dead link]
  22. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Kinetic Monument Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  23. ^ "Core Record: Statue of Sir Henry Hussey Vivian". vads. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  24. ^ Mark Rees (21 April 2017). "Neglected Swansea work of art cleaned up in act of "reverse vandalism"". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  25. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Leaf Boat Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  26. ^ Amber Hiscott Website Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  27. ^ Geoff Brookes. Swansea in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited.
  28. ^ :Swansea Boulevard & Waterfront Connections: Steel Columns Accessed 18 January 2019
  29. ^ City and County of Swansea: Brangwyn Hall Panels Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  30. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: William Thomas statue Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  31. ^ Roll of Honour.com: Boer War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  32. ^ Listed Building Index: Boer War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  33. ^ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales: Cenotaph War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  34. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Swansea Jack Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  35. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Henry Evans Charles Fountain Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  36. ^ Public Monument and Sculpture Association: Musical Osprey Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  37. ^ Sustrans: National Cycle Network Millennium Mileposts Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  38. ^ Mumbles War Memorial Accessed 7 Sep 2017
  39. ^ Breathing at Sea information plaque
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