List of public art in Gwynedd

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This is a list of public art in Gwynedd in north Wales. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Contents

Abergwyngregyn

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Memorial to Kinnaird - geograph.org.uk - 1340672.jpg Memorial to Kinnaird Abergwyngregyn c.1930ObeliskStoneKinnaird was a racehorse who won 19 races in the 1920s.

Abergynolwyn

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Mary Jones's Monument. - geograph.org.uk - 246857.jpg
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Monument to Mary Jones Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Abergynolwyn Obelisk on segmented baseGraniteGrade II [1] [2] [3]

Bala

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Statue of Thomas Edward Ellis, Bala - geograph.org.uk - 1426186.jpg
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Thomas Edward Ellis High Street, Bala 1903 William Goscombe John Statue on pedestalBronze and stoneGrade II Q29502898 [3] [4]
Bala - The Rev. Thomas Charles B.A. - geograph.org.uk - 408431.jpg
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Thomas Charles Outside Capel Tegid, Bala 1875William Davies (Mynorydd) of Merthyr TyfilStatue on tall plinthWhite marbleGrade II Q29495875 [3] [5]

Bangor

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Bangor Railway Institute war memorial Bangor Railway Station1919PlaqueBlack marble0.9m x 0.4mOriginally located in St David's Church, Glenadda, relocated in 2019. [6] [7]
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War memorialMemorial Gardens, Bangor 1923Messrs J Gibbons, JD Williams, Frank Bellis, W ParryOctagonal cross on a stepped plinth with piersStone7m highGrade II Q29483741 [8] [9] [10]
At Bangor, Wales 2019 032.jpg
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Stones of RemembranceMemorial Gardens, Bangor c.1999Two monoliths, each set in a raised bed of bouldersStone [11]

Barmouth

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cardigan Bay Dolphins statue in Barmouth.jpg
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Cardigan Bay Dolphins Barmouth Sculpture group
War memorialPark Road, Barmouth Pillar in 3 sectionsStone [12] [13]

Beddgelert

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial, Beddgelert - geograph.org.uk - 173731.jpg War memorial Beddgelert Column with wheel crossRed granite2.6m high [14] [15]

Bethesda

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cofgolofn Rhyfel a Chapel Jeriwsalem. War memorial and Jerusalem Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 423174.jpg War memorialJerusalem Chapel, Bethesda 1923RJ Hughes & Richard WilliamsCenotaphStone7m highGrade II Q29495883 [16] [17] [18]
Penrhyn Strike, Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 771432.jpg Penrhyn Quarry Strike Memorial Bethesda 2000MonolithSlate [19]

Caernarfon

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Sir Hugh Owen, Caernarfon (geograph 2718039).jpg
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Hugh Owen Castle Square, Caernarfon 1887 James Milo Griffith Statue on plinthBronze and Anglesey stoneGrade II Q29483624 Plinth by Hugh Jones of Caernarfon. [3] [20]
Statue of David Lloyd George, Y Maes, Caernarfon.jpg
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David Lloyd George Castle Square, Caernarfon 1921 William Goscombe John Statue on plinthGrade II Q29483625 Statue cast at AB Burton, Thames Ditton. Base by J Fletcher of Caernarfon. [3] [21]
The War Memorial, Caernarfon - geograph.org.uk - 277442.jpg War memorialCastle Square, Caernarfon 1922Rowland Lloyd Jones, County ArchitectCenotaphStoneGrade II Q29503405 Built by J&H Patterson of Manchester. [22] [23] [24]
The Cofeb Llywelyn Memorial and the Staff Canteen of the Gwynedd County Offices, Castle Street - geograph.org.uk - 289169.jpg Llywelyn ap Gruffudd memorialCastle Street, Caernarfon 1987 Jonah Jones Column with eagle sculptureStone and aluminium4.5m highAlso known as the 1282 Memorial

Corris

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Memorial to A. W. Hughes - geograph.org.uk - 384629.jpg
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Alfred W. Hughes Memorial Corris 1905 Goscombe John Celtic cross on pedestal with a bronze plaqueGraniteGrade II Q2949920 [3] [25] [26]

Harlech

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Harlech Statue The Two Kings.jpg
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The Two Kings Harlech 1984 Ivor Roberts-Jones StatueFigures represent Bran the Blessed and Gwern from the Mabinogion .

Llanberis

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Llanberis war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1309252.jpg
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War memorial Llanberis 1921Tapered column with crossStone [27] [28]

Llanfrothen

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Bust of Augustus and Column at Plas Brondanw Gardens.jpg Augustus Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen 18th-century or early 19thStatue on columnStoneGrade II Q29497194 [29]
Plas Brondanw - the fire monument - geograph.org.uk - 1467038.jpg Flaming Urn monument Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen 1953Sir Clough Williams-Ellis Urn on column, pedestal & plinthStone3.5mGrade II Q29497168 Erected to mark the rebuilding of Plas Brondanw after a 1951 fire. [30]

Llanuwchllyn

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Edwards 284.jpg Owen Morgan Edwards and Ifan ab Owen Edwards Llanuwchllyn 1972 Jonah Jones Two statues on a plinthBronze [3] [31]

Llanystumdwy

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Penddelw David Lloyd George (crop).jpg David Lloyd George Lloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy 1921 Kathleen Scott Bust on pillarBronze [3]

Maentwrog

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Maentwrog war memorial - panoramio - Keith Ruffles.jpg War memorialGarden of Rembrance, Maentwrog 1922Messers G Maile & Son LtdWheel cross on pedestal and stepped plinthGranite3.5m high [32]

Morfa Nefyn

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
War memorialSt Marys Church, Morfa Nefyn 1922ObeliskGranite [33]

Nefyn

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cofeb Ryfel Nefyn War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 634760.jpg War memorial Nefyn Wheel head crossStone [34]

Pennal

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Pennal Gwynedd C 15.JPG
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Owain Glyndŵr Pennal Statue

Portmeiron

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Sculpture in Portmeirion (7787).jpg
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Hercules Portmeirion Cast c.1863 William Brodie Statue on plinthBronze statueGrade II Q29484475 [35]
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Lord Nelson Portmeirion Painted sculptureCocade stoneGrade II Q29484480 [36]
Portmeirion - Burma-Tanzer 1.jpg Burmese dancer Portmeirion Painted sculptureGrade II
Portmeirion (1814311334).jpg Gautama Buddha Portmeiron c.1958Gilded statuePlasterGrade II [37]

Pwllheli

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
The War Memorial and Inner Harbour at Pwllheli - geograph.org.uk - 2208649.jpg
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War memorial Pwllheli 1924John Summers & John Williams of PwllheliStatue on pedestalBronze and granite8m highGrade II Q29484149 [38] [39] [40]

Trawsfynydd

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Hedd Wyn statue.jpg
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Hedd Wyn Trawsfynydd 1923 Leonard Stanford Merrifield Statue on a stepped plinth with tabletBronze, stone and slateGrade II Q29505236 [3] [41] [42]

Y Rhiw

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Wikidata Notes
Cofeb Ryfel Y Rhiw War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 616271.jpg War memorialOutside Capel Nebo, Y Rhiw Column with urnRed granite [43]

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