Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles Morgan, Stow Hill, Newport

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5879 / 51°35'16"N

Longitude: -2.9972 / 2°59'49"W

OS Eastings: 331011

OS Northings: 188146

OS Grid: ST310881

Mapcode National: GBR J5.C4T4

Mapcode Global: VH7BD.0CC1

Plus Code: 9C3VH2Q3+54

Entry Name: Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles Morgan

Listing Date: 2 May 1980

Last Amended: 31 March 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3093

Building Class: Commemorative

Also known as: Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles Morgan

ID on this website: 300003093

Location: Freestanding in this pedestrianised area, between the National Westminster and Midland Banks; faces E. Formerly listed under Park Square.

County: Newport

Town: Newport

Community: Stow Hill

Built-Up Area: Newport

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Statue

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History

Both pedestal and statue are signed by John Evan Thomas, sculptor and dated 1848. Originally sited nearby at the corner of High Street and Baneswell Road (later known as Bridge Street); then moved to Park Square near St Woolos Cathedral and finally re-erected in its present location in 1992.

Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar (1760-1846) was MP for Brecon (1787-96) and for Monmouthshire (1796-1831) and was a well known agriculturalist in this area. John Evan Thomas of Brecon (1810-1873) was an eminent Welsh sculptor and in 1868 was Sheriff of Brecknock.

Exterior

Set on a stepped platform, the granite pedestal has broad cornice and English and Welsh inscriptions to the squared sides; rounded ends. Bronze statue of an informally seated Sir Charles Morgan with classical figures to sides of chair and coat of arms to back. Inscription to left hand side reads: "This memorial was erected AD 1850 by the friends of the late Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar baronet in testimony of their attachment to the man whose benevolence they admired and whose loss they deplore".

Reasons for Listing

Fine early Victorian public sculpture of important figure in history of Newport. Group value with the National Westminster Bank.

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Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles Morgan

A Grade II Listed Building in Stow Hill, Newport