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Title
Sir Henry Hussey Vivian (1821–1894)
Date
1886
Medium
bronze & red granite
Accession number
SA1_DO_S256
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
13th March 1886
Listing date
30/03/87
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base, corner, below right foot: M. RACCI. 89 / LONDON / FECIT. 1884; base, right: H YOUNG & CO / ART FOUNDERS / PIMLICO
Inscription description
plinth: THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF SWANSEA / & UNVEILED MARCH 13TH 1886 / BY LORD ABERDARE / IN RECOGNITION OF THE EMINENT SERVICE / RENDERED TO THIS PORT & TOWN / BY SIR H. HUSSEY VIVIAN BART: M.P. / FIRST BARON SWANSEA OF SINGLETON / BORN 8 JULY 1821: DIED 28 NOVEMBER 1894 / M.P. FOR:- / TRURO 1852-7 / GLAMORGAN 1857 - 85 / SWANSEA DISTRICT 1885 / AND / UNTIL HIS ELEVATION TO THE PEERAGE IN 1893.; plaque, rear of plinth: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUSSEY VIVIAN'S STATUE / 1886 / UNVEILED BY LORD ABERDARE ON THE / SITE OF ISLAND HOUSE CASTLE SQUARE / 1936 / MOVED TO VICTORIA PARK / A982 / THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED 21ST MAY / BY THE LORD MAYOR / COUNCILLOR TYSSUL LEWIS