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| Title | Statue of Judge Gwilym Williams | |
| Collection | Public Monuments and Sculpture Association | |
| Sculptor | Goscombe John, William | |
| Foundry | Burton, Thames Ditton, A.B. | |
| Date Completion | 1910 | |
| Date Design | 1906-1910 | |
| Description | Standing male figure in court dress. Weight on right leg, left leg extended forward. Right forearm extended and right hand open, left hand holding raised border of gown. | |
| Additional Information | Gwilym Williams (1839-1906) was born at Aberdare. He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School; the Normal College, Swansea and in France. He became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1863 and in the same year, on the death of his father, a wealthy landowner as the proprietor of the Miskin estate with valuable mineral properties. He was appointed as stipendiary magistrate for Pontypridd and the Rhondda in 1872. It was said of him at this time that he was 'a terror to malefactors.' He continued in office until 1884 when he was appointed a judge of the county courts, mid-Wales circuit, and in 1885 was promoted to judge of the county courts of Glamorgan, a post which he held until his death in 1906. He lived at Miskin Manor, Pontyclun, Llantrisant. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | CARDIFF016 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | AHCARDIFF01616 | |
| Inscription | Inscription on ornate bronze relief panel on front of pedestal: 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 | |
| Location | Cardiff, Cardiff | |
| Measurements Dimensions | Statue(198cm high approx), Pedestal(214cm high approx) | |
| Material | Bronze, Granite | |
| Rights Owner | Public Monuments and Sculpture Association | |
| Source | AH | |
| Work Type | Statue | |