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Corris
Gwynedd
Wales

Braich Goch, on A487, north end of village

Alfred Hughes Memorial

Aberllefenni nr. Corris 1861 - London 1900
Surgeon and professor, Professor of Anatomy

W. Goscombe John
c. 1900

Description

Tall pink granite Celtic style cross, rising to a circular head with a central relief rosette on each side. The cross is mounted on a cubic plinth which is set on inscribed base above which is a bronze portrait roundel with embossed bust, circumscribed: alfred william hvghes magister dilectus and pro patria mortvvs mdcccc.

Inscription(s)

in memory of
ALFRED W. HUGHES F.R.C.S.
Professor of Anatomy, Kings College, London
who began his life's work among these hills
and died of fever contracted in the
South African war while superintending
The Welsh Hospital
which he originated and organized
Born at Fronwen, Corris July 31^st 1861
Died November 3^rd 1900
erected by public subscription

On the other side a text in Welsh, which is too weathered to read.

Signed: (portrait) w. goscombe john a.r.a.

Sculptor

Sir William Goscombe John (Cardiff 1860 - London 1952), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia – Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.

Locatie (N 52°39'12" - W 3°50'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa101; Photograph: 28 July 2012
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