Public art & sculpture · North Wales
Alfred Hughes Memorial
Alfred Hughes Memorial in Wales North, United Kingdom.
John Lucas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Alfred Hughes Memorial is a public sculpture in Wales North, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Hughes Memorial in Corris is a memorial obelisk commemorating Alfred W. Hughes, who served as a surgeon in the Second Boer War. Hughes died of fever in South Africa in 1900. In 2013, Professor Chris Williams of Swansea University described it as one of the most important objects in Welsh history.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6534, -3.8430
- Established
- 1905
- Official site
- www.corrismineexplorers.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q29499920 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hughes Memorial, Corris (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alfred Hughes Memorial?
- Alfred Hughes Memorial is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6534°, -3.8430°.
- When was Alfred Hughes Memorial built?
- Alfred Hughes Memorial dates to 1905.