Swansea blue plaques
Swansea has a number of blue plaques installed to honour its important and significant citizens.
Swansea's history is full of unique, important and famous figures, ranging from the arts, science and sport. Now a number of blue plaques have been attached to buildings with an association to those people. Such a device enables the city to honour them and their achievements and to share them with the world.
Do you know of a person or building / site of wider historical interest that deserves to be honoured with a blue plaque?
Pete Ham
Dedicated to the rock musician, member of The Iveys and Badfinger
Griffith John
Dedicated to the pioneer Christian missionary
Emily Phipps
Headmistress of girls' secondary school, Feminist and inspirational campaigner.
Ann of Swansea
Dedicated to the local poet and novelist, who also managed the Swansea Bathing House.
Cwmdonkin Park
Made famous by the Dylan Thomas poem 'The Hunchback in the Park'.
Vernon Watkins
Dedicated to the influential poet
Edgar Evans
Dedicated to the member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole
William Robert Grove
Dedicated to the scientist, judge and inventor of the fuel cell
Kingsley Amis
Dedicated to the acclaimed novelist
Lewis Weston Dillwyn
Dedicated to the British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament.
St. Helens - Swansea RFC
Made famous as a venue for many sporting occasions.
Edward George 'Taffy' Bowen
Scientist, pioneer of radar
The Ace Sisters
As proposed by the Archif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive of Wales.
St. Helens - Swansea Cricket Club
St Helen's in 2016 is the home of Swansea Cricket Club and a venue for Glamorgan Cricket Club
Saunders Lewis
Dramatist, literary critic, and founder of Plaid Cymru
Ceri Richards
Artist
Clara Neal
Dedicated to the suffragist and campaigner for women's rights
Jessie Donaldson
Dedicated to the anti slavery campaigner, activist and teacher
Daniel James
Writer of the words to the hymn Calon Lan
John Hughes
Composer of the hymn Calon Lan
The Vetch Field
Former home of Swansea City AFC
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Last modified on 20 November 2024