Millennium Sculpture - LLandudno, Wales, Great Britain.
N 53° 19.333 W 003° 49.488
30U E 445060 N 5908432
Millennium Sculpture - A tall column, representing the history of Llandudno, often called the Queen of Welsh resorts, topped with an abstract crown, sea and sun motif. located at North Western Gardens, Llandudno, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMHPXX
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/02/2013
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Millennium Sculpture - An attractive and detailed, sculpture, featuring Llandudno future at the top and a time line to the past as you look down the monument. Standing approx. 14 feet high.
"Tall narrow hexagonal column representing various key aspects of Llandudno's history using materials which have relevance to each particular time band. The aim was to provide a vehicle for an historical narrative in the form of a vertical timeline.
Additional Information From top of sculpture downwards:
Crown: veiled reference to Llandudno 'Queen of Welsh Resorts' Water and wave design.
Sun Motif: Future optimism
North Wales Theatre: Welsh National Opera, October Fest
Llandudno's Second Pier: Built in 1875. Example of Victorian confidence in the future
Railway Arrived: In 1858 bringing people from Northern England
Promenade of Hotels: Facing the Bay - St. Georges Hotel, first hotel, built in 1854
18th Century Llandudno: A collection of copper miners cottages perched high on Orme
Strong Christian Presence: Llan - Church, Tudno - Name of founding 6th century saint. Palace of medieval bishops
Viking Raids: 9th, 10th, 11th century.
Roman Presence: Coins and pottery from the reign of Aurelian 270 AD have been found on the Orme
Bronze Age Copper Mining: Prehistoric mining for copper ore going back to 1800 BC
Tropical Seas: 300 million years ago Llandudno area was a warm shallow sea. Calcium carbonate deposits were laid down - now carboniferious limestone rock forming the Orme" Text Source: (
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