Pierce Memorial Garden

Evan Pierce was born in Denbigh and trained as a doctor. He later worked as the County coroner for Denbighshire. He sat as an alderman on Denbigh town council for over 50 years and served as mayor on five occasions.[1] While a medical student in Edinburgh, and subsequently in practice in his home town, Pierce gained considerable public recognition for his work in combatting the cholera pandemic.[2] In recognition of this, and of his other works in the town, a public subscription was raised to construct a commemorative garden. Pierce himself donated the land for the garden in the early 1870s,[lower-alpha 1] the foundation stone was laid in 1872 and work continued for another decade, the column being completed in 1885.[1][lower-alpha 2] Pierce also funded the two fountains at the entrance to the garden, erected to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.[4][lower-alpha 3]

The gardens were restored in 2007 by Purcell Miller Triton.[6]

The memorial set within the park is a column topped by a statue of Pierce.[7] The statue was sculpted by W. and T. Wills, the column by Martin Underwood and the relief panels on the column are by Mario Raggi.[8] The memorial is a Grade II* listed structure[1] and the garden is listed Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[9] The two fountains are listed at Grade II.[10][11]

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  Evan Pierce
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  The garden
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  Relief by Mario Raggi

• Darke, Jo (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales: A National Portrait in Bronze and Stone. London: MacDonald and Co. OCLC 1008240876.
• Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1986]. Clwyd. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09627-5.

• Illustrated article on the garden