A WWI memorial and statue of Daniel Owen
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A WWI memorial and statue of Daniel Owen
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 25 May 2021
In the foreground is the black cut-out memorial to a WWI soldier. In the background is the statue of Daniel Owen which stands beside Mold library; it was sculpted by Sir William Goscombe John. Daniel Owen was born in Mold in 1836 and was a Welsh writer and novelist. His contribution to Welsh literature, considered by some, making him comparable to the English Literature of Charles Dickens. He died in Mold in 1895.
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Image Location
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53.167081
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-3.143385