Cwmdonkin Park
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The fountain celebrated by Dylan Thomas in his poem "The Hunchback in the Park" - by Italian artist Lidia Chiarelli
Cwmdonkin Park is a park in Swansea, in south Wales. Poet Dylan Thomas grew up at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, not far from here. The fountain in the park is celebrated in his poem "The Hunchback in the park".[1] In 1963, a memorial stone with lines from another poem by Thomas' "Fern Hill", was placed in the park.
The park has water gardens, tennis courts, a bowling green and a children's play area.
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The cast-iron drinking fountain mentioned by Dylan Thomas in 'The Hunchback in the Park'.
The memorial stone inscribed with lines from 'Fern Hill', photographed after the 2018 restoration.
The southern entrance to Cwmdonkin Park on The Grove. The Amis family lived at number 24 (to the right of the picture).
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