Swansea Devil

The local man is reputed to have prophesied: "When your church is destroyed and burnt to the ground my devil will remain laughing.

"[1] Swansea, being a major strategic target in South Wales, was bombed heavily during World War II.

The devil was left to rot in a garage in Hereford,[3] until a local historian returned him to Swansea during the 1980s.

Once returned to Swansea the devil was placed as close to his original location inside the shopping centre as possible without directly offending the church goers.

After public outcry aided by the local newspaper the South Wales Evening Post, the Devil was placed back once more to watch over St. Mary's.