ianto's shrine
this beast that you're after will eat you alive
and spit out your bones.
ianto's shrine is a physical shrine in cardiff, dedicated to the torchwood character ianto jones.
i wrote its wikipedia page and
i'm fascinated by its evolution over the years, especially considering it was established in 2009 and yet is
still lively and active to this day! this page uses free images from wikimedia commons (of the entire shrine, not specific tributes) to track the visual history of the shrine.
click on an image to go to its page on wikimedia commons and see full-size versions and who uploaded it!
if you have a photo you took of ianto's shrine, especially an image from 2009 or from 2020-2025, please upload it to wikimedia commons under a free license -
it's a valuable piece of fandom history! (consider also letting me know :])
april 2010
by this point, the shrine was already well-established. there's no sign, but many tributes are already present and the "save ianto jones" campaign had hosted a memorial service two months earlier.
may 2010
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september 2011
this is the first appearance of the "we want torchwood cardiff" sign above the shrine. by this point, the final series of torchwood was close to ending, and the shrine had been displayed in an episode.
august 2012
september 2012
october 2013
here we see the appearance of the familiar name "ianto's shrine", and a plaque (top left of the shrine) had been added by mermaid quay staff the previous year.
december 2013
october 2014
at roughly this point, the shrine began to be looked after by torchwood fan carol-anne hillman, who has continued to be its caretaker since. she decorates the shrine for events such as valentine's day and ianto's birthday, as well as placing tributes from those who cannot visit.
march 2017
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december 2017
finally the shrine gets a proper sign!
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january 2018
december 2019
in this photo you can see some of the christmas decorations put up by carol-anne hillman + others - tinsel and wreaths.
june 2024
i took this photo :]
