 In October 2014 Swansea Council unveiled a blue plaque for Watkins outside the building on the corner of St Helen's Road and Beach Street in the city, where he spent 38 years working for Lloyds Bank.On 3 November 2014 the "Poem of the Week" in "The Guardian" was Watkins' "Three Harps".Most of Watkins's manuscripts are held by the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.