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Statue of John Batchelor

Castle, Cardiff, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Statue of John Batchelor, Castle, Cardiff, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commemorative
Date of designation
19 May 1975
Community
Castle
Unitary authority
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.47955, -3.17647
Cadw reference
13721

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Opposite entrance to Hills Street.

History

1885; by James Milo Griffith, sculptor. John Batchelor, 1820-1883, radical politician; mayor of Cardiff, 1853. He established new sewerage system to combat cholera. The statue enraged his political opponents who compiled a petition of 12,000 names for its removal.

Exterior

Standing bronze figure on stone pedestal. In contemporary dress, L leg forward, indicating with R arm. Pedestal inscribed "The Friend of Freedom".

Reason for designation

Fine example of Victorian public sculpture on prominent site.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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