Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue of John Batchelor
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
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
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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
- Ladies' ToiletsCivilunder 1 mi
- Lamp PostGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Gentlemen's ToiletsCivilunder 1 mi
- HabitatCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.