Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Statue of Second Marquess of Bute
Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Community
- Butetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47520, -3.17354
- Cadw reference
- 13799
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
On S of Callaghan Square.
History
1849-53; by John Evan Thomas. Originally stood outside the old Guildhall at N end of St Mary Street before being moved to the S end of the street. The Second Marquess laid the foundations of modern Cardiff by the development of the Bute East and West Docks.
Exterior
Standing bronze figure on granite base.
Reason for designation
Early example of Victorian public scuplture commemorating the founder of modern Cardiff.
Nearby in the register
- Railway OverbridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Greek Orthodox Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Warehouse on corner of Lloyd George Avenue and Herbert StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Warehouse Adjacent to Marquess of Bute's WarehouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.