Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
13665
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Statue of Godfrey, First Viscount Tredegar
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Easting
318361
Northing
176820
Street Side
Location
On S side of gardens, facing Boulevard de Nantes.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
By W Goscombe John RA, Sculptor. Unveiled October 25th 1909, the 55th anniversary of the day on which Lord Tredegar led a troop of XVII Lancers in the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Erected by the County of Glamorgan "as a tribute of respect and affection".
Exterior
Bronze equestrian statue of Lord Tredegar in uniform of 17th Lancers. Pilastered plinth of Darley Dale stone with bronze reliefs depicting the Charge of the Light Brigade; bronze inscription on east side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as prestigious equestrian statue by important Welsh sculptor on key site in Civic Centre.
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