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
13692
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1975  
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999  
Name of Property
Statue of John Cory  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Cardiff  
Community
Castle  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
318417  
Northing
176823  
Street Side
 
Location
Near SE corner of gardens, facing S over Boulevard de Nantes.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
By W Goscombe John. John Cory, coal owner and philanthropist. Unveiled 1906, in presence of its subject.  

Exterior
By Goscombe John, RA Inscribed: "This statue is erected by his friends and fellow citizens as a token of their appreciation of his world-wide sympathies. 1906". Bronze standing figure with weight on left leg and with right leg inclined forward. Figure clad in suit and open great coat; hat in left hand and book or paper in right hand. Tall stone plinth in Classical style.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as fine public statue by important Welsh sculptor on key site in Civic Centre. Group Value.  

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