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
13721
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Statue of John Batchelor
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318397
Northing
176278
Street Side
Location
Opposite entrance to Hills Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
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".
Interior
Reason for designation
Fine example of Victorian public sculpture on prominent site.
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