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
13799
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/06/2009
Name of Property
Statue of Second Marquess of Bute
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Easting
318593
Northing
175791
Street Side
Location
On S of Callaghan Square.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
Early example of Victorian public scuplture commemorating the founder of modern Cardiff.
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