List of public art in Cardiff
The Welsh National War Memorial (Sir Ninian Comper , 1924–8) in Cathays Park, showing sculptures by Bertram Pegram
This is a list of public art in Cardiff , Wales , within the city and county boundary, including statues , sculptures, murals and other significant artworks located outside in public view.
Adamsdown
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
Crucifixion with Mary and John
Sculpture
St German's Church , Star Street
1965
Frank Roper
—
[ 1]
Bute Park
Canton
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
Joyance
Sculpture
Thompson’s Park
1899
William Goscombe John
—
[ 5]
Billy The Seal
Sculpture
Victoria Park
1997
David Petersen
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Council.
[ 6]
Cardiff Bay and Butetown
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
3 Ellipses for 3 Locks
Cardiff Bay Barrage
2007
Felice Varini
—
The first work by Varini in the UK, this sculpture was a year in planning and cost £25,000. Commissioned on behalf of the Harbour Authority by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency.
[ 7] [ 8]
A Meeting Place on the Plinth
Senedd
2006
Richard Harris
—
Richard Harris created the 45 tonne sculpture from 39 slate slabs. The slate was from Cwt y Bugail Quarry in north Wales .
[ 7]
Animal Wall
Century Wharf
2009
—
Gitta Gschwendtner
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 9]
Antarctic 100 Captain Scott Memorial
Mosaic sculpture
Waterfront Park
2003
Jonathon Williams
—
[ 9]
Beastie Benches
Sculptures
Britannia Quay and Waterfront Park
1994
Gwen Heeney
—
The nine brick sculptures are based on creatures mentioned in Dylan Thomas 's "Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait". The bricks were made by Dennis of Ruabon, the same firm which a century earlier had produced the exterior terracotta decoration of the Pierhead Building . Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Grosvener Waterside.
[ 10]
Cader Idris
Sculpture
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
1999
William Pye
—
Previously located in Central Square outside Cardiff Central Station . Pye drew his inspiration for the work from the mountains, lakes and valleys of Wales and in particular Cader Idris in Snowdonia
[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers
Statue
Landsea Gardens
2023
Steve Winterburn
—
The statue depicts rugby league players Gus Risman , Billy Boston and Clive Sullivan .
[ 14]
Cargoes
Architectural sculptures
Bute Street and Stuart Street
2000
Brian Fell
—
The work is inspired by the John Masefield poem 'Cargoes'. Sculptures depicting the various cargoes and ships from the poem are attached to the gables and walls throughout Mermaid Quay. A floor mounted cast iron plaque also quotes the poem in full. Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of then site.
[ 15]
Celtic Ring
Sculpture
Roald Dahl Plass
1993
Harvey Hood
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 16]
Equity
Architectural sculpture
Portland House, West Bute Street
c. 1926–1927
J. A. Stevenson
F. C. R. Palmer and W. F. C. Holden
[ 17]
Mahatma Gandhi
Sculpture
The Flourish
2017
Ram Sutar and Anil Sutar
—
6 ft (1.83 m) bronze statue near the Wales Millennium Centre at the end of Lloyd George Avenue cost £65,000 and was funded by the Hindu Council of Wales.
[ 18]
From Pit to Port
Sculpture
Roath Basin
2005
John Clinch and John Buck
—
The sculpture was developed from an original maquette by John Clinch, enlarged and modelled by Michael and Caroline Crofton.[citation needed ]
[ 19]
Landsea Square Water Feature
Sculpture
Landsea Square
2000
Jo Johnson Landscape Architects
[ 20]
Lighthouse (Blue Beacon )
Sculpture
Cardiff Bay Police Station
2009
Mark Renn
—
60 feet tall steel sculpture of a lighthouse (with blue flashing light) commissioned by Safle on behalf of South Wales Police at a cost of £75,000.
[ 21] [ 22]
Looking Both Ways
Sculpture
Lloyd George Avenue
2001
David Kemp
—
The silhouette sculpture is approximately 10 feet tall by 10 feet wide. It is made from painted mild sheet steel, with pink on one side and blue on the other.
[ 23] [ 24]
Merchant Seafarers' War Memorial
Sculpture
Near the Senedd
1994–1996
Brian Fell
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of the Merchants Seafarers Association, funded through various private donations supplemented by Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 25]
Ivor Novello
Statue
Roald Dahl Plass
2009
Peter Nicholas
—
[ 26]
Pobl Fel Ni / People Like Us
Statues
Boardwalk
1993
John Clinch
—
[ 27]
Portrait Bench
Statues
Pont y Werin
2010
—
—
Two-dimensional figures of Sybil Williams, founder of the Cardiff-based cycling charity Pedal Power, Jason Stone, an ice hockey player for Cardiff Devils and Lydia Harris, a 10-year-old pupil of Mount Stuart Primary School, laser cut in Corten steel . Three people from the Vale of Glamorgan are commemorated on the Penarth side of the bridge.
[ 28]
Sails
Sculpture
Cardiff Bay Retail Park
1996
Richard Thornton
—
[ 29]
Ship in a Bottle
Sculpture
Cardiff Bay wetlands
2004
Melissa Gibbs
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 30] [ 31]
Water Tower
Sculpture/Fountain
Roald Dahl Plas
2000
William Pye
—
[ 32]
Wife on the Ocean Wave
Sculpture
Graving Docks
1993
Graham Ibbeson
—
[ 33]
Lampstandards
Sculpture
Along the waterfront at Roath Basin, Britannia Park and Britannia Quay
1994
Tess Jaray , Tom Lomax
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Grosvener Waterside.
[ 34]
Yellow Bench
Sculpture
Longueil Close
1999
Andrew Rowe
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the Premier Inn Hotel. This work has recently been relocated to the opposite corner of the Premier Inn, to make way for an extension of the hotel. The work is dedicated to the brother of the original commissioner, who had died in car accident.
[ 35]
Balcony Grills
Sculpture
Amity Court
2001
Andrew Rowe
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 36]
Tree In The Bay
Sculpture
Cardiff Bay Trail
2005
Angharad Pearce Jones (with children from Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd)
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Grosvener Waterside.
[ 37]
Assembly Field
Sculpture and wind break
Left hand the side of the Senedd main entrance
2005
Danny Lane
—
[ 38]
World Harmony Peace Statue Statue of Sri Chinmoy
Statue
Waterfront Park
2012
Kaivalya Torpy
—
Unveiled 11 March 2012 to mark the 25th anniversary of the World Harmony Run .
[ 39] [ 40]
Funnel and Smoke
Sculpture
Hemingway Road
2004
Andrew Hazell
—
[ 41]
Palisade
Sculpture
Waterfront Park
1991
Denys Short
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Grosvener Waterside.
[ 42]
Triple Spout
Sculpture
Roald Dahl Plass
2000
William Pye
—
[ 43]
Water Quarter
Sculpture
Galleon Way
2006
Howard Bowcott
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 44]
West Close Square
Sculpture
West Close Square'
1993
Nina Edge and David Makie
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 45]
Angelina Street
Sculpture
Angelina Street
2004
Ray Smith
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Council.
[ 46]
Atlantic
Sculpture
Tyndall Street
1991
Doug Cocker
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 47]
Atlantic Echo
Sculpture
Ocean Way
2000
Dan Archer
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 48]
Monorail
Sculpture
Railway Embankment
1995
Sokari Douglas Camp
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
[ 49]
Bute Street Works
Bespoke bollards and paving inserts
Bute Street
2000
Parnell, Mackie and Rowe.
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
Deep Navigation
Sculpture
Roald Dahl Plass
2000
Stephan Gec
Consists of two cast iron pillars, modelled on those from a nearby bank building. The first pillar is cast from metal retrieved from the former Oval Basin and includes the names of all of the South Wales coal mines that were operational in 1964. The second pillar is cast from metal retrieved from Tower Colliery and identifies all of the ports to which Cardiff exported coal. Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
The Big Egg
Sculpture
Henke Court, Schooner Way
2000
Rachel Joynt
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of the developer of the site.
Cathays
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil
Architectural sculpture
St Michael and All Angels church, Whitchurch Road
c. 1995
Theo Grunwald
—
[ 50]
Cathays Park
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare
Statue
Alexandra Gardens
1895–1898
Herbert Hampton
—
[ 51]
Gorsedd circle
Stone circle
Gorsedd Gardens
1899
—
—
Previously erected elsewhere in the park for the 1899 National Eisteddfod ; relocated here in 1905.[ 52]
Science and Education
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff Crown Court
1901–1904
Donald McGill
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 53]
Commerce and Industry
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff Crown Court
1901–1904
Paul Raphael Montford
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 54]
Poetry and Music
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff City Hall
1901–1904
Paul Raphael Montford
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 55]
Unity and Patriotism
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff City Hall
1901–1904
Henry Poole
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 56]
The Sea Receiving the Severn
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff City Hall
1901–1904
Paul Raphael Montford
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 57]
The Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff City Hall
1901–1904
Henry Poole
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 58]
George V
Statue in niche
Cardiff University Main Building, Museum Avenue elevation
1903 c. 1903
?
W. D. Caröe
Edward VIII as Prince of Wales
Statue in niche
Cardiff University Main Building, Museum Avenue elevation
1903 c. 1903
?
W. D. Caröe
Welsh Dragon
Architectural sculpture
Cardiff City Hall (roof)
1904
Henry Charles Fehr
Lanchester , Stewart and Rickards
[ 60] [ 61]
John Cory
Statue
Gorsedd Gardens
1904–1906
Sir William Goscombe John
—
[ 62]
South African War Memorial
Memorial
King Edward VII Avenue
1905–1909
Albert Toft
—
[ 63]
Gwilym Williams
Statue
Outside Cardiff Crown Court
1906–1910
Sir William Goscombe John
—
[ 64]
Mining
Sculptural group
Glamorgan Building
1908–1912
Albert Hodge
—
[ 65]
Navigation
Sculptural group
Glamorgan Building
1908–1912
Albert Hodge
—
[ 66]
Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar
Equestrian statue
City Hall lawn
1909
Sir William Goscombe John
—
[ 67]
Mining
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Thomas J. Clapperton
Smith and Brewer
[ 68] [ 69]
Shipping
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Thomas J. Clapperton
Smith and Brewer
[ 68] [ 69]
Prehistoric Period
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Gilbert Bayes
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Classic Period
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Gilbert Bayes
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Medieval Period
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Richard Garbe
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Modern Period
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Richard Garbe
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Learning
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Thomas J. Clapperton
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Art
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Bertram Pegram
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Music
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
David Evans
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Dragons and Lions
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1914–1915
Bertram Pegram
Smith and Brewer
[ 68]
Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart
Statue
Gorsedd Gardens
1915–1919
Sir William Goscombe John
—
[ 70]
Welsh National War Memorial
Memorial
Alexandra Gardens
1924–1928
Bertram Pegram
Sir Ninian Comper
[ 71]
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
Statue
Friary Gardens
1930
James Pittendrigh Macgillivray
—
[ 72]
Relief sculpture
Redwood Building
1960–1961
Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Percy Thomas and Son
[ 73]
David Lloyd George
Statue
Gorsedd Gardens
1955–1960
Michael Rizzello
—
[ 74]
Agriculture
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1962–1965
T. Alwyn Lloyd and Gordon
[ 75]
Slate Quarrying
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1962–1965
T. Alwyn Lloyd and Gordon
[ 75]
Three Obliques (Walk In)
Sculpture
Outside Cardiff University School of Music
1968
Dame Barbara Hepworth
Sir Alex Gordon
[ 76] [ 77]
Falklands War Memorial (Cardiff)
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
1982
[ 78]
Red Dragon
Sculpture
Bute Building
1984
David Petersen
Ivor Jones and Percy Thomas
[ 79] [ 80]
Reguarding Guardians of Art
Architectural sculpture
National Museum Cardiff
1988–1990
Dhruva Mistry
—
[ 81] [ 82]
Memorial to Welsh Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
1992
[ 83]
Girl
Sculpture
Gorsedd Gardens
2005
Robert Thomas
—
[ 84]
Mind's Eye
Ceramic relief sculpture
Tower Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University , Park Place
2006–2007
Peter Randall-Page
—
[ 85] [ 86]
The Gift of Life Stone
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
2007
[ 87]
Welsh National Falklands War Memorial
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
2007
[ 88]
Thalidomide Memorial
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
2016
[ 89]
Parasitoid Attacking An Aphid Mark Jervis
Sculpture
Sir Martin Evans Building (faculty of Biosciences), Cardiff University
2016
Darren Greenhow
[ 90]
Memorial to Black and Ethnic Minority Service Personnel
Commemorative stone
Alexandra Gardens
2019
[ 91]
City centre
The area is bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations – Central and Queen Street – to the south and east respectively.
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
Alight
Sculpture
Mary Anne Street, outside Tŷ Admiral
2014
S. Mark Gubb
—
Unveiled 17 December 2014. A 10-metre-tall, illuminated steel and glass lightning bolt.
[ 92]
Allegories of the drapery business
Relief sculpture
Howells department store
1930
—
Percy Thomas
[ 93]
All Hands
Sculpture
Custom House Street
2001
Brian Fell
—
Sculpture runs on the path of the Glamorganshire Canal depicting canal workers pulling boats with ropes.[ 93] Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 93]
Alliance
Sculpture
Hayes Place
2009
Jean-Bernard Métais
—
Includes glowing liquid, projected light and text (written by Peter Finch ). Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Land Securities.
[ 94] [ 95]
An Eye for People
Mosaic
Thomson House, Havelock Street
1959
Ray Howard-Jones
—
In 1958 Howard-Jones won a national competition held by the Western Mail for a mosaic outside their new headquarters. The mosaic (and building) was destroyed in 2008.
[ 96]
Aneurin Bevan
Statue
Queen Street
1987
Robert Thomas
—
[ 97]
Betty Campbell
Bust with sculpture group
Central Square
2021
Eve Shepherd
—
[ 98] [ 99]
Boots, 36 to 38 Queen Street
Painting
Queen Street
Stephen Bonutto
Original design is mosaic which would be behind the painting.
[ 100]
Cardiff Central Station Mosaics
Mosaic
Cardiff Central railway station
2003
Rob Turner
—
[ 15]
Chess Sets
Street furniture
The Hayes
2009
Bedwyr Williams
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Land Securities.
[ 101]
Connect 4 or 5
Light sculpture
Wood Street Railway Bridge
2009
Adrian Stuart
DO-Architecture Ltd
Illuminated LED installations beneath the arches of the bridge.
[ 102] [ 103]
Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
Drinking fountain
Dock Feeder
1862
W. and T. Wills
—
Donated by William Alexander, Mayor of Cardiff from 1859 to 1860.
[ 104]
Jim Driscoll
Statue
Bute Terrace
1997
Philip Blacker
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 26]
Family Group
Sculptural group
Queen Street
2009
Robert Thomas
—
[ 105]
Giant Daffodils
Mural
Cardiff Central Water Tower
1984
Dennis Bridge (team leader)
—
Work was carried out in June 2012 to repaint the tower in beige and brown.[ 106]
[ 107]
Grecian Woman
Statue in niche
The Prince of Wales public House (formerly a theatre), St Mary Street
c. 1920
—
—
Installed when the building was a theatre[ 108]
[ 109]
John Batchelor
Statue
The Hayes
1883–6
James Milo Griffith
—
The statue of this Liberal politician John Batchelor roused opposition from his opponents when it was first erected. The council was presented with a petition for its removal and, in 1887, the statue was daubed with coal tar and paint.
[ 110]
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
Statue
Callaghan Square
1848–53
John Evan Thomas
—
Originally located in front of the old Town Hall in St Mary Street and moved to Callaghan Square in 2000.[ 111]
[ 112]
Miner
Statue
Queen Street
2005
Robert Thomas
—
[ 85]
Mother and Son
Sculptural group
Queen Street
2005
Robert Thomas
—
[ 113]
Nereid
Sculpture
Kingsway
1995–6
David Nathan
—
[ 114]
Pierhead Clock
Clock
St Mary Street
2011
Marianne Forrest
—
The clock mechanism, dating to 1897, was formerly used by the clock of the Pierhead Building . It was replaced in 1973 and sold to an American collector, who decided to return it to Cardiff in 2005. The monkeys on swinging on the pendulums are a reference to the 3rd Marquess of Bute's opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution.
[ 115]
Sir Tasker Watkins
Statue
Outside the Millennium Stadium
2009
Roger Andrews
—
[ 116]
Untitled
Sculpture
Formerly on The Hayes (now removed)
1972
Garth Evans
—
40-metre long black steel sculpture commissioned by the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation in 1972 and exhibited for 6 months. Returned to The Hayes in September 2019 for another 6 months.
[ 117] [ 118]
Without Place
Sculpture
Junction of Charles Street and Queen Street
2011
Denis O'Connor and Bernie Rutter
—
[ 119]
Grangetown
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
Fountain Canopy - Grange Gardens’
Sculpture
Grange Gardens Park
1909
MacFarlanes of Glasgow
—
[ 120]
A Private View
Stainless steel sphere
A4232 link road
1995
Kevin Atherton
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of South Glamorgan County Council.
[ 7]
Grange Gardens War Memorial
Memorial with statue
Grange Gardens
1920
Henry Charles Fehr
—
[ 84]
International Mother Language Monument
Sculpture
Grangemoor Park
2019
—
—
[ 121]
Sevenoaks Park Graffiti Wall
130m mural
Sevenoaks Park
2007
–
Various
Mural first created in July 2007 as part of the Roxe Jam festival and renewed each year thereafter by local and international graffiti artists.
[ 122]
Silent Links
Sculpture
Grangemoor Park
2000
Ian Randall
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 123]
The Marl Railings
Sculpture
The Marl
—
[ 124]
Urban Open Spaces’
Sculpture
Grangemoor Park
1999
Jeremy Waygood
—
Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 125]
Heath
Leckwith
Llandaff
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
The City Cross
Cross
The Cathedral Green
13th century; restored 1897
—
—
[ 128]
War memorial
Memorial
The Cathedral Green
1924
Sir William Goscombe John
J. P. Grant
[ 129]
James Rice Buckley
Statue
The Cathedral Green
1924–6
Sir William Goscombe John
—
[ 130]
Map of Llandaff’
Sculpture
High Street
1981
Jeremy Waygood
—
[ 131]
Radyr
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
Radyr War Memorial
Memorial with statue
Heol Isaf / Kings Road
—
Alfred Turner
—
[ 132]
Riverside
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
Seeds and Spices
Four sculptures
Fitzhamon Embankment
2007
David Mackie, Heather Parnell, Andrew Rowe
—
[ 133]
Roath
Splott
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
Blue Flash, Power Box and Mesh Chips
Sculpture
Electricity sub-station, Tyndall Street
1994
John Gingell
—
Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of SWALEC.
[ 100]
Landmark
Sculptures
Roundabout, Tyndall Street/Ocean Way
1992
Pierre Vivant
—
Also known locally as the Magic Roundabout. Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
[ 137]
Tremorfa
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Notes
Source
Secret Station
Sculpture
Rover Way, Ffordd Pengam (off the A4232 road )
1992
Eilis O'Connell
—
This was originally commissioned by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust on behalf of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation. In 2019 several external bronze panels were stripped and stolen, leaving the work severely vandalised. To date (May 2022), the work has not been repaired and is in a very poor state.
[ 123]
Whitchurch
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Type
Location
Date
Sculptor
Architect / Designer
Source
Whitchurch War Memorial
Memorial with statue
Outside Whitchurch Library
1920
—
—
[ 138]
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