page_title: Cathays Park
section_title: Statues
hierarchical_section_title: Cathays Park / Statues
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Godfrey, First Viscount Tredegar. He took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854. He became Lord Tredegar in 1875 on the death of his father and became Viscount in 1905. His ancestral home was Tredegar House near Newport.
context_page_description: Cathays Park or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens. It includes Edwardian buildings such as the Temple of Peace, City Hall, the National Museum and Gallery of Wales and several buildings belonging to the Cardiff University campus. It also includes Cardiff Crown Court, the administrative headquarters of the Welsh Government, and the more modern Cardiff Central police station. The Pevsner architectural guide to the historic county of Glamorgan judges Cathays Park to be "the finest civic centre in the British Isles". The area falls within the Cathays electoral ward.
context_section_description: Cathays Park is home to a large number of statues and sculptures, of which eight have been awarded listed status due to their historic significance. These are listed in the table below.
caption: Viscount Tredegar, on the lawn in front of Cardiff City Hall
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