List of public art in Cardiff facts for kids

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	Roper Frank Roper	—

Bute Park

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Animal Wall	Bute Park	1887–8; 1930–1	Nicholls Thomas Thomas Nicholls and Alexander Carrick (Architect: William Burges)	Sculptures			Grade I
	Awen	Outside the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama	1975	l'Anson, CharlesCharles l'Anson	Sculpture
	Fox and Owl	Bute Park	2004	Hemming, NansiNansi Hemming	Tree carving

Canton

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Joyance	Thompson's Park	c. 1899	John, William GoscombeWilliam Goscombe John	Sculpture
	Billy the Seal	Victoria Park	1997	Petersen David Petersen	Sculpture	Steel and stone

Cardiff Bay

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Notes	Source
	3 Ellipses for 3 Locks		Cardiff Bay Barrage	2007	Varini Felice Varini	—	The first work by Varini in the UK, this sculpture was a year in planning and cost £25,000.
	A Meeting Place on the Plinth		Senedd	2006	Harris Richard Harris	—	Richard Harris created the 45 tonne sculpture from 39 slate slabs. The slate was from Cwt y Bugail Quarry in north Wales.
	Animal Wall		Century Wharf	2009	—	Gschwendtner Gitta Gschwendtner
	Antarctic 100 Captain Scott Memorial	Mosaic sculpture	Waterfront Park	2003	Williams Jonathon Williams	—
	Beastie Benches	Sculptures	Britannia Quay and Waterfront Park	1994	Heeney 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.
	Cader Idris	Sculpture	Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve	1999	Pye 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
	Cargoes	Architectural sculptures	Bute Street and Stuart Street	2000	Fell Brian Fell	—
	Celtic Ring	Sculpture	Roald Dahl Plass	1993	Hood Harvey Hood	—
	Equity	Architectural sculpture	Portland House, West Bute Street	1926 c. 1926–1927	Stevenson J. A. Stevenson	Palmer and Holden F. C. R. Palmer and W. F. C. Holden
	From Pit to Port	Sculpture	Roath Basin	2005	Clinch and Buck John Clinch and John Buck	—	The sculpture was developed from an original maquette by John Clinch, enlarged and modelled by Michael and Caroline Crofton.
	Landsea Square Water Feature	Sculpture	Landsea Square	2000		Jo Johnson Landscape Architects
	Lighthouse (Blue Beacon)	Sculpture	Cardiff Bay Police Station	2009	Renn Mark Renn	—	60 feet tall steel sculpture of a lighthouse (with blue flashing light) commissioned by South Wales Police at a cost of £75,000.
	Looking Both Ways	Sculpture	Lloyd George Avenue	2001	Kemp 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.
	Merchant Seafarers' War Memorial	Sculpture	Near the Senedd	1995 1994–1996	Fell Brian Fell	—
	Novello Ivor Novello	Statue	Roald Dahl Plass	2009	Nicholas Peter Nicholas	—
	Pobl Fel Ni / People Like Us	Statues	Boardwalk	1993	Clinch John Clinch	—
	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.
	Sails	Sculpture	Cardiff Bay Retail Park	1996	Thornton Richard Thornton	—
	Ship in a Bottle	Sculpture	Cardiff Bay Retail Park	2004	Gibbs Melissa Gibbs	—
	Water Tower	Sculpture/Fountain	Roald Dahl Plas	2000	Pye William Pye	—
	Wife on the Ocean Wave	Sculpture	Graving Docks	1993	Ibbeson Graham Ibbeson	—
	World Harmony Peace Statue Statue of Sri Chinmoy	Statue	Waterfront Park	2012	Torpy Kaivalya Torpy	—	Unveiled 11 March 2012 to mark the 25th anniversary of the World Harmony Run.
	Yellow Bench	Sculpture	Longueil Close	1999	Rowe Andrew Rowe	—

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	1995 c. 1995	Grunwald Theo Grunwald	—

Cathays Park

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	Aberdare Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare	Statue	Alexandra Gardens	1896 1895–8	Hampton Herbert Hampton	—
	Science and Education	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff Crown Court	1902 1901–4	McGill Donald McGill	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	Commerce and Industry	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff Crown Court	1902 1901–4	Montford Paul Raphael Montford	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	Poetry and Music	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall	1902 1901–4	Montford Paul Raphael Montford	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	Unity and Patriotism	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall	1902 1901–4	Poole Henry Poole	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	The Sea Receiving the Severn	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall	1902 1901–4	Montford Paul Raphael Montford	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	The Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall	1902 1901–4	Poole Henry Poole	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	Welsh Dragon	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall (roof)	1904	Fehr Henry Charles Fehr	Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards
	Cory John Cory	Statue	Gorsedd Gardens	1905 1904–6	John Sir William Goscombe John	—
	South African War Memorial	Memorial	King Edward VII Avenue	1907 1905–9	Toft Albert Toft	—
	Williams Gwilym Williams	Statue	Outside Cardiff Crown Court	1908 1906–10	John Sir William Goscombe John	—
	Mining	Sculptural group	Glamorgan Building	1910 1908–12	Hodge Albert Hodge	—
	Navigation	Sculptural group	Glamorgan Building	1910 1908–12	Hodge Albert Hodge	—
	Tredegar Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar	Equestrian statue	City Hall lawn	1909	John Sir William Goscombe John	—
	Mining	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Clapperton Thomas John Clapperton	Smith and Brewer
	Shipping	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Clapperton Thomas John Clapperton	Smith and Brewer
	Prehistoric Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Bayes Gilbert Bayes	Smith and Brewer
	Classic Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Bayes Gilbert Bayes	Smith and Brewer
	Medieval Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Garbe, RichardRichard Garbe	Smith and Brewer
	Modern Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Garbe, RichardRichard Garbe	Smith and Brewer
	Learning	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Clapperton Thomas John Clapperton	Smith and Brewer
	Art	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Pegram Bertram Pegram	Smith and Brewer
	Music	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Evans David Evans	Smith and Brewer
	Dragons and Lions	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1914 1914–15	Pegram Bertram Pegram	Smith and Brewer
	Crichton-Stuart Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart	Statue	Gorsedd Gardens	1917 1915–9	John Sir William Goscombe John	—
	Welsh National War Memorial	Memorial	Alexandra Gardens	1926 1924–8	Pegram Bertram Pegram	Comper Sir Ninian Comper
	Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute	Statue	Friary Gardens	1930	MacGillivray James Pittendrigh Macgillivray	—
		Relief sculpture	Redwood Building	1960 1960–1	Copnall Edward Bainbridge Copnall	Thomas Percy Thomas and Son
	Lloyd George David Lloyd George	Statue	Gorsedd Gardens	1957 1955–60	Rizzello Michael Rizzello	—
	Agriculture	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1963 1962–65		T. Alwyn Lloyd and Gordon
	Slate quarrying	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1963 1962–65		T. Alwyn Lloyd and Gordon
	Three Obliques (Walk In)	Sculpture	Outside Cardiff University School of Music	1968	Hepworth Dame Barbara Hepworth	Gordon Sir Alex Gordon
	Falklands War Memorial (Cardiff)	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	1982
	Red Dragon	Sculpture	Bute Building	1984	Petersen David Petersen	Jones and Thomas Ivor Jones and Percy Thomas
	Reguarding Guardians of Art	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff	1989 1988–90	Mistry Dhruva Mistry	—
	Memorial to Welsh Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	1992
	Girl	Sculpture	Gorsedd Gardens	2005	Thomas Robert Thomas	—
	Mind's Eye	Ceramic relief sculpture	Tower Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University, Park Place	2006 2006-07	Randall-Page Peter Randall-Page	—
	The Gift of Life Stone	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2007
	Welsh National Falklands War Memorial	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2007

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	Gubb, S. MarkS. Mark Gubb	—	Unveiled 17 December 2014. A 10-metre-tall, illuminated steel and glass lightning bolt.
	Allegories of the drapery business	Relief sculpture	Howells department store	1930	—	Thomas Percy Thomas Partnership
	All Hands	Sculpture	Custom House Street	2001	Fell Brian Fell	—	Sculpture runs on the path of the Glamorganshire Canal depicting canal workers pulling boats with ropes.
	Alliance	Sculpture	Hayes Place	2009	Jean-Bernard Métais	—	Includes glowing liquid, projected light and text (written by Peter Finch)
	An Eye for People	Mosaic	Thomson House, Havelock Street	1959	Howard-Jones, RayRay 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.
	Bevan Aneurin Bevan	Statue	Queen Street	1987	Thomas Robert Thomas	—
	Boots Boots, 36 to 38 Queen Street	Painting	Queen Street			Stephen Bonutto	Original design is mosaic which would be behind the painting
	Cardiff Central Station Mosaics	Mosaic	Cardiff Central railway station	2003	Turner Rob Turner	—
	Chess Sets	Street furniture	The Hayes	2009	Williams Bedwyr Williams	—
	Connect 4 or 5	Light sculpture	Wood Street Railway Bridge	2009	Stuart Adrian Adrian Stuart	DO-Architecture Ltd	Illuminated LED installations beneath the arches of the bridge.
	Drinking fountain	Drinking fountain	Dock Feeder	1862	Wills W. and T. Wills	—
	Driscoll Jim Driscoll	Statue	Bute Terrace	1997	Blacker Philip Blacker	—
	Family Group	Sculptural group	Queen Street	2009	Thomas Robert Thomas	—
	Giant Daffodils	Mural	Cardiff Central Water Tower	1984	Bridge Dennis Bridge (team leader)	—	Work was carried out in June 2012 to repaint the tower in beige and brown.
	Grecian Woman	Statue in niche	The Prince of Wales public House (formerly a theatre), St Mary Street	1920 c. 1920	—	—	Installed when the building was a theatre
	Batchelor John Batchelor	Statue	The Hayes	1884 1883–6	Griffith James Milo Griffith	—	The statue of this Liberal politician 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.
	Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute	Statue	Callaghan Square	1850 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.
	Miner	Statue	Queen Street	2005	Thomas Robert Thomas	—
	Mother and Son	Sculptural group	Queen Street	2005	Thomas Robert Thomas	—
	Nereid	Sculpture	Kingsway	1995 1995–6	Nathan David Nathan	—
	Pierhead Clock	Clock	St Mary Street	2011	Forrest 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.
	Watkins Sir Tasker Watkins	Statue	Outside the Millennium Stadium	2009	Andrews Roger Andrews	—
	Untitled	Sculpture	The Hayes (south)	1972 / 2019–20	Evans Garth 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.
	Without Place	Sculpture	Junction of Charles Street and Queen Street	2011	O'Connor Denis Denis O'Connor and Bernie Rutter	—

Grangetown

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Notes	Source
	A Private View	Stainless steel sphere	A4232 link road	1995	Atherton Kevin Atherton	—
	Grange Gardens War Memorial	Memorial with statue	Grange Gardens	1920	Fehr Henry Charles Fehr	—
	International Mother Language Monument	Sculpture	Grangemoor Park	2019	—	—
	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.
	Silent Links	Sculpture	Grangemoor Park	2000	Randall Ian Randall	—

Heath

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	War Memorial	Memorial	Maindy Barracks	1924	—	Lutyens Sir Edwin Lutyens

Leckwith

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	Keenor Fred Keenor	Statue	Cardiff City Stadium	2012	Andrews Roger Andrews	—

Llandaff

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	The City Cross	Cross	The Cathedral Green	1250 13th century; restored 1897	—	—
	War memorial	Memorial	The Cathedral Green	1924	John Sir William Goscombe John	Grant J. P. Grant
	Buckley James Rice Buckley	Statue	The Cathedral Green	1925 1924–6	John Sir William Goscombe John	—

Radyr

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	Radyr War Memorial	Memorial with statue	Heol Isaf / Kings Road	—	Turner Alfred Turner	—

Riverside

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	Seeds and Spices	Four sculptures	Fitzhamon Embankment	2007	Mackie David Mackie, Heather Parnell, Andrew Rowe	—

Roath

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Architect / other	Type	Designation	Notes
	Christ the Pantocrator of Roath	St Martin's Church	2013	Hart, AidanAidan Hart	Mitchell, PaulPaul Mitchell (stonemason for frame)	Mosaic	N/A	The mosaic was blessed by Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury and of Wales. It was based on mosaics in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (the Deësis) and the Sancta Sanctorum chapel of St John Lateran, Rome.

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	Gingell John Gingell	—
	Landmark	Sculptures	Roundabout, Tyndall Street/Ocean Way	1992	Vivant Pierre Vivant	—	Also known locally as the Magic Roundabout

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	O'Connell, EilisEilis O'Connell	—

Whitchurch

Image	Title / individual commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Architect / Designer	Source
	Whitchurch War Memorial	Memorial with statue	Outside Whitchurch Library	1920	—	—