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Description: | Standing bronze figure wearing peer's robes. Right hand holding papers and leaning on small column bearing coat of arms. Tall granite pedestal set on new circular steps. Additional Information: John Crichton Stuart (1793-1848), 2nd Marquess of Bute, Earl of Windsor, Viscount Mountjoy in the Isle of Wight, Baron Mountstuart of Worley, Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. In 1814 he succeeded to his estates on the death of his grandfather. His development of Cardiff docks led to Cardiff becoming the world's principal coal-exporting port. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Thomas, John Evan | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6719... | Go to resource |
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