At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast group
- District
- Cardiff
- Town
- Caerdydd/ Cardiff
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- Roman Invasions and Occupation (55BC-early 5th Century AD)
- Maker
- James Havard Thomas (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 27 October1916
Attended by: RT HON DAVID LLOYD GEORGE MP
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 61233
Support the IWM War Memorial Register
Since 1988 IWM's War Memorials Register has been creating a national register of UK war memorials and the names of the individuals they commemorate. IWM needs your support to ensure that we can add to and maintain our these important records.
Current location
The Marble Hall
Neadd y Ddinas /City Hall
Gorsedd Gardens Rd
Caerdydd/ Cardiff
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF10 3ND
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 182 768
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Central female figure in flowing Grecian-style gown. Both arms round two smaller female figures in similar style clothing, one of whom looks up at her with her right arm outstretched while the other gazes downward with her right arm across her chest and touching Boadicea's left hand. mARBLE TABLET ON PEDESTAL WITH INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- BUDDUG/ BOADICEA/ DIED A.D.61/ J.HAVARD THOMAS/ SCULPTOR (On right hand base of the statue) J.HAVARD THOMAS/ MCMXIII- MCMXVI
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Roman Invasions and Occupation (55BC-early 5th Century AD)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename
Order of information: Undefined
- Roman Invasions and Occupation (55BC-early 5th Century AD)
- Components
- Sculpture
Measurements: height c1830mm
Materials: Marble - Serravezza - Pedestal
Measurements: height 760mm.
Materials: Marble - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Sienna
- Sculpture
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- THE BUILDINGS OF WALES by NEWMAN, J Glamorgan (1995) p.224 Source: Image Library
- Public Monuments and Sculpture Association CARDIFF 001
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-61233
For queries, please contact [email protected]