Statue of Third Marquess of Bute is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1975. Statue.

Statue of Third Marquess of Bute

WRENN ID
silent-tracery-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth MP: Stephen Doughty (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1975
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Third Marquess of Bute, Castle
OS grid reference
ST 182 767
Coordinates
51.48358, -3.17916
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The statue of the Third Marquess of Bute is a standing bronze figure depicting the Marquess in his peer's robes, with his right foot advanced and his right hand grasping his robes. The statue is mounted on a tall granite pedestal that features several inscriptions. On the front, it reads "John III Marquess of Bute" with a heraldic shield above it. The left side states "Baron Cardiff 1847-1900," also with a heraldic shield above. The right side displays "Earl of Windsor," accompanied by a heraldic shield, while the rear of the pedestal states "Earl of Dumfries."

Local climate

Statue of Third Marquess of Bute sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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