Statue of Lord Aberdare is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1975. Factory.

Statue of Lord Aberdare

WRENN ID
open-lead-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth MP: Stephen Doughty (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1975
Type
Factory
Address
Statue of Lord Aberdare, Castle
OS grid reference
ST 181 771
Coordinates
51.48702, -3.18047
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Statue of Lord Aberdare is a bronze figure standing on an ashlar plinth. The plinth is inscribed with the words "Henry Austin Lord Aberdare GCB PC Born 1815, Died 1895". The statue depicts Lord Aberdare standing with his weight on his left leg and his right leg inclined to the rear. His right arm is slightly extended, while his left arm is raised, with his left hand holding the border of his gown.

Local climate

Statue of Lord Aberdare 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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