Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog" is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 January 1991. Monument.
Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog"
- WRENN ID
- second-casement-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1991
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog", Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff
- OS grid reference
- SO 002 025
- Coordinates
- 51.71264, -3.44543
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog" is a Grade II listed structure featuring a pre-cast stone square pedestal with chamfered corners and raised inscribed panels. Atop the pedestal stands a bronze statue of 'Caradog', depicted as if conducting. Behind him, a coat is draped over a three-legged stool adorned with tassels on the seat. To the right of the stool, a violin leans against it, referencing Caradog's skill as a violinist; the absence of a bow is said to symbolize the story that he used a silk handkerchief in place of a bow.
Local climate
Pedestal and Statue of "Caradog" sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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