Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan - Statues & Sculptures

Here is a straightforward local CST activity which focuses on statues and sculptures in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ask members if they recognise any of them?

Do they like them?

Where are they?

What are the statues/sculptures called?

What do they signify?

You could move on to rate which are best - maybe make a top three.

NB. A few at the end are 'nearbys'.

ANSWERS

'Billy The Sea', Victoria Park, Cardiff

'Joyance', Thompson Park, Cardiff

'The Animal Wall', Cardiff Castle

'Standing Stone', Rhoose Point

'Betty Campbell', Central Square, Cardiff

'Epstein's Christ', Llandaff Cathedral

'David Davies', Barry Dock Offices

'The Face Of A Merchant Seaman Lost To The Sea', Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay

'Nymph', St Fagan's Museum

'Mirrorball', A4232 Road Bridge, Cardiff Bay

'Captain Scott Memorial', Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay

'Japanese Bronze', Dyffryn Gardens

'Mahatma Gandhi', Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff Bay

'Wales War Memorial', Cathays Park, Cardiff

'South African War Memorial', City Hall, Cardiff

'Taff Trail Heritage Ring', Oval Basin, Cardiff Bay

'Captain Scott Memorial', Roath Park, Cardiff

'Welcome To Barry Island'

'Aneurin Bevan', Queen Street, Cardiff

'People Like Us', Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay

'Ivor Novello', Roald Dahl Plas, Cardiff Bay

'The Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers', Cardiff Bay

'All Hands', Custom House Street, Cardiff

'Mother & Son', Queen Street, Cardiff

'Nereid', Kingsway, Cardiff

'Mining', County Hall, Cardiff

'Ornate Statue', Dyffryn House

'War Memorial', Cowbridge

'The Family', Queen Street, Cardiff

'The Girl', Gorsedd Gardens, Cardiff

'Gareth Edwards', St David's Centre, Cardiff

'Miner', Queen Street, Cardiff

'Alliance', The Hayes, Cardiff

'Alight', Mary Ann Stret, Cardiff

'Water Tower', Oval Basin, Cardiff Bay

'Tommy Cooper', Caerphilly Castle

'Chartist Commemorative Sculpture', High Street, Newport

'John Batchelor', The Hayes, Cardiff

'The Vision of St. Gwynllyw', Newport

'The Guardian', Six Bells Mining Disaster Memorial, Abertillery

'Lady Rhondda', Newport (Suffragette)

Surprisingly there are no statues of Dame Shirley Bassey or Sir Tom Jones in Cardiff.

However, there is one of Dame Shirley in Caernarvon Castle - what do you think???

And of one Sir Tom is to be erected in Pontypridd - looks quite good?

Of and don't forget there was this statue in Holton Road, Barry.

As for songs, you could play some Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones hits during the activity, but as we're playing close to home don't forget to include this one ...