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Lt.-Col. Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart

1883 - Battle of Loos 1915
British Member of Parliament killed in the First World War
(Wikipedia)

W. Goscombe John
A.B. Burton (Thames Ditton)
1917

Cardiff - Caerdydd / Lt.-Col. Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart

Description

Bronze statue of Lord Ninian In military dress.

Inscription(s)

lord ninian edward
crichton stuart
member of parliament
for cardiff
cowbridge & llantrisant
lieut-colonel 6^th batt
welsh reg-territorial
born 15^th may 1883
fell in france
at the battle of loos
fighting bravely
for his country
2^nd october 1915.

Signed: w. goscombe john / 1917 r.a.

Annotation

The statue of his father, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, is nearby in Friary Gardens.

Sculptor

Sir William Goscombe John (Cardiff 1860 - London 1952), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia – Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

Cardiff Public Art Register (PDF on-line).
Wikipedia, List of public art in Cardiff.
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).

Locatie (N 51°29'5" - W 3°10'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa025; Photograph: 24 July 2012
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