John Batchelor Statue в Кардиффе: фото, отзывы

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Расположенная в оживлённом торговом центре St. David's в Кардиффе, статуя Джона Батчелора является данью уважения выдающейся фигуре XIX века, прославленной своей приверженностью свободе. Созданная художником Джеймсом Майло Гриффитом, эта статуя служит и историческим памятником, и популярным местом встречи для местных жителей и гостей города. Со средним рейтингом в Google 4,2 статуя ценится за своё культурное значение и ощущение преемственности, которое она привносит в яркую атмосферу города. Значимая надпись "JOHN BATCHELOR B.1820 D.1883 THE FRIEND of FREEDOM" подчёркивает его неизгладимое наследие.

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4.2/5 65 отзывов

Judy C

Historic statue in center of town...a good meeting place.

Guillaume Gressier

J'ai joué du violon 🎻 au pied de la statue c'était sympa

Les Spaine

John Batchelor (1820-1883) was a prominent Welsh Victorian politician, who earned the epithet "Friend of Freedom". Although born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Batchelor became a prominent Cardiff figure, having moved there in his early twenties. He set up business as a timber merchant and, later, slate merchant and also played a key role in establishing the Mount Stuart Dry Dock. He was an active Liberal politician and served as a Liberal Councillor and, later, Mayor of Cardiff, in addition to being Chairman of the Cardiff School Board. He also campaigned against slavery. However, John Batchelor's political activity brought him into conflict with the Bute family (John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute), who had significant land-holdings in Cardiff, including Cardiff Castle, and had built much of the docks. The Butes supported the Tory party and many believed that their conspiring led to the collapse of Batchelor's shipbuilding business. John Batchelor died in 1883 and was buried at Cathays Cemetery, alongside his son Tom Eustace, who had died in infancy. A subscription fund was established to erect a statue in his memory. This was followed by a petition of 12,000 signatures, started by his opponents, campaigning against the statue. The statue, created by the sculptor James Milo Griffith, was finally unveiled on 16 October 1886 and stands in The Hayes, Cardiff. Its plinth is inscribed “JOHN BATCHELOR B.1820 D.1883 THE FRIEND of FREEDOM”. A Conservative solicitor, T. H. Ensor, wrote a scathing piece in the Western Mail, suggesting the words "Friend of Freedom" be replaced with "traitor to the Crown... hater of the clergy... sincerely mourned by unpaid creditors". He was sued unsuccessfully for libel. The case set a legal precedent in British law that the dead could not be libelled.

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Где находится John Batchelor Statue?
John Batchelor Statue находится по адресу: The Hayes, CF10 1GA, Кардифф, Saint Davids Centre, Великобритания.
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