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Charles Street, CARDIFF, CF10 2GE

This lofty piece of public art stands on the Queen Street end of Charles Street. It was created by Denis O'Connor and Bernie Rutter in 2011 and consists of a large stainless steel chair and a series of smaller artefacts including a film reel and a mortar and pestle. Charles Street was named after Charles Vachell, a local pharmacist and later mayor. The bustling street used to have lots of small shops, businesses, societies and creative industries in the past but in modern times the area has suffered. The recent redevelopment of the street was largely helped by Marks and Spencer, who established a store and contributed to the art. See Image] for a wider street view.

The Roman Catholic cathedral in Cardiff.

This OS rivet can be found on the wall at the foot of the Cathedral Tower. It marks a point 11.009m above mean sea level.

Properly known as The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, or perhaps also as St David's Cathedral Cardiff, this massive presence among the department stores of central Cardiff is the prime Roman Catholic church for Wales. It was designed by architects Pugin and Pugin in 1884–87 at a cost of over £2,100. The church was hit by incendiaries during an air raid in 1941, causing a lot of damage. The building was largely rebuilt in the 1950s. See Image] for a detail.

Placed high above Charles Street, these lofty characters seem closer to God. See Image] for a benchmark on the cathedral.

A fine example of an Ordnance Survey rivet benchmark on the wall outside Cardiff cathedral. See Image] for a wider view or http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm59528 for the entry in the Benchmark Database.

Turning around the rear of Cardiff cathedral and wandering along the lane greets the visitor with a large and particularly fine mural. No indication is given as to why the subject is such a scene, why it is here or what the significance with U.S.D.A.W. is. Once the impact has been taken in, the visitor might carry on and discover that the mural is on the side of a burlesque showbar!

Barrack Lane is a cosmopolitan retail and residential quarter and is part of the St Davids shopping centre. This eye catching mural is on one end of the development. Its aim is to highlight the importance of having a home. It was created, using seventeen litres of paint over one week in 2016, by Helen Bur and Sam Worthington. (Source : BBC Wales News)

The mural aims to raise awareness of homelessness. It shows an elderly man holding a miniature house and was created by Cardiff-based Helen Bur and Sam Worthington. www.visitcardiff.com

The Cornerstone at St David's is opposite the R.C. cathedral and supports it within the Archdiocese of Cardiff. It also has some fairly random stonework.