Public art & sculpture · South Wales
Mother and Son
In or near Cardiff.
Mother and Son in Wales South, United Kingdom.
peter clayton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Queen Street · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Mother and Son in Cardiff, the nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, located 0.5 km away. Entry is free.
About
Mother and Son is a public sculpture in Wales South, United Kingdom, dating from 1963. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
Photo gallery
Official information
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mother and Son is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. It featured many Australian actors of the time in guest roles. It was created and written by Geoffrey Atherden. Its theme song features the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, playing I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad), a jazz standard which was recorded by Al Jolson in the 1920s. A stage version of Mother and Son was written by Geoffrey Atherden and premiered at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, on 18 July 2014. In November 2022, it was announced the series would be given an eight-episode reboot with Denise Scott and Matt Okine playing Maggie and Arthur, respectively. Filming for the series began in Sydney in March 2023.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The house used for outside shots with the cast, at 16 Rickard Street, Rodd Point, built by John Cockerill in 1927, had an auction which was "off the Richter scale with well and truly over 100 people, at least". The house was mainly unknown in connection to the show (with most bidders being too young to know the sitcom) and sold in 2014 for $1.95 million to build a dual-occupancy dwelling with an underground garage and swimming pool. No objections were received, the application was amended and demolition and construction was approved in June 2015.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4818, -3.1771
- District
- Cardiff
- Parish
- Castle
- Postcode
- CF10 2AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
- Established
- 1963
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Queen Street — 0.5 km
- Opening
- Monday to Wednesday 3pm–11pm; Thursday 12pm–12am; Friday 12pm–12:30am; Saturday 11am–12:30am; Sunday 12pm–10pm
- Official site
- roxyleisure.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q123281055 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mother and Son (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mother and Son?
- Mother and Son is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF10 2AQ), in the parish of Castle.
- What is Mother and Son?
- Mother and Son in Wales South, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mother and Son?
- The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF10 2AQ.
- When was Mother and Son built?
- Built or established in 1963.
- Is Mother and Son a protected site?
- Yes — Mother and Son is part of the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Mother and Son free to visit?
- Yes, Mother and Son is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mother and Son?
- The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF10 2AQ.