John Batchelor, "The Friend of Freedom" statue The Hayes, Cardiff. Adjacent to Saint Davids Hall and The Hayes Snack bar.
John Batchelor, "The Friend of Freedom" was one of the most notable citizens of Cardiff in the middle of the 19th radical politician. Batchelor was born in Newport in 1820 and moved to Cardiff while he was still a young man. He went into business as a timber and slate merchant, his companies being based in the dock area of Cardiff. However, he also soon established timber yards in both Merthyr and Aberdare. Living in Cardiff, it was perhaps inevitable that John Batchelor should develop his business interests to include nautical elements, and a move into ship building was perhaps always on the cards. He was also one of a group of men who founded and established the Mount Stuart Dry Dock.
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