Opened in 1894, Roath park boasts what is probably the largest man-made lake within a city boundary.
It took seven years to transform the marshy bog-land into Roath Park, donated to the Cardiff Corporation by the Marquis of Bute
. There are rose and dahlia gardens, a sub-tropical greenhouse, and a playground to the left as you view this painting.
The lighthouse was erected in tribute to Captain Scott, who set sail on his voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff.
