Cathays Park judges Cathays Park to be "the finest civic centre in the British Isles". The area falls within the Cathays electoral ward. Cathays Park was formerly part of Cardiff Castle grounds. The present day character of the area owes much to successive holders of the title the Marquess of Bute, and especially the 3rd Marquess of Bute, an extremely successful and wealthy businessman. They acquired much of the lands in Cathays through investment and by inheritance through a marriage to Charlotte Windsor in 1766. In 1898, the local council bought of land from the 3rd Marquess of Bute to erect a
Fairwater, Double Bay have important collections of historic species and they visually support this planting theme. The 1991 Woollahra Significant Tree Register lists the following trees located on "Fairwater": The stable is of brick construction with a timber-framed gable roof. The bricks used in the construction, being a dark red, are different in colour to that found in the main house. The residence is a double storey structure of brick construction with a timber-framed roof originally constructed in 1882 with additions , and in particular from 1910s. The exterior appearance is characterised by the use of a brick, which is pale yellow in