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 two generations, Sir James Oswald Fairfax (1863-1928) and Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (1901-1987), of managing directors of this family publishing company. The association between "Fairwater" and the Joseph family in view of the family's notable commercial and political achievements. The association between "Fairwater" and the retention of a land title boundary, which fronts Port Jackson. The location of "Fairwater" within an area of heritage items and its contribution to this waterfront precinct of high aesthetic value. The location of "Fairwater" on the foreshore of Double Bay in consideration of the views of Port Jackson. The hard landscaping feature of the