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City Centre in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Jack Petersen

OBE TD

— 1911-1990 —

 
 
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Photographed by GavinSCrambler, July 22, 2025
1. Jack Peterson Marker
Inscription.
Cardiff born
First Welshman to win British & Empire Heavyweight Boxing Championships
Trained in this building

Ganed yng Nghaerdydd,
y Cymro cyntaf i ennill Pencampwriaethau Bocsio Pwysau Trwm Prydain a'r Ymerodraeth
Hyfforddwyd yn yr adeilad hwn
 
Erected 2011 by Cardiff Council/Cyngor Caerdydd.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 51° 28.869′ N, 3° 10.699′ W. Marker is in Cardiff, Wales. It is in City Centre. It is on Saint John Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6-7 St John St, Cardiff, Wales CF10, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Wales. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cardiff Castle (about
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150 meters away, measured in a direct line); David Lloyd George (approx. half a kilometer away); The Chainworks of Brown Lenox/ Cadwynwaith Brown Lenox (approx. 17 kilometers away); George Henry Hall (approx. 24.6 kilometers away).
 
Jack Peterson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by GavinSCrambler, July 22, 2025
2. Jack Peterson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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