▁E isted df od . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁don ating ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁finan cing ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁All ▁Sain ts ▁Church ▁for ▁Wel sh - spe aking ▁Ang lic ans , ▁in ▁Ty nd all ▁Street , ▁Card iff . ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁cler gy ▁to ▁liv ings ▁in ▁South ▁Wales . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁she ▁wrote ▁to ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁agent , ▁express ing ▁her ▁dis may ▁at ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁ ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Cot ten ham , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁L lan il id ▁and ▁had ▁presented ▁the ▁parish , ▁" where ▁hardly ▁anyone ▁speak s ▁English , ▁( to ) ▁a ▁man ▁without ▁Wel sh ". ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁Soph ia ▁who ▁granted ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Card iff ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁B ute ▁est ates ▁between ▁C athedral ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁T aff ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁public ▁park . ▁The ▁ 1 8 - acre ▁park , ▁named ▁Soph ia ▁Gard ens , ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁March ion ess ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁l odge , ▁flower ▁b eds , ▁land sc aping ▁and ▁an ▁orn amental ▁p ond , ▁super vised ▁by ▁her ▁head ▁gard ener ▁and ▁ready ▁to ▁be ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁Death ▁The ▁march ion ess ▁died , ▁aged ▁fifty , ▁in