Dead End Saloon

Butetown, Cardiff, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Butetown, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Dead End Saloon, Butetown, Cardiff, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Commercial
Date of designation: 19 May 1975
Community: Butetown
Unitary authority: Cardiff
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.46424, -3.16511
Cadw reference: 13952

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Part of terrace facing E towards former Bute West Dock Basin.

History

Nos 5-9 Bute Crescent date from c. 1840; amongst the earliest domestic buildings in Butetown.

Exterior

Three storeys over basement. Cornice and first floor band course. Two window stucco front, rusticated on ground floor. Upper floors have sash windows, horned, with upper sashes small pane. Second floor windows have lost their architraves. First floor windows have lost architraves but retain cornices. Panelled entrance door (modern) with rectangular fanlight and cornice above. Basement area has cast iron railings.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with other buildings in Crescent.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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