Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ocean Building
Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Butetown, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Community
- Butetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46395, -3.16510
- Cadw reference
- 13956
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
At southern end of terrace, facing E over former Bute West Dock Basin.
History
C19 town houses incorporated into commercial building. Nos 10,11,12 Bute Crescent dateable to c1852. Formerly central block of Bute Crescent before demolition of S range c1886. Former house No 9 Bute Crescent dates from c1840; amongst the earliest domestic buildings in Butetown. Former headquarters of Ocean Coal Co.
Exterior
Former No 9 has three storeys over basement. Cornice and first floor band course. Two window stucco front, rusticated on ground floor. Mainly large pane sash windows, horned. Second floor windows with architraves. First floor windows with architraves and bracketed cornices. Former entrance doorway now converted to window and has bracketed cornice above. To right, tall window with stucco voussoirs.
Former Nos 10-12 set forward. Stucco front with quoins at angles; four storeys, six window facade arranged in three bays with central bay advanced. Windows largely small-pane sashes. Heavy cornice continues line of that of rest of terrace and has attic storey above having six round-headed windows with moulded surrounds, two to each bay. Shallow eaves cornice with panelled parapet over central bay. Second floor has six square headed windows, 2 to each bay. First floor has six windows with bracketed triangular pediments, 2 to each bay. Blocking course over first floor. End bays of ground floor have 3 windows to each bay with shouldered architraves; central bay has similar door to L, and 2 windows. Reliefs at window heads (in central bay) of rail truck, dragon, stylised sailing ship. Returns to L and R have single narrow sashes on first and second floors.
Reason for designation
Listed as amongst the earliest domestic buildings in Butetown, on important site facing dock basin. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 8 Bute CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
- Eli JenkinsCommercialunder 1 mi
- 6 Bute CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
- Dead End SaloonCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.