Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Baltimore Hotel
Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Recreational
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Community
- Butetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46571, -3.16627
- Cadw reference
- 13975
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Stepped down to right of the National Westminster Bank.
History
The Bute Dock Hotel was licensed in 1839; extended towards Bute Street in 1851 and with grander frontage added in later C19. Later became Docks Non-Political Club, before 1990s reconversion to Public House.
Exterior
Classical Bath stone front; 2-storeys, 7-bay front with distinctive balustraded aprons to 1st floor and pierced lettering to parapet. Slate roof and brick chimney stack. Cornice has paired end brackets over raised quoins. 1st floor architraves include panels over lintels; aprons have bulbous balusters and panelled piers with foliated caps between each bay. Later casement window added to centre. Ground floor punctuated by egg and dart capitalled pilasters together with stepped frieze and cornice; wreath ornament to central bays. Tall windows with hight transoms and rounded shoulders and unusual pendant-like festoons; also over double door entrances to either end; plinth band.
Reason for designation
Included for its pleasing late C19 frontage, and for group value with adjacent buildings.
Nearby in the register
- The Jug & Platter (Formerly The Bute Dock)Commercialunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Dock Chambers (Emlyn House)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Seaway HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.