Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kilsby and Williams
Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 20 August 1992
- Community
- Butetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46502, -3.16754
- Cadw reference
- 13997
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 up from Perch Buildings to left.
History
Late Victorian facade, 1888-90, by J P Jones, architect
Exterior
Portland stone ashlar with balustraded parapet, cornice and entablature; cornice of Crichton House overlaps to right. Horned 12-pane sash windows to 1st and 2nd floors and 3-light metal-frame windows to ground floor; architraves to 1st floor windows. Channelled ground floor with modillion cornice and applied modern fascia; windows flanked at top by deep apron panels to entablature; high sills over pierced panels and squre ventilator panels to base. Panelled double doors up steps.
Interior
Ground floor has former banking hall with egg and dart cornices, and floor with white marble tiles. Basement with strongroom, safe door by Chatwood of Bolton. Upper floors with simple cornices and panelled doors to offices, some cast-iron fireplaces.
Reason for designation
As good late Victorian commercial building and for group value with other buildings in the square.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Mount Stuart SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 8 Mount Stuart SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Crichton HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7 Mount Stuart SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.