Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Premises occupied by Jacob's Antique Market
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
- 51.47564, -3.17637
- Cadw reference
- 14025
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
Immediately S of railway bridge, and adjoining Jacobs antique market of which building is now part.
History
Probaly early C19 house (appears to be on O'Rouke's plan of 1849), marked as inn on early C20 Ordnance Survey maps and situated on what was formerly wharf of Glamorganshire Canal.
Exterior
Two storeys, three windows wide. Slate roof and red brick chimney. Smooth render with pilaster strips and band course between storeys. First floor windows small-pane hornless sashes, end windows 8 panes over 8, central window opening the same size but fitted with narrower sash with 6 panes over 6 and flanking panelled infill. Ground floor windows small-paned horned sashes. Central entrance doorway has triangular pedimneted doorcase with fluted pilasters. Panelled reveals to doorway.
Reason for designation
Listed as rare surviving building of this period in central Cardiff.
Nearby in the register
- Old Custom HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Great Western HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Sam's Public House (former Terminus Hotel)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 62 St Mary StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.