Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Workmen's Hut at Sea Lock to Roath Basin
Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Inner Harbour Area, Butetown, Cardiff, designated on 20 August 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 20 August 1992
- Locality
- Inner Harbour Area
- Community
- Butetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46114, -3.16061
- Cadw reference
- 14061
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
On SE side and parallel to lock, approx. 40 metres from outer lock gate.
History
Roath Basin built between 1868 and 1874. Building shown on Second Edition Ordnance Survey Map, surveyed 1898-99, but not on First Edition, surveyed 1876-78.
Exterior
Single-storey building with slate roof. Snecked brown stone, rock-faced but elevation facing lock has more shallow rock-facing. Chimney in rock-faced brown stone. Elevation facing lock has central casement window with stone lintel and sill flanked by 2 doorways with stone lintels. Gable ends have single windows with fixed glazing. No openings in rear elevation.
Reason for designation
As interesting survival from port and for group value with Roath Basin sea lock.
Nearby in the register
- Locky's Cottage (former Workmen's Hut at Sea Lock to Roath BasinMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Norwegian Church Arts CentreReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sloping Stone Sea Wall between Entrance to Bute East Dock and Roath Basin, including 5 DolphinsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former H.M.Customs and Excise OfficeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.