Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Central Workshops of City of Cardiff Operational Services.
Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Grangetown, Cardiff, designated on 18 November 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 November 1997
- Community
- Grangetown
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47526, -3.18601
- Cadw reference
- 19090
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 N side of road, backing on to railway.
History
Built circa 1902 as Clare Road Depot for Cardiff Tram Service. Contractors Messrs D W Davies. In 1923 some alterations to allow trams to enter from S instead of N.
Extensions and alterations by S C Taverner of Newport in 1925. Converted to trolleybus depot 1942, closed to trams 25 August 1946. The depot served routes serving W of City; E routes had been served by larger (demolished) Roath depot
Exterior
Long multi-gabled building in red brick; slate roofs with glass lights, stone copings and kneelers. Eleven gables with louvred oculi. Two bays to each gable generally have 2 arched recesses with lunettes. Second and fifth gables have tall doors; large door between gables 9 and 10. To L, early C20 block links with two-storey 4 window block in red brick. Short screen wall to road.
Interior
Steel truss roof structure.
Reason for designation
Listed as rare surviving large building from a major tramway system, illustrating the transport history of Wales' largest city.
Nearby in the register
- Water Tower at Cardiff Central StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Central Station (Main entrance is in community of Castle)Transportunder 1 mi
- Cardiff Central Station, Booking Hall, Passenger Subway, Platforms 1-4, 6 & 7 and Platform BuildingsTransportunder 1 mi
- Jackson HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.