Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Duke Street Arcade, including 11 and 12 Duke Street
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 31 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 March 1999
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48098, -3.17913
- Cadw reference
- 21618
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
Almost opposite SW angle of Castle.
History
Dated 1902 above entrance, by Ware & Williams, architects.
Exterior
Entrance front in grey brown Forest of Dean ashlar, slate roof, red brick chimneys. Three storeys, three windows, upper storeys articulated by pilasters, dentil cornice to parapet with pinnacles. Tripartite second floor windows with colonettes; three large arched first floor windows with keystones, and splayed display windows. Deep fascia board over central entrance flanked by shops (numbered 11 & 12 Duke Street).
Arcade proper runs S to join High Street Arcade, even numbers to W, odd to E, bearing numbers to 13. Glazed roof supported on slim iron girders. Shopfronts articulated by panelled classically-derived pilasters; 4-light mullion and transom windows to upper floors; archway with wooden Art-Nouveau rail. Return at S end has 3-light mullin and transom window with lunette over. Good shop front to 12 Duke Street (Jotham's); metal framing to large glass windows with convex corners and tops; one window to Duke Street; doorway and 3 windows to Arcade.
Reason for designation
Well designed and preserved example of Victorian shopping arcade; contributing to City's reputation as "City of Arcades".
Nearby in the register
- WimpeyCommercialunder 1 mi
- Entrance block to High Street ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Burger KingCommercialunder 1 mi
- Joyland HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.