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32 St Mary Street

Castle, Cardiff, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 30 April 1999.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 32 St Mary Street, Castle, Cardiff, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
30 April 1999
Community
Castle
Unitary authority
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.47866, -3.17771
Cadw reference
21651

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

History

Circa 1900. Architects William Ware and Corbett. Built for Solomon Andrews, Cardiff entrepreneur.

Exterior

Dutch Renaissance style. Three storeys, pressed red brick, bathstone dressings.
Low Dutch gable; 2-storey broad oriel window has 2 windows to front on top floor; broad window with pediment over 1st floor. Modern shopfront.

Reason for designation

Listed for group value with adjacent listed buildings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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