Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
David Morgan
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 April 1999
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47844, -3.17762
- Cadw reference
- 21653
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
To R of entrance to Morgan Arcade, stepped down. Part of same development as Nos 35 & 36 St Mary Street.
History
Dated 1898. Probably by Edwin Seward, architect, who did adjacent entrance block to Morgan Arcade.
Exterior
Grey Forest of Dean stone banded with red sandstone; terracotta from Cattybrook works, Almondsbury. Three storeys, three bays. Balustraded parapet. Front articulated by banded pilasters (upper floor) and banded columns (first floor).
Relief sandstone panels between floors. No 35 has 4 windows with central pair set slightly forward. Sash windows to top floor; transom windows to first floor, all articulated by banded columns. No 35 has black granite shopfront. No 35 is similar but has, to centre, 2-storey oriel window to upper floors: modern shopfront. No 36 also similar but has braod 2-storey oriel window to upper floors (2 windows facing street; modern shopfront.
Reason for designation
Part of exceptional frontage to one of best of Cardiff's stores, with refined use of polychrome materials. Group value
Nearby in the register
- BlackwellsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Entrance block to Royal Arcade, including Royal ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- 32 St Mary StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lunn PolyCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.