Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Blackwells
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
- 51.47836, -3.17749
- Cadw reference
- 21654
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 N (L) of Entrance facade of Royal Arcade.
History
Circa 1880.
Exterior
Four storey, 2 window shop. Stucco with painted stone (?) dressings; slate roof.
Bracketed eaves, panelled end pilasters; cornices between floors. Third floor has 2 sash windows. Second floor has 2 camber-headed sash windows. First floor has
round headed windows with sash glazing. Modern shopfront.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with adjacent buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance block to Royal Arcade, including Royal ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- David MorganCommercialunder 1 mi
- 40 & 41Commercialunder 1 mi
- 32 St Mary StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.