Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
83&84 St Mary Street
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
- 51.47763, -3.17773
- Cadw reference
- 21662
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
On corner of St Mary Street and Wood Street.
History
Circa 1880. Probably by W D Blessley and T Waring.
Exterior
Three storey corner block faced with random rubble, yellow brick pilasters and dressings. Arcaded stone parapet mainly cemented over. To St Mary Street, second floor has Gothic windows, first floor has round-headed windows grouped 3-2. Single window to each floor of convex corner bay. To Wood Street, group of 3 Gothic windows to second floor, group of 3 round-headed windows to first floor (and modern insertion). Modern shop front to ground floor.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with former Prince of Wales Theatre.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Wood StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 81 St Mary StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Prince of Wales TheatreRecreationalunder 1 mi
- The Philharmonic Hall (Squares)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.