Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sportshoe
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
- 51.47929, -3.17908
- Cadw reference
- 21666
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 of Elgin House.
Exterior
Narrow bathstone front of 4 storeys plus attic, 3 windows. Dutch Renaissance style. Attic has Dutch gable with 3 windows. Third floor has pilasters and deep frieze with relief decoration. Second floor similar with pediment over central window. First floor similar with swan neck pediment. Modern shopfront.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a group with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 109 St Mary StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Oz BarCommercialunder 1 mi
- Elgin HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Queen's & Royal GarageCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.