Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Frontage of former Marments Department Store at Queen's West Shopping Precinct
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 30 April 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 April 1999
- Welsh name
- Ffryntiad hen Siop Adrannol Marments yng Nghanolfan Siopa Orllewinol y Frenhines
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48179, -3.17828
- Cadw reference
- 21682
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
About 50m W of junction with Greyfriars.
History
Inter war classical front to former Marments department store. Store converted to Queen's West shopping precinct.
Exterior
Portland stone department store front of 5 bays. Upper levels have giant order of fluted Roman Doric columns; unfluted pillars to ends. Entablature with bosses to frieze, dentil cornice and parapet. Bays glazed with classicising metal framework (painted to imitate verdigris) on three storeys of tripartite windows with wreaths, key patterns, pediments over 1st floor windows (replaced in centre bay).
On ground floor, end pilasters with cartouches with monogram "LM" enclose modern shopfront.
Interior
Modernised.
Reason for designation
Included as fine classical department store front, despite loss of interior.
Nearby in the register
- Nos.24 & 26 Queen Street ChambersCommercialunder 1 mi
- Burger KingCommercialunder 1 mi
- Entrance block to High Street ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lloyds BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.