Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Flyhalf & Firkin
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
- 51.47893, -3.17941
- Cadw reference
- 21691
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 with Golate.
History
Late C19 public house, formerly the "Queen's Vaults".
Exterior
Two storeys in red brick with polychrome tile corner public house front; slate roof.
Corner entrance with, to first floor, head of Queen Victoria, and inscription "The "The Queens Vaults"; lantern on wrought iron brackets. Fine polychrome tiled public house front in gold and green, cornice, dark fascia with inscription "Queens Vaults Wines Ind Coop & Co Ltd Entire". Two 3-light windows to Westgate Street, three 2-light windows to Golate, and further doorway.
In Westgate Street, first floor windows grouped 2-2-2-3-2; between floors, band of diapered brickwork over broad arch with 2 doorwaysto L. In Golate, first floor windows grouped 2+1; to R, in Golate, lower block with 5 first floor windows.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved Victorian public house with good polychrome tile work.
Nearby in the register
- The Queen's & Royal GarageCommercialunder 1 mi
- Elgin HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- County Court OfficesCivilunder 1 mi
- SportshoeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.