Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance block to High Street Arcade
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
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48110, -3.17884
- Cadw reference
- 21698
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 N of St John's Church.
History
1885. By T Waring & Son with J P Jones. Adjacent No 11 St John Street in same style retains original form of parapet lost on this block.
Exterior
Entrance block to High Street Arcade. Stucco. Three storeys, 3 bays with pilasters and banding. On top floor, central bay has 3 horned sash windows, outer bays 2 sash windows. On first floor, central bay has 4-light camber-headed window, outer bays 3-light camber-headed window (only R window retains original form of mullion and transom window with sash glazing). On ground floor, flanking entrance to arcade, large display windows to shops in arcade proper.
Reason for designation
Entrance block to arcade, one of the most characteristic features of Victorian Cardiff.
Nearby in the register
- WimpeyCommercialunder 1 mi
- Burger KingCommercialunder 1 mi
- Duke Street Arcade, including 11 and 12 Duke StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Church of St John The Baptist.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.