Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Water Tower at Cardiff Central Station
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1998
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.47594, -3.18169
- Cadw reference
- 21705
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 west end of platforms 1 & 2 of Cardiff Central Station.
History
Dates from major rebuilding of Cardiff Station in 1932-34; served the former Fish Platform.
Exterior
Six concrete ribs arranged in hexagon plan support, on brackets, cylindrical water tank. Brick infill between ribs; boarded door to SE. Smaller cylinder above tank with doorway.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Cardiff Central Railway Station.
Nearby in the register
- Central Station (Main entrance is in community of Castle)Transportunder 1 mi
- Cardiff Central Station, Booking Hall, Passenger Subway, Platforms 1-4, 6 & 7 and Platform BuildingsTransportunder 1 mi
- Central Workshops of City of Cardiff Operational Services.Transportunder 1 mi
- Former Prince of Wales TheatreRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.