Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance block to Royal 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
- 51.47882, -3.17610
- Cadw reference
- 21718
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
At S end of Morgan's Department Store.
History
Although usually considered the earliest of the arcades in Cardiff, Royal Arcade which began at St Mary Street, was extended through to The Hayes later in C19, from which period this entrance block dates.
Exterior
Three storey polychrome front in Pennant stone with dressings and bands in bathstone and red brick. Red brick pilasters to ends. On second floor, central group of 3 windows with Italianate Gothic heads; sash glazing. On first floor, group of 3 square-headed windows with similar, single windows to ends; sash glazing. On ground floor, central entrance to arcade flanked by shops; canopy over entrance.
Reason for designation
Integral part of Royal Arcade with group value with adjacent buildings in The Hayes.
Nearby in the register
- 36 The HayesCommercialunder 1 mi
- 38 The HayesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tabernacle Chapel including attached Hall and forecourt railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- David Morgan Department StoreCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.