The Cardiff Arms PH and attached wing

Location

A corner site, with elevation also to Bridge Street, close to the Bridge.

History

Part of the late C19 development at the SW end of Bridge Street. In an area to rear was formerly a Japanning works in the last quarter of the C18.

Exterior

Late Victorian PH. Built of red brick with render, brick and terracotta dressings, painted yellow; rear gable end is stone; slate roof with decorative ridge tiles incorporating three gabled dormers. Frontage to New Market Street of 4 bays, curved corner bay, and 2 bays to Bridge Street. New Market Street frontage has 2 dormers with small-pane upper sash windows with large scrolled side brackets; first floor has 3 segmental-headed margin glazed sashes with moulded painted surrounds and large intervening decorative quatrefoil panels, the storey defined by decorative moulded string courses above and below; ground floor has round-arched windows with painted surrounds and keystone, another quatrefoil panel and bar windows with etched glass; doorway centre left with plain fanlight and double panelled doors. Painted plinth. Corner bay has a very tall tiered tower-like parapet scrolled at sides; a wide recessed panel with painted inn sign at first floor level; blank ground floor. Bridge Street elevation similar to New Market Street, one dormer, a 2-window first floor range, ground floor window and second door. Attached to side of new Market Street frontage is a single storey shed range of limewashed rubble with slate roof and central double doors with painted sign 'Cardiff Arms' above; window inserted to right, a former smithy.

Reason for designation

Listed for Group Value with other listed buildings at the W end of Bridge Street and N end of New Market Street.