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There are around 1000 listed buildings in Cardiff,[1] the capital city of Wales. A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, which is protected from being demolished, extended or altered, unless special permission is granted by the relevant planning authorities. The Welsh Government makes decisions on individual cases, taking advice from the heritage agency Cadw, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and local councils.[2]
There is an interactive map showing the locations of these buildings available to view on the council website.[3]
Buildings of exceptional, usually national, interest (generally the top 2%).
Grade II*
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II
Buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them.
Because of the way in which buildings are listed and the large number of listed buildings within the city, they have been subdivided into Grade I, II* and II buildings, with the Grade II buildings being further split up by area.
Designed by William Burges and constructed after his death by his assistant, William Frame.[5] The Wall was moved from the front of Cardiff Castle to its current location in 1922.
Cardiff Castle is built on the foundations of a Roman fort but the above ground construction mostly dates from the Norman period to the late 19th-century (a small part of the Roman wall of white bricks remains visible at the south-east corner). A Motte was built by Robert Fitzhamon in 1081 followed by a stone Bailey in the 12th-century. Gilbert de Clare built the Black Tower at the south entrance during the 13th-century. Much of the remaining castle and walls were constructed or redecorated by the Earls and Marquises of Bute between 1778 and the 1890s in a fantasy gothic style.[7]
A Beaux-Arts design by the architects Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Brewer. The building as it stands is a truncated version of a scheme they proposed in 1910; the west wing largely following the original design was built in 1962–5 by T. Alwyn Lloyd & Gordon. The remaining space was filled in 1993 by the Alex Gordon Partnership.[14]
An impressive gatehouse and courtyard (now a garden) remains. The Palace was possibly built during the time of Bishop William de Braose. It has similarities to the contemporary Caerphilly Castle.[19]
Designed by John Prichard at the behest of the Third Marquess of Bute, this church replaced an ancient chapel on the same site. It includes the Marquess's family mausoleum.[26]
Designed by architects James, Seward & Thomas, the building became the Central Library in 1896. Includes stained glass throughout and an entrance hall decorated with tiles.
The main building was built as Llandaff Court, the seat of Admiral Thomas Mathews, on the site of the ancient manor house of Bryn-y-Gynnon. Its architect was probably John Wood, who was engaged on the restoration of Llandaff Cathedral at the time of the house's construction.[73]
Designed by Alexander Roos to the west of Cardiff Castle as a decorative gatehouse to the estate of the Marquess of Bute. Converted into tea-rooms in 2012, retaining the original Victorian floor tiles.[79]
A generous two-storey public house with a four storey tower, on a prominent corner of Canton. Dating from 1889 and built on Cardiff Corporation land, hence the name.[81]
A Roman Catholic church designed by F A Walters, with the tower added in 1916. Listed as "a very good Roman Catholic church designed by a notable Edwardian architect".[83]
Great Western Railway water tower, 15 metres in height, built in concrete with a fluted base.[86] In 1984 it was embellished with a painted design of giant daffodils.[90] It was repainted in cream and beige, the colours of the GWR, in 2012.[86]
Designed in the Byzantine style in rich brown brick. The church was designed by T. Roderick of Aberdare and provided at a cost of £10,000 by Lord Glanely in memory of his wife, Ada.[92]
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