Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
13803
Building Number
89  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1975  
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999  
Name of Property
Bar Emporium  
Address
89 St Mary Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Cardiff  
Community
Castle  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
318259  
Northing
176137  
Street Side
W  
Location
Stepped down to R of Royal Hotel. Entrances to St Mary Street, and Westgate Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Later C19 formerly Lloyds Bank.  

Exterior
Narrow building faced with pale ashlar on granite plinth. Round arched style. Parapets to slate hipped roof. St Mary Street front of 3 storeys, 2 bays. Cornice above first floor. Round-headed windows to second and first floors; 2nd floor windows with carved spandrels and keystones; 1st floor windows separated by pilasters. 2-storey bay window to right hand on ground and first floors. To left hand on ground floor, flat headed doorway (architrave in red granite) set in round-headed arch (of grey Bessbrook granite). Westgate Street front of similar dimensions and material but of 2 storeys and basment only; segmental headed windows to 2nd floor; on first floor, tall round-headed windows flanked by pilasters; at right hand end on first floor, oval lunette above granite doorway with broken segmental pediment.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Impressive late C19 bank building.  

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