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
13985
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/08/1992
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Cast Iron Posts and Railings to E of Dock Lane
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Easting
319158
Northing
174655
Street Side
E
Location
Dock Lane is to the E of Bute Street, and runs from Pascoe House to the former Mercantile Marine Office.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
Cast iron posts and railings which were formerly the boundary to Docks area. Length of this section of railings approximately 220 metres.
Seventy four posts circa 2 metres high, round shafts with bases, cubiform plinths with 4-pointed star decoration to faces, design of plinths repeated above capitals, and hexagonal pinnacles. two modern brick piers associated with electricity supply.
Posts have inscription in raised lettering, 'Bayliss & Co, Wolverhampton'.
Between posts, simple iron railings.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other listed buildings in Bute Street.
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