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
13998
Building Number
11
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/08/1992
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Crichton House
Address
11 Mount Stuart Square
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Easting
318990
Northing
174639
Street Side
E
Location
To right of and stepped up from No 10
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Circa 1920.
Exterior
Four storeys with two later storeys in attic, five bays with 3 central bays slightly recessed. Pale channelled banded limestone, slate roof. Recent re-glazing. Hipped roof with two tiers of attics, upper has 3 tripartite dormer windows with triangular pediments. Lower attic has 3 similar windows in slate-hung central area between two low towers in banded masonry, each with circular window. Third floor, above modillion cornice has, in 3 middle bays, tripartite windows, central of which is flanked by small Doric pilasters. Narrower windows in end bays. First and second floors have similar window treatment. On second floor, central 3 windows with panelled aprons with laurel garlands, end windows with carved relief aprons with sailing ship and rail truck. First floor central 3 windows with shallow aprons with small garlands. Banded ground floor has, to end bays, triangular pedimented entrance doorways with hollow jambs; three windows between. Inscriptions, 'Crichton House' and 'Bank' above doorways, and 'The Capital and Counties Bank. Est. 1834.' between windows. Simple railings at ground level with laurel garlands. Plinth in grey granite.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with neighbouring listed buildings in the square.
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