Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
14006
Building Number
28
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Aberdare House
Address
28 Mount Stuart Square
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Easting
318881
Northing
174673
Street Side
W
Location
Detached opposite the SW corner of the former Coal Exchange.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Rebuilt from two houses in 1920. Architect Henry Budgen.
Exterior
Three storeys, 3 bay front in bathstone ashlar with entrance doorway surround in Portland Stone. Parapet with low triangular pediment over central bay, and cornice. Four giant pilasters on first and second floors supported on plinth of four single storey pilasters. Giant pilasters with moulded panels and concave Ionic-derived capitals with aprons and hanging garland decoration. Central narrow bay with bowed tripartite windows on upper floors. Flanking bays have wide tripartite windows. On ground floor, central doorway with segmental head with large keystone and Baroque-style decoration over. Ground floor pilasters flanking doorway have sunk panels, and capitals with hanging garland decoration. End pilasters banded. Tripartite windows with classicizing wooden frames, and aprons below with stylised ship decoration in vents.
At rear, facing former Glamorganshire Canal, polygonal W front behind railed wall. Group value.
Interior
Double six-panelled doors lead to lobby with marble dado, black and white tiled floor with marble steps.
Reason for designation
As a well-preserved early C20 commercial building by prominent local architect, and for group vlue with listed buildings in the square. Group value.
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