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
14051
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/08/1992
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Signal Platform in Bay
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Inner Harbour Area
Easting
319160
Northing
174333
Street Side
Location
In bay, S of Industrial and Maritime Museum, approximately 100 metres from sea wall.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Exterior
One of two late C19 signal platforms of former steam packet harbour. This southern platform similar to northern but slightly smaller, on wooden piles, cross-braced with angles reinforced with metal plates; decking with iron bollards and railings. Two railway-type signals on slim solid posts with pinnacles, and ladders.
Originally a floating landing stage to the rear of this platform was connected to the quayside by a pivoting bridge, which ran between the wooden dolphins closer to the shore.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as distictive maritime structure in bay. Group value.
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