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
18053
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/12/1996
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Hayes Island Snack Bar
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Hayes Island
Easting
318370
Northing
176313
Street Side
Location
Near SE corner of Old Library.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Probably built 1911 as depot for parcels service operated by Cardiff City Tramways between 11 August 1911 and 1942, becoming snack bar after cessation of service.
Exterior
Timber; modern roof covering. North and S gables have half-timbering with raking braces. Upper walls half-timbered with roughcast panels with corner bracing, lower walls have horizontal boarding. Canopy with scalloped vertically boarded valence supported on wooden posts; later glazing to W side. South side has broad counter opening, E side has doorway, N and W sides have small windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for special interest as former tramway parcels depot, a rare survival of Cardiff's tramway system. Group value with other listed buildings at Hayes Island.
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