Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
30/04/1999
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
The Philharmonic Hotel
Address
76-77 St Mary Street
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
To S of Phiharmonic Hall (Squares).
Exterior
Formerly 2 buildings. No 76, to L, four storeys, 3 windows painted stucco and brick; end pilasters, cornice bands. Top (attic) floor has 3 camber-headed windows with keystones enclosing paired small-pane sashes. Second floor has 3 larger versions of same with upper sashes small pane. On first floor, 6 tall camber-headed windows with sash glazing. ground floor public house front.
No 77 is Italianate Gothic ashlar faced (modern sash glazing). Four storeys plus attic, 4 window front. Attic with central gable, enriched cornice; 2 Gothic windows flanked by arcading. Third floor has Gothic windows with enriched trefoil heads grouped 1-2-1. Second floor windows also grouped 1-2-1, central windows with colonettes with foliage capitals, quatrefoil heads; paterae with foliage decoration between window heads. First floor windows grouped 2-2; diapered spandrels, enriched piers. Ground floor has public house front.
Reason for designation
No 76, well-preserved Victorian Public house frontage, No 77, elaborately detailed Italian Gothic commercial building. Group value.
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