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
21682
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/04/1999
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Frontage of former Marments Department Store at Queen's West Shopping Precinct
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318275
Northing
176529
Street Side
N
Location
About 50m W of junction with Greyfriars.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Inter war classical front to former Marments department store. Store converted to Queen's West shopping precinct.
Exterior
Portland stone department store front of 5 bays. Upper levels have giant order of fluted Roman Doric columns; unfluted pillars to ends. Entablature with bosses to frieze, dentil cornice and parapet. Bays glazed with classicising metal framework (painted to imitate verdigris) on three storeys of tripartite windows with wreaths, key patterns, pediments over 1st floor windows (replaced in centre bay).
On ground floor, end pilasters with cartouches with monogram "LM" enclose modern shopfront.
Interior
Modernised.
Reason for designation
Included as fine classical department store front, despite loss of interior.
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