Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
,8,Bute Crescent,,,SOUTH GLAMORGAN,
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Location
Part of terrace facing E towards former Bute West Dock basin.
History
Nos 5-9 Bute Crescent date from c. 1840; amongst the earliest domestic buildings in Butetown.
Exterior
Three storeys over basement. Cornice and first floor band course. Two window stucco front, rusticated on ground floor. Mainly small pane sash windoes, hornless. Second floor windows with architraves. First floor windows with architraves and bracketed cornices. Panelled entrance door with rectangular fanlight and bracketed cornice above. To right, tall window with deeply moulded stucco voussoirs and quoins. Basement area surrounded by cast iron railings.
Reason for designation
Listed as amongst the earliest domestic buildings in Butetown, on important site facing dock basin. Group value.
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