13980

126  

II  

Designated  

20/08/1992  

21/08/1998  

,126,Bute Street,,,SOUTH GLAMORGAN,  

126 Bute Street  

Cardiff  

Butetown  

 

 

319021  

174829  

W  

Splayed building at junction of Bute Street and West Bute Street.  

Recreational  

 

Part of a development which includes Nos 33-37 West Bute Street dating from 1850-1851, and once known as Britannia Buildings. Contractors were Hemingway and Pearson, involved in building Britannia Bridge over Menai Strait, and Bute East Dock. Until c.1980, ships chandlers', currently (March 1991) part of Industrial and Maritime Museum.  

Splayed stucco front, three storeys, four window bays. Projecting cornice. Second floor almost square window with large pane horned sashes and stone sills, but second window from L replaced by large clock. First floor windows with horned large pane sashes, and architraves with cornices over. Blocking course at sill level. On ground floor, to R, window converted from former doorway with bracketed cornice and to L, early Victorian Style shopfront with central recessed doorway flanked by small pane shop windows. Classically inspired pilasters to ends and entablature over with architrave. At rear, large later C19 T-shaped range of connecting warehouses in grey rubble with red brick dressings. Three storeys, camber-headed windows with small pane glazing; tall loading bays; modern corrugated roof covering and modern red brick gable ends. Smaller 2-storey range to E of and parallel with south arm of 'T'. Adapted as stores and galleries of Industrial and Maritime Museum.  

 

Included as part of a well-preserved group of buildings from early development of Butetown, which includes Nos 33-37 West Bute Street. Group value.