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
14006
Building Number
28  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1975  
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998  
Name of Property
Aberdare House  
Address
28 Mount Stuart Square  

Location


Unitary Authority
Cardiff  
Community
Butetown  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
318881  
Northing
174673  
Street Side
W  
Location
Detached opposite the SW corner of the former Coal Exchange.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Rebuilt from two houses in 1920. Architect Henry Budgen.  

Exterior
Three storeys, 3 bay front in bathstone ashlar with entrance doorway surround in Portland Stone. Parapet with low triangular pediment over central bay, and cornice. Four giant pilasters on first and second floors supported on plinth of four single storey pilasters. Giant pilasters with moulded panels and concave Ionic-derived capitals with aprons and hanging garland decoration. Central narrow bay with bowed tripartite windows on upper floors. Flanking bays have wide tripartite windows. On ground floor, central doorway with segmental head with large keystone and Baroque-style decoration over. Ground floor pilasters flanking doorway have sunk panels, and capitals with hanging garland decoration. End pilasters banded. Tripartite windows with classicizing wooden frames, and aprons below with stylised ship decoration in vents. At rear, facing former Glamorganshire Canal, polygonal W front behind railed wall. Group value.  

Interior
Double six-panelled doors lead to lobby with marble dado, black and white tiled floor with marble steps.  

Reason for designation
As a well-preserved early C20 commercial building by prominent local architect, and for group vlue with listed buildings in the square. Group value.  

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