Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
27/06/1991
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
,33 West Bute Street,,,SOUTH GLAMORGAN
Address
33 West Bute Street
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
History
Part of a development which includes 126-132 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. Ground floor altered for commercial use later C19.
Exterior
Stucco front, three storeys, two window bays. Projecting cornice. Second floor windows with small pane hornless sashes (3 panes over 6). First floor windows with horned large pane sashes, and architraves with cornices over. Blocking course at sill level. On Ground floor, deeply set entrance doorway to L and wide office window with tripartite frame. Door and window under continuous bracketed cornice.
Reason for designation
Listed as part of early terrace on important site in Butetown and for group value with listed buildings opposite.
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