Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
14056
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/08/1992
Date of Amendment
21/08/1998
Name of Property
Sea Wall and Lock of Bute East Dock Basin
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Butetown
Town
Locality
Inner Harbour Area
Easting
319314
Northing
174434
Street Side
Location
To E of entrance to Bute West Dock Basin.
Description
Broad Class
Maritime
Period
History
Bute East Dock constructed 1852-1859, supervising engineers Rennie and Plews, contractors Hemingway and Pearson. Lock now filled in and truncated by road on line of former swing-bridge.
Exterior
Lock listed only as far as road (former swing bridge) beyond which walls are incomplete. Walls in finely-jointed level-coursed brown stone. Copings to gate rebates and E wall generally in brown stone, other copings granite. Near gate rebates, depth scale inscribed in Roman numerals. Sea wall continues to E with massive blocks in brown stone; granite copings except at extreme E where they are brown stone.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as structure defining Inner Harbour of Cardiff bay, and for group value.
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