There are around 1,000 listed buildings in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, which is protected from being demolished, extended or altered, unless special permission is granted by the relevant planning authorities. The Welsh Government makes decisions on individual cases, taking advice from the heritage agency Cadw, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and local councils.
Key
Grade Criteria Grade I Buildings of exceptional, usually national, interest (generally the top 2 per cent). Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Grade II Buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them.
Because of the way in which buildings are listed and the large number of listed buildings within the city, they have been subdivided into Grade I, II* and II buildings, with the Grade II buildings being further split up by area.
Grade I listed buildings
Grade II* listed buildings
Grade II listed buildings
Adamsdown
Butetown and Cardiff Bay
Caerau
Canton
NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription The Corporation, Cowbridge Road East 1889 A generous two-storey public house with a four-storey tower, on a prominent corner of Canton. Dating from 1889 and built on Cardiff Corporation land, hence the name. St John the Evangelist Church, St John's Crescent 1854 The Church in Wales parish church for Canton, designed by architects John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon in a Gothic Revival style. The aisles were added a few years later and the steeple from 1868 to 1870. Listed in 1975. St Mary of the Angels Church, Kings Road /Hamilton Street 1907 A Roman Catholic church designed by Frederick Walters, with the tower added in 1916. Listed as "a very good Roman Catholic church designed by a notable Edwardian architect".
City centre
NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue 1916 Designed by Percy Thomas and Ivor Davies and opened in 1916 as Cardiff Technical College. Central Station, Central Square 1930 Considered "the most complete 1930s Great Western Railway station still in existence". Eglwys Dewi Sant, St Andrew's Crescent 1863 Originally designed by architects Prichard & Seddon, but completed to a simpler design. Later additions by William Butterfield. Golden Cross public house, Bute Terrace Late 19th-century public house, tiled in green and gold. Important interior with decorative tiling and engraved glass. Hayes Island Snack Bar, The Hayes 1911 Originally opened as a parcels office. New Theatre, Greyfriars Road 1906 Designed by architects Runtz and Ford, with a facade of Bath stone and brick. Old Custom House, Bute Terrace Two-storey five-bay building, originally sited next to the Glamorganshire Canal. Listed for its importance to Cardiff's commercial history. Demolished by developers in early 2019, with only the facade wall retained. Parc Hotel, Queen Street Prince of Wales Theatre, Wood Street and St Mary Street 1878 Built to a Venetian Gothic design by W. D. Bleasley and T. Waring. Later remodelled in a Greek Revival style by Willmott & Smith. Now a pub. Royal Hotel, St Mary Street 1866 Water Tower at Cardiff Central railway station 1932 Great Western Railway water tower, 15 metres in height, built in concrete with a fluted base. In 1984 it was embellished with a painted design of giant daffodils. It was repainted in cream and beige, the colours of the GWR, in 2012.
Cathays
Cyncoed
Ely
Fairwater
Flat Holm (Island)
NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Foghorn Station, Flat Holm 1906 Built by the Trinity House lighthouse authority and in use as a fog warning until 1988. Isolation Hospital (ruins), Flat Holm 1896 A unique offshore Isolation Hospital for cholera patients, built in single storey red brick and closed in 1935.
Gabalfa NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Allensbank Primary School, Llanishen Street 1904 Designed by Veall and Sant and opened in 1904 Park Lodge, Bute Park 1872–73 Built 1872–73 for the 3rd Marquess of Bute as the north lodge of Cardiff Castle park and probably designed by Charles Rigg
Grangetown
Heath NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription The Cross Inn(now known as The Aneurin Bevan),Caerphilly Road 1994 Listed as "a well-detailed public house in the Queen Ann revival style".
Lisvane NamePhotographDateLocationDescription Carn Ingli, Lisvane Road(Carn Ingli is house on the left in image)1931 Datestone 1931 and inscription JET, denotes builder as J E Turner trading as E Turner and Sons. Cerrig Llwyd, Lisvane Road(Cerrig Llwyd is house on the right in image) Lisvane Baptist Chapel, Rudry Road 1858 Of important architectural interest as a plain country chapel from the mid 19th century on an earlier site. Outdoor Baptistry by Lisvane Baptist Chapel, Rudry Road c.1841 Included as an unusual surviving outdoor baptistery.
Llandaff NamePhotograph DateLocationDescriptionSt AndrewBuilt 1859-61Included as an unaltered design by Ewan Christian and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green and on the High Street.St CrossBuilt 1859-61St Padarn's Institute (Formerly St Michael's College) Built 1880-1907 Begun as a house for himself by John Prichard. Expanded as a theological college from 1905-1907 by Frederick Robertson Kempson. Apartments 1-3 St Michael's College (now St Padarn's Institute) Built 1920 A later addition to St Padarn's Institute of 1920 by Frederick Robertson Kempson.6 High Street Probably 18th century Included as a largely 18th-century house and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green and on the High Street. Now in commercial use as a teahouse19 High Street Probably mid-19th century Included as a largely 18th-century house and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green and on the High Street.
Llandaff North
Llanishen
Morganstown
Pentyrch
Penylan
Pontprennau
Radyr NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Church of St. John the Baptist Probably 14th century Medieval church, restored and altered
Rhiwbina
Riverside
Roath NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Mansion House 1891Built by James Howell, owner of Howells department store; later home to Cardiff's Lord Mayors.
Rumney
St Fagans
St Mellons
Splott NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription St. Alban-on-the-Moors Church 1911Roman Catholic place of worship.
Tongwynlais
Trowbridge
Whitchurch NamePhotograph DateLocationDescription Bridge House, 88 Merthyr Road c.1800 Former Towpath Bridge to Glamorganshire Canal Late 18th to mid 19th century Front wall, gate piers and gate of Bridge House, 88 Merthyr Road c.1800 Garden Wall, Privy and Gatepiers of Oak Cottage Early 19th century St Mary's Church 1884 Anglican place of worship The Laurels, 27 Penlline Road Mid 19th century Villa in Tudor style Oak Cottage 17th to 19th century The Pines, Old Church Road Early to mid 19th century Six Gables, 27A Penlline Road Mid 19th century Tabernacle Chapel, Merthyr Road 1866 Ty-Mawr, Ty Mawr Road 1583 One of the oldest houses in Glamorgan, substantially altered in the nineteenth century. Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road 1908 A former mental hospital. The hospital chapel and six octagonal shelters in the grounds are separately listed as Grade II. Whitchurch Library, Park Road 1904 A Carnegie Library designed by R and S Williams of Cardiff. Whitchurch War Memorial, Park Road Erected as a memorial to the dead of the Great War. Later inscription to commemorate the dead of World War II.
See also Architecture of Cardiff List of Scheduled Monuments in Cardiff Listed buildings in Wales
Notes
Sources Cardiff, Wales, BritishListedBuildings.co.uk
References
External links
Listed and Locally Listed Buildings, Cardiff Council. Interactive map showing the locations of listed buildings – Cardiff Council