There are around 1,000 listed buildings in Cardiff,[1] 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.
| Grade | Criteria | |
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| 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.
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See main article: Listed buildings in Cardiff Bay.
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| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Corporation, Cowbridge Road East | 1889 | 51.4814°N -3.201°W | 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.[2] | |
| St John the Evangelist Church, St John's Crescent | 1854 | 51.4799°N -3.2012°W | 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 included 1868–70. Listed in 1975.[3] | |
| St Mary of the Angels Church, Kings Road /Hamilton Street | 1907 | 51.4825°N -3.195°W | A Roman Catholic church designed by F A Walters, with the tower added in 1916. Listed as "a very good Roman Catholic church designed by a notable Edwardian architect".[4] | |
| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bute Building,[5] King Edward VII Avenue | 1916 | 51.4865°N -3.1826°W | Designed by Percy Thomas and Ivor Davies and opened in 1916 as Cardiff Technical College. | |
| Central Station, Central Square | 1930 | 51.4752°N -3.1779°W | Considered "the most complete 1930s Great Western Railway station still in existence".[6] | |
| Eglwys Dewi Sant, St Andrew's Crescent | 1863 | 51.4851°N -3.1752°W | Originally designed by architects Prichard & Seddon, but completed to a simpler design. Later additions by William Butterfield. | |
| Golden Cross public house, Bute Terrace | 51.4766°N -3.1732°W | Late 19th-century public house, tiled in green and gold. Important interior with decorative tiling and engraved glass.[7] | ||
| Hayes Island Snack Bar, The Hayes | 1911 | 51.4794°N -3.1756°W | Originally opened as a parcels office.[8] | |
| New Theatre, Greyfriars Road | 1906 | 51.4837°N -3.1755°W | Designed by architects Runtz and Ford, with a facade of Bath stone and brick.[9] | |
| Old Custom House, Bute Terrace | 51.4764°N -3.1757°W | Two-storey five-bay building, originally sited next to the Glamorganshire Canal. Listed for its importance to Cardiff's commercial history.[10] Demolished by developers in early 2019, with only the facade wall retained. | ||
| Parc Hotel, Queen Street | 51.4824°N -3.1729°W | |||
| Prince of Wales Theatre, Wood Street and St Mary Street | 1878 | 51.4775°N -3.1779°W | 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 | 51.4777°N -3.1774°W | ||
| Water Tower at Cardiff Central railway station | 1932 | 51.4755°N -3.1804°W | 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.[11] It was repainted in cream and beige, the colours of the GWR, in 2012. | |
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| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foghorn Station, Flat Holm | 1906 | 51.3776°N -3.1174°W | Built by the Trinity House lighthouse authority and in use as a fog warning until 1988.[12] | |
| Isolation Hospital (ruins),[13] Flat Holm | 1896 | 51.3772°N -3.121°W | A unique offshore Isolation Hospital for cholera patients, built in single storey red brick and closed in 1935. | |
| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allensbank Primary School,[14] Llanishen Street | 1904 | 51.5016°N -3.1854°W | Designed by Veall and Sant and opened in 1904 | |
| Park Lodge,[15] Bute Park | 1872–73 | 51.4811°N -3.1846°W | Built 1872–73 for the 3rd Marquess of Bute as the north lodge of Cardiff Castle park and probably designed by Charles Rigg | |
See main article: Listed buildings in Grangetown, Cardiff.
| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Ingli,[17] Lisvane Road (Carn Ingli is house on the left in image) | 1931 | 51.5395°N -3.1669°W | Datestone 1931 and inscription JET, denotes builder as J E Turner trading as E Turner and Sons. | |
| Cerrig Llwyd,[18] Lisvane Road (Cerrig Llwyd is house on the right in image) | ||||
| Lisvane Baptist Chapel,[19] Rudry Road | 1858 | 51.5503°N -3.1615°W | Of important architectural interest as a plain country chapel from the mid 19th century on an earlier site. | |
| Outdoor Baptistry by Lisvane Baptist Chapel,[20] Rudry Road | c.1841 | 51.5503°N -3.1615°W | Included as an unusual surviving outdoor baptistery. | |
| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew[21] | Built 1859-61 | 51.4944°N -3.2182°W | Included 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 Cross[22] | Built 1859-61 | 51.4943°N -3.2183°W | ||
| 6 High Street[23] | Probably 18th century | 51.4946°N -3.2184°W | 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 teahouse | |
| 19 High Street | Probably mid-19th century | 51.4938°N -3.2189°W | 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. | |
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| Name | Photograph | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge House, 88 Merthyr Road | c.1800 | |||
| Former Towpath Bridge to Glamorganshire Canal | Late 18th to mid 19th century | 51.5119°N -3.2379°W | ||
| 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 | 51.5133°N -3.2211°W | 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 | 51.5111°N -3.2359°W | One of the oldest houses in Glamorgan, substantially altered in the nineteenth century. | |
| Whitchurch Hospital, Park Road | 1908 | 51.5169°N -3.2318°W | 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 | 51.516°N -3.2254°W | A Carnegie Library designed by R and S Williams of Cardiff. | |
| Whitchurch War Memorial, Park Road | 51.516°N -3.2251°W | Erected as a memorial to the dead of the Great War. Later inscription to commemorate the dead of World War II. | ||