Listed buildings in Grangetown, Cardiff

There are a small number of listed buildings in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales and they are all listed Grade II. Grangetown developed as a suburb in the second half of the nineteenth century, on what had previously been farmland to the south of Cardiff.

Grade II listed buildings are of special architectural or historical interest.[1]

Listed buildings

Name Photograph Grade Date Location Description
Central Workshops,[2] Pendyris Street II 1800 51°28′31″N 3°11′09″W / 51.4752°N 3.1859°W / 51.4752; -3.1859 (Central Workshops) Previously the Central Cardiff Tramways Depot and workshops.[3] Used by the Council since the 1950s as a servicing depot for its vehicles. Put up for sale in March 2013[4] and due to be transformed into an Arts Centre.[5] A 1000-person capacity music venue, Tramshed, opened its doors in October 2015.[6]
Former Sewerage Pumping Station,[7] Penarth Road II 51°27′24″N 3°11′54″W / 51.4568°N 3.1983°W / 51.4568; -3.1983 (The Pumping Station) Now an antiques salesroom known as The Pumping House.
Gas Holder,[8] off Ferry Road II 51°27′41″N 3°11′20″W / 51.4613°N 3.1890°W / 51.4613; -3.1890 (Gas Holder)
Grange Farm House,[9]
Stockland Street		 II Late 1500s 51°28′04″N 3°11′18″W / 51.46784°N 3.18820°W / 51.46784; -3.18820 (Grange Farm) Believed to date from the late 1500s, built on the site of an earlier Grange.[10] There are possible remains of an earlier building, a blocked door, of a pointed shape, in the north wall.[11]
St Paul's Church,[8] Paget Street/Bromsgrove Street II 1890 51°27′57″N 3°11′01″W / 51.4657°N 3.1836°W / 51.4657; -3.1836 (St Paul's Church) Church designed by Cardiff architect John Coates Carter and first opened in 1890. Design includes an unusual use of concrete.[12]
Shelter,[13]
Grange Gardens (corner of Corporation Road and Holmsdale Street)		 II 51°28′03″N 3°10′53″W / 51.4675°N 3.1815°W / 51.4675; -3.1815 (Shelter)
War Memorial,[14] Grange Gardens II 1920 51°28′00″N 3°10′51″W / 51.4667°N 3.1807°W / 51.4667; -3.1807 (War Memorial) Sculpted by Henry Charles Fehr.[15]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Buildings & Conservation Areas: Listing". Cadw. 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Central Workshops of City of Cardiff Operational Services., Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Old Tram Depot". Cardiff Council Strategic Estates. Cardiff Council. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Former Cardiff tram depot goes on the market". WalesOnline. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Plans to turn Grangetown tram shed into arts and music venue get go-ahead, but residents still have questions". WalesOnline. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Kathryn Williams (23 October 2015) "5 gigs you shouldn't miss at Cardiff's new music venue Tramshed", Wales Online. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Former Cardiff and District Western District Sewerage Pumping Station., Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Gas Holder at British Gas Grangetown Works, Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Grange Farm House, Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Grange Farm, Grangetown". R.C.A.H.M.W. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Glamorgan: Medieval Non-defensive Secular Monuments. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments in Wales. p. 295. ISBN 0-11-701141-X.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Phil. "John Coates Carter: Building a Sense of Place". BuildingConservation.com. Cathedral Communications. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Shelter in Grange Gardens, Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "War Memorial in Grange Gardens, including enclosure railings, Grangetown". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cardiff Public Art Register". 2011: 23.
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