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Latitude: 51.618 / 51°37'4"N
Longitude: -3.9371 / 3°56'13"W
OS Eastings: 265983
OS Northings: 192794
OS Grid: SS659927
Mapcode National: GBR WSY.WF
Mapcode Global: VH4K9.PLYJ
Plus Code: 9C3RJ397+54
Entry Name: Restaurant (Exchange Buildings)
Listing Date: 30 March 1987
Last Amended: 30 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 11556
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300011556
Location: Occupying a large corner site at Adelaide Street and Cambrian Place overlooking the Royal Institution.
County: Swansea
Community: Castle (Castell)
Community: Waterfront / Y Glannau
Built-Up Area: Swansea
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1913-14. Designed by Charles T Ruthen, architect of Swansea. Henry Billings and Sons, contractor. Edwardian classicism.
Main symmetrical curving façade with advanced centre and ends to Cambrian Place. 3 storeys with attic and basement. Portland stone with channelled rustication to centre, ends and ground floor; granite plinth; red brick to sides and rear.
3-bay frontispiece with pilastered attic storey and entablature supporting clock aedicule with swags, keystone and flanking volutes. Balustraded parapets link to outer bays with keyblocked open pediments and attic thermal windows. Main modillion cornice, giant tetrastyle Ionic half-columns in antis over main entrance; 3 bay loggia with modillion cornice and centre open pediment with Swansea arms, pair of blocked columns.
Upper storeys with linked architraves, cross-windows, aprons (swagged to outer bays); keyblocked arched windows to ground floor; grilles to basement. Right hand entrance with cavetto arched opening and inset lugged and blocked architrave, double panelled doors under tablet. Low screen wall to right with arched entry under 1914 keyblock, arched fanlight and double ironwork gates.
Symmetrical 5-bay W façade with advanced ends, detailing as before. Centre and left hand doorways up steps, double panelled doors under tablets, balustered area parapets. Lower screen wall to left as Cambrian Place.
Coffered ceiling and panelled pilasters to main entrance, timber commissionaires box on right, leading to 1 storey exchange hall with cantilevered upper walls (formerly open to roof?). Pilastered and panelled dados, round central light with Chamber of Commerce panel, half-glazed doors etc.
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