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Latitude: 51.4783 / 51°28'41"N
Longitude: -3.1774 / 3°10'38"W
OS Eastings: 318327
OS Northings: 176138
OS Grid: ST183761
Mapcode National: GBR KJN.H1
Mapcode Global: VH6FD.W32L
Plus Code: 9C3RFRHF+82
Entry Name: Entrance block to Royal Arcade, including Royal Arcade
Listing Date: 19 May 1975
Last Amended: 30 April 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 13797
Building Class: Commercial
Also known as: Royal Arcade, Cardiff
ID on this website: 300013797
Location: Opposite Royal Hotel.
County: Cardiff
Community: Castle (Castell)
Community: Castle
Built-Up Area: Cardiff
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Shopping centre
1858, the earliest of the Cardiff arcades. By James & Price, architects.
Western facade and chambers at entrance to Royal Arcade. Three storey, 3 bay facade with projecting end bays with gables. Slate roof. Overhanging eaves; modillions. On 2nd floor, each end bay with a paired round-headed window with foliated dripmould with roundel above; centre bay has a paired segmental headed window. Cornice above first floor. Quoins to first and ground floors. Rusticated Venetian windows in moulded round-headed arches with string courses at impost level continuous across front. On ground floor, centre bay comprises entrance to Royal Arcade; plate glass shop fronts to end bays.
Arcade proper runs through to The Hayes, and is numbered to 48, odd numbers to N, even numbers to S. Glass roof with fretted iron ribs; large 3-light windows to upper floors.
Entrance block to the earliest of Cardiff's shopping arcades.
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