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Latitude: 51.4783 / 51°28'41"N
Longitude: -3.1784 / 3°10'42"W
OS Eastings: 318259
OS Northings: 176137
OS Grid: ST182761
Mapcode National: GBR KJN.81
Mapcode Global: VH6FD.V3KL
Plus Code: 9C3RFRHC+8J
Entry Name: Bar Emporium
Listing Date: 19 May 1975
Last Amended: 30 April 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 13803
Building Class: Commercial
Also known as: Reflex, Cardiff
ID on this website: 300013803
Location: Stepped down to R of Royal Hotel. Entrances to St Mary Street, and Westgate Street.
County: Cardiff
Community: Castle (Castell)
Community: Castle
Built-Up Area: Cardiff
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Pub
Later C19 formerly Lloyds Bank.
Narrow building faced with pale ashlar on granite plinth. Round arched style. Parapets to slate hipped roof. St Mary Street front of 3 storeys, 2 bays. Cornice above first floor. Round-headed windows to second and first floors; 2nd floor windows with carved spandrels and keystones; 1st floor windows separated by pilasters. 2-storey bay window to right hand on ground and first floors. To left hand on ground floor, flat headed doorway (architrave in red granite) set in round-headed arch (of grey Bessbrook granite).
Westgate Street front of similar dimensions and material but of 2 storeys and basment only; segmental headed windows to 2nd floor; on first floor, tall round-headed windows flanked by pilasters; at right hand end on first floor, oval lunette above granite doorway with broken segmental pediment.
Impressive late C19 bank building.
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