Frontage of former Marments Department Store at Queen's West Shopping Precinct, Castle (Castell), Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4818 / 51°28'54"N

Longitude: -3.1783 / 3°10'41"W

OS Eastings: 318275

OS Northings: 176529

OS Grid: ST182765

Mapcode National: GBR KJL.9S

Mapcode Global: VH6FD.V0MW

Plus Code: 9C3RFRJC+PM

Entry Name: Frontage of former Marments Department Store at Queen's West Shopping Precinct

Listing Date: 30 April 1999

Last Amended: 30 April 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21682

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300021682

Location: About 50m W of junction with Greyfriars.

County: Cardiff

Community: Castle (Castell)

Community: Castle

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Inter war classical front to former Marments department store. Store converted to Queen's West shopping precinct.

Exterior

Portland stone department store front of 5 bays. Upper levels have giant order of fluted Roman Doric columns; unfluted pillars to ends. Entablature with bosses to frieze, dentil cornice and parapet. Bays glazed with classicising metal framework (painted to imitate verdigris) on three storeys of tripartite windows with wreaths, key patterns, pediments over 1st floor windows (replaced in centre bay).

On ground floor, end pilasters with cartouches with monogram "LM" enclose modern shopfront.

Interior

Modernised.

Reasons for Listing

Included as fine classical department store front, despite loss of interior.

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Frontage of former Marments Department Store at Queen's West Shopping Precinct

A Grade II Listed Building in Castle (Castell), Cardiff