31/32, Park Place, Castle (Castell), Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4861 / 51°29'10"N

Longitude: -3.1763 / 3°10'34"W

OS Eastings: 318419

OS Northings: 177009

OS Grid: ST184770

Mapcode National: GBR KJK.R6

Mapcode Global: VH6F6.WXP3

Plus Code: 9C3RFRPF+FF

Entry Name: 31/32, Park Place

Listing Date: 30 April 1999

Last Amended: 30 April 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21710

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: 31/32,Park Place, Cardiff

ID on this website: 300021710

Location: About 20m S of junction with Museum Place.

County: Cardiff

Community: Castle (Castell)

Community: Castle

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

Pair of semi-detached houses, probably 1870s, showing influence of Burges' Park House.

Exterior

Mirrored pair of semi-detached houses. Pennant stone with extensive bathstone dressings and some red brick banding; slate roofs, tiled cresting; central stone chimney with Gothic detailing. Eaves have bathstone brackets, decorative band of bathstone and red brick. To centre, pair of 3-storey gabled bays in bathstone ashlar; 2 shouldered windows to attic; tripartite windows to first and ground floors. Outer faces of bays have turrets with steep pyramidal roofs. which engage with gabled Gothic porches (in bathstone). Rounded corners (containing staircase) have stepped shouldered windows; similar window to ground floor.

Reasons for Listing

Pair of well-preserved High Victorian middle-class houses in city centre. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II 33/34, Park Place
On corner with Museum Place
I National Museum of Wales
Between Museum Avenue and Park Place, facing Gorsedd Gardens.
II Statue of David Lloyd George
Opposite main entrance to National Museum.
I Park House
Opposite Gorsedd Gardens.
II Statue of Lord Ninian Edward Crichton Stuart
To SW of Gorsedd circle, facing SW.
II Hut in Gorsedd Gardens
About 50m to SE of gorsedd circle.
II Pair of Obelisk Lamp Stands to SE of City Hall
To right (SE) of front entrance of City Hall
II Public Conveniences
To rear (N) of National Museum.

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31/32, Park Place

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