Sea Wall and Lock of Bute East Dock Basin, Butetown, Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4631 / 51°27'47"N

Longitude: -3.1628 / 3°9'46"W

OS Eastings: 319314

OS Northings: 174434

OS Grid: ST193744

Mapcode National: GBR KMT.RG

Mapcode Global: VH6FF.4H97

Plus Code: 9C3RFR7P+6V

Entry Name: Sea Wall and Lock of Bute East Dock Basin

Listing Date: 20 August 1992

Last Amended: 21 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 14056

Building Class: Maritime

ID on this website: 300014056

Location: To E of entrance to Bute West Dock Basin.

County: Cardiff

Community: Butetown

Locality: Inner Harbour Area

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Lock Sea wall

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History

Bute East Dock constructed 1852-1859, supervising engineers Rennie and Plews, contractors Hemingway and Pearson. Lock now filled in and truncated by road on line of former swing-bridge.

Exterior

Lock listed only as far as road (former swing bridge) beyond which walls are incomplete. Walls in finely-jointed level-coursed brown stone. Copings to gate rebates and E wall generally in brown stone, other copings granite. Near gate rebates, depth scale inscribed in Roman numerals. Sea wall continues to E with massive blocks in brown stone; granite copings except at extreme E where they are brown stone.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as structure defining Inner Harbour of Cardiff bay, and for group value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

I Pier Head Building
Faces S across Cardiff Bay. To E of the Industrial and Maritime Museum, between entrances to Bute East and West Docks.
II One of a Pair of Navigation Lamps to E of Bute West Dock Basin
Between Bute West Dock entrance and Pier Head Building.
II One of a Pair of Navigation Lamps to E of Bute West Dock Basin
Between Bute West Dock entrance and Pier Head Building.
II Bute West Dock Basin, including Sea Walls and Catch Pit
Sea walls running east from south of Industrual and Maritime Museum to entrance to former Bute East Dock. Bute West Dock basin between and behind Pier Head Building and Industrial & Maritime Museum. C
II Former H.M.Customs and Excise Office
Between W corner of Roath Basin and sloping sea wall.
II Sloping Stone Sea Wall between Entrance to Bute East Dock and Roath Basin, including 5 Dolphins
Butetown
II Signal Platform in Bay
In bay, S of Industrial and Maratime Museum, approximately 60 metres from sea wall.
II Ocean Building
At southern end of terrace, facing E over former Bute West Dock Basin.

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Sea Wall and Lock of Bute East Dock Basin

A Grade II Listed Building in Butetown, Cardiff