Castle Arcade
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Entrance to Castle Arcade from the High Street
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The upper level of Castle Arcade
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City of Cardiff, city of arcades
The Castle Arcade is a shopping arcade in Cardiff, South Wales.
Started in 1887, it runs south from opposite Cardiff Castle, and then turns east to exit on the High Street, north of , in the Castle Quarter. One of the longer of Cardiff's famous Victorian arcades, it is also one of Cardiff's only two level shopping arcades, the other being Cardiff Market.
Today[when?] Castle Arcade is home to a variety of small boutique shops including cafes, delicatessens, fair-trade and organic retailers. There are also several shops on the gallery level.
Castle Arcade was Grade II* listed in 1975, being the "finest of Cardiff's Victorian arcades".[1] The four storey entrance block facing onto the High Street is separately listed, also as Grade II*.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Castle Arcade, Castle, British Listed Buildings.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Entrance Block to Castle Arcade, Castle, British Listed Buildings.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Castle Arcade at Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle Arcade Official Website
Categories:
- Shopping arcades in Cardiff
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cardiff
- Grade II* listed retail buildings
- Shopping malls established in 1887
- Castle, Cardiff