Burger King is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 January 1976. Commercial. 1 related planning application.

Burger King

WRENN ID
scattered-pillar-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Date first listed
13 January 1976
Type
Commercial
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Three storeys. Exterior with cement rendered cladding, fluted cornice, parapet; chimney stacks cut down; modern shop windows to ground floor. Narrow northern elevation with gable, three bays; semi-circular headed windows on second floor, taller window in centre with paterae to spandrels and with archivolt continuing down as architrave to square-headed first floor window. Symmetrical eastern elevation of eleven bays. At each end, bays project forward with a corbelled stack in centre, flanked to each side by a round-headed window on second floor and a square-headed window on first floor. The intermediate five bays are recessed; corbelled stack in middle bay; two closely spaced bays to each side with round-headed windows on second floor and square-headed windows below. At S end, formerly separate building, 2 storeys, 2 windows, stucco, curvilinear parapet with pinnacles. Two mullion and transom windows to top floor, 2 pairs of windows to first floor, modern shopfront.

Inside modernised, but the Mahogany Room at northern end in upper floor retains its original panelling, mosaic friezes stained glass windows and etc. Many shipping deals were once discussed here. Each wall of three bays. East wall with fireplace in centre with hood above corbelled convex marble relief; panelled pilasters; flanking bays each with stained glass semi-circular headed window at lower level with firstly a mosaic panel above it and then a stained glass roundel, (one is pointed) North wall with three semi-circular headed stained glass windows surmounted firstly by a mosaic frieze and then, in each end bay by a stained glass roundel; in centre bay, a semi-circular headed window depicting St George and the Dragon. At south end of room, a gallery accessible from an upper floor. West wall also panelled. Staircase with panelled walls.

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