2-4 High Street is a

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, currently used as a

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. The building is a two-storey Grade II

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structure and it was listed because it is "Included as a possible design by

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and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green and on the High Street". It was built of polychromatic stone and

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History

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believe that both properties (2 and 4 High Street) were probably designed by

and built around 1863 as a home and premises for Mr. Seaborn, the butcher. built of polychromatic stone and

. 2-4 High Street is a Grade II listed structure. Other buildings in High Street include

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, St Cross, 6 High Street and 19 High Street that are also Grade II listed. The Chim family owns the property and has done so since 1988. It is today a

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called Summer Palace.

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* {{Cardiff-geo-stub High Street, 2-4, Llandaff High Street, Llandaff