The Craft in the Bay Gallery is an exhibition and craft retail area located at the south end of

Lloyd George Avenue Lloyd George Avenue ( cy, Rhodfa Lloyd George), originally known as Bute Avenue, is an avenue in Cardiff, Wales. Roughly one mile long, the road links the Inner Harbour of Cardiff Bay to Cardiff city centre and forms part of the A470 road. It ru ...

Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay ( cy, Bae Caerdydd; historically Tiger Bay; colloquially "The Bay") is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it serves as the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. The body of w ...

. It was designed by the architect Chris Elford. It is operated by a charitable arts organisation, The Makers Guild in Wales. The gallery is opposite the

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and close to the

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. The building consists of the relocated and refurbished

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“D” Shed, previously an industrial warehouse located next to Bute East Dock.

D Shed

The "D" Shed is a

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framed structure with cruciform columns, a roof structure and a variety of similarly unique features. The structure is five 20-foot bays long and two 20-foot bays wide. It was erected as a transit warehouse and appeared on the first edition

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map from surveys carried out in the 1870s. Originally sited alongside Bute East Dock Basin it was also served by rail. The “D Shed” has a Grade II listing and is one of only a few mid-nineteenth century buildings in

. It has wholly cast cruciform columns and the eaves beams have been constructed out of simple available riveted sections. The cast iron used in the eave beams is stamped 'Rhymney' so it is assumed manufacture was in the Rhymney Ironworks. The

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design includes a bent bottom member and cast iron stays.Craft in the Bay: About the Gallery
, Makersguildinwales.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-27. ''As a Grade II listed building the CADW'' ''Listing states'' ''The building marked on First Edition Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1870s) as warehouse beside Bute East Dock Basin. Known as "D" Shed, it was dismantled in the 1990s, and re-assembled on its present site in 2002. Northern section is mid C19 warehouse/transit shed. Slate roof. Gables in vertical boarding with blocked tripartite window. Iron frame construction of 5 bays by 2, with cruciform-sectioned Tuscan-style columns supporting I-beam entablature. Walling on west side in wooden boarding imitating the original structure of boarding with sliding doors; other sides glazed. Roof of iron construction with closely-spaced trusses; system of narrow tie bars with v-shaped cast-iron stays bolted to rafters. Early C21 extension at S end, of triangular plan, in metal and glass, reflecting the materials of the original. Listed for special interest of C19 section of building, a rare example in Wales of a mid C19 iron framed dock warehouse/transit shed.'' Before it was refurbished, the building was used as a garage workshop. Work started in late 2001 to transform it, with an estimated total cost of £1.26 million. Funding came from the

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and the

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. In 2002 the building was dismantled and removed from its original site next to Bute East Dock. It was reassembled in its new location, together with a modern extension. The refurbished building won a British Archaeological Award. The finished building is sheer-glazed on two sides to provide views into the exhibition space. The extension was designed as a contrasting element and accommodates demonstration studios, meeting space, office and a café with a dramatic pointed roof projecting over an outside seating space.

References

External links

Craft in the Bay website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Craft In The Bay Shopping in Cardiff Grade II listed buildings in Cardiff Arts in Cardiff Crafts organizations Relocated buildings and structures in Wales