St Mary Street () and High Street () are major commercial streets in the Castle Quarter of

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, which form a major thoroughfare running south from the gatehouse of

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. High Street begins at the junction of Castle Street on the A4161 and ends at the junction of Church Street and Quay Street, from where St Mary Street begins until the

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on the A4160. Junction of High Street and St Mary Street - Cardiff

In the 21st century, the thoroughfare has become the location for a wide variety of pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and coffeeshops.

Notable buildings

Present buildings

* House of Fraser, formerly Howells department store *

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* Hodge House *

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(now a pub) * High Street Arcade *

Morgan Arcade The Morgan Arcade is a shopping arcade (architecture), arcade in Cardiff, South Wales. Started in 1896, it was built to connect the main entrance of David Morgan (department store), David Morgan's department store on St. Mary's Street, Cardiff, ...

* Royal Arcade * Royal Hotel

Demolished buildings

* Cardiff Town Hall (1747), demolished * Cardiff Town Hall (1853), demolished * Cardiff Gaol, demolished to make way for

* YMCA building

Cardiff Free Library

* The first

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was located above the St. Mary Street entrance to the Royal Arcade

Public art

Statue of the Second Marquess of Bute A statue of the Second Marquess of Bute stands in Callaghan Square, Cardiff, Wales in recognition of John Crichton-Stuart (1793 – 1848) who developed Cardiff Docks. The statue was originally unveiled in 1853. It was designed by J. Evan Thom ...

, located in the street from 1853 until 1999, when it moved to Bute Square. * The former Pierhead Clock, installed in a glass box with three monkeys striking the chimes, near the Royal Hotel in 2011.

Notes

External links

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Official website of 'Changing landscapes: Improving St Mary Street and High Street'
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