Date: 14/09/2016

A Grade II*-listed railway station building in Cardiff is among this year's top 10 most endangered buildings. The Victorian Society has published its annual list of the most at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales. The old Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, is the only Welsh building on it. Actor and Victorian Society vice-resident Griff Rhys Jones called for locals to campaign to save them. The building is thought to have been designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was built as the headquarters of the Taff Vale Railway in 1842-43.

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A Grade II*-listed railway station building in Cardiff is among this year's top 10 most endangered buildings.

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Originally opened in 1840 as Cardiff Docks, the station was renamed Cardiff Bute Road in 1924 before eventually settling for its current name, Cardiff Bay, in 1994. The disused original station building and large canopy are seen looking north over Hemingway Road on 19 April 2011. The present day single bay platform is located beyond the north end of the building running parallel with Bute Street [see image 33846].
Location: Cardiff Bay
Company: Taff Vale Railway
19/04/2011 David Pesterfield

153353 stands at Cardiff Bay with the 12 minute interval shuttle to Queen Street on 18 October. Beyond is the former Taff Vale Railway's Cardiff Dock, later Bute Road station building.
Location: Cardiff Bay
Company: Taff Vale Railway
18/10/2015 Bill Roberton

The original 1840 Brunel terminus of the Taff Vale Railway is a Grade II listed building that housed a museum for a period but is currently empty. It opened as Cardiff Docks, later Cardiff Bute Rd and became Cardiff Bay in 1994. Trains depart from a platform just to the right of this picture.
Location: Cardiff Bay
Company: Taff Vale Railway
18/09/2009 Mark Bartlett