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CARDIFF BAY - The Pierhead
The Pierhead was originally built as offices for the Bute Docks Company which was later renamed the Cardiff Railway Company. It took nearly three years to construct and cost approximately £30,000. Its Gothic Revivalist style was popular at the time, earning many accolades. The building was completed in 1897.
It was designed by Welsh architect William Frame (1848-1906), who had previously worked with William Burges (1821-1881) on the refurbishment of Cardiff Castle and the reconstruction of Castell Coch. A somewhat temperamental character, Frame worked for the Bute estates in Cardiff (owned by the Marquis of Bute family) and Scotland until his early death.
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CARDIFF BAY - The Pierhead
The Pierhead was originally built as offices for the Bute Docks Company which was later renamed the Cardiff Railway Company. It took nearly three years to construct and cost approximately £30,000. Its Gothic Revivalist style was popular at the time, earning many accolades. The building was completed in 1897.
It was designed by Welsh architect William Frame (1848-1906), who had previously worked with William Burges (1821-1881) on the refurbishment of Cardiff Castle and the reconstruction of Castell Coch. A somewhat temperamental character, Frame worked for the Bute estates in Cardiff (owned by the Marquis of Bute family) and Scotland until his early death.
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