# Castle Arcade

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{{Short description|Shopping arcade in Cardiff, Wales}}
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thumb|Castle Arcade entrance in High Street
thumb|right|The upper level of Castle Arcade
thumb|upright|150px|City of Cardiff, city of arcades
The '''Castle Arcade''' is a shopping [arcade](/source/arcade_(architecture)) in [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff), [South Wales](/source/South_Wales).

Started in 1887, it runs south from opposite [Cardiff Castle](/source/Cardiff_Castle), and then turns east to exit on the [High Street](/source/St_Mary_Street%2FHigh_Street), in the [Castle Quarter](/source/Castle_Quarter_(Cardiff)). One of the longer of Cardiff's famous Victorian arcades, it is also one of Cardiff's only two level shopping arcades, the other being [Cardiff Market](/source/Cardiff_Market).

Castle Arcade has a variety of small shops including cafes, delicatessens, fair-trade and organic retailers. There are also several shops on the gallery level.

== History ==
Castle Arcade, one of [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff)'s historic shopping arcades, was constructed in 1887 by architect [Edwin Seward](/source/Edwin_Seward) for the Bute Estate.<ref name="Newman">{{cite book |last=Newman |first=John |title=The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1995 |isbn=0-14-071056-6 |page=215}}</ref> It was part of the [Marquess of Bute](/source/Marquess_of_Bute)'s urban development plans, which transformed Cardiff into a thriving commercial hub in the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Coward |first=Barry |date=2002 |title=The Bute Estate and the Development of Cardiff |journal=Welsh History Review |volume=21 |issue=2 |pages=287–310}}</ref>

The arcade suffered damage during the [Cardiff Blitz](/source/Cardiff_Blitz) in 1941 but was later restored, retaining its original Victorian character.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 March 2005 |title=Cardiff's Arcades: A Blitz Survivor |newspaper=Western Mail |page=11}}</ref>

== Cultural significance ==
Castle Arcade was Grade II* [listed](/source/Listed_building) in 1975, being the "finest of Cardiff's Victorian arcades".<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-13661-castle-arcade-castle Castle Arcade, Castle], British Listed Buildings.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.</ref> The four storey entrance block facing onto the High Street is separately listed, also as Grade II*.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-21712-entrance-block-to-castle-arcade-castle Entrance Block to Castle Arcade, Castle], British Listed Buildings.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2016.</ref>

Castle Arcade is a key part of Cardiff's [heritage tourism](/source/heritage_tourism), featured in films and TV shows such as [Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who).<ref>{{cite book |last=Morgan |first=Derek |title=Cardiff: A City Through Time |publisher=Amberley Publishing |year=2018 |isbn= |page=102}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Castle Arcade (no 37) - a location from End of Days(TW) |url=https://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/castlearcadeno37 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood, and the Sarah Jane Adventures |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of shopping arcades in Cardiff](/source/List_of_shopping_arcades_in_Cardiff)
*[Victorian architecture](/source/Victorian_architecture)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Castle Arcade}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130227010058/http://www.cardiffcastlearcade.co.uk/ Cardiff Castle Arcade Official Website]

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Category:Shopping arcades in Cardiff
Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Cardiff
Category:Grade II* listed retail buildings
Category:Shopping malls established in 1887
Category:Castle, Cardiff

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