St Mary Street () and High Street () are major commercial streets in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff city centre, Wales, which form a major thoroughfare running south from the gatehouse of Cardiff Castle. 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 roundabout at Callaghan Square on the A4160.
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 Cardiff Market Hodge House Prince of Wales Theatre (now a pub) High Street Arcade Morgan Arcade Royal Arcade Royal Hotel
Demolished buildings Cardiff Town Hall (1747), demolished Cardiff Town Hall (1853), demolished Cardiff Gaol, demolished to make way for Cardiff Market YMCA building
Cardiff Free Library The first Cardiff Free Library was located above the St. Mary Street entrance to the Royal Arcade
Public art Statue of the Second Marquess of Bute, 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.
Buildings past and present
Notes
External links
Official website of 'Changing landscapes: Improving St Mary Street and High Street'