Experts' Choice Award Pierhead Building
What the experts agree on
This ornate 1890s red-brick Victorian Gothic building, topped with a distinctive clock tower, is one of Cardiff's few remaining waterfront landmarks. Originally built to impress maritime visitors, it now hosts exhibitions on Welsh history.
“This tiled, red brick building was completed in 1896 by an associate of William Burges and was previously used as offices.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Topped by a distinctive redbrick clock tower, the Victorian Gothic Pierhead contains a good exhibition on Welsh history, including a few artifacts relating to the medieval struggle for independence from England." Full review
Lonely Planet "One of the waterfront's few Victorian remnants, Pierhead is a red-brick and glazed-terracotta French Gothic confection, built in 1897 with Bute family money in order to impress the maritime traffic." Full review
Lonely Planet "One of the waterfront's few Victorian remnants, Pierhead is a red-brick and glazed-terracotta French Gothic confection, built in 1897 with Bute family money to impress the maritime traffic." Full review
Independent "Other attention grabbers include the Victorian Pierhead building, a vision in romantic red brick"
