Historic houses · Mid Wales
Aberystwyth Library
Aberystwyth Library in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Aberystwyth Library is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aberystwyth Town Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Aberystwyth) is a municipal structure in Queen's Square, Aberystwyth, Wales. The structure, which was the headquarters of Aberystwyth Borough Council, has operated since 2012 as a public library and a pensioners' day centre.
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Background
History
The first town hall in Aberystwyth, which was located at the top of Great Darkgate Street, was completed in the 18th century. It was replaced by a new building at the top of Portland Street which was designed by William Coulthart in the Neo-Georgian style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1851. This building was badly damaged in a fire on 10 September 1957. After the fire-damaged building had been demolished, a third town hall, designed by Sidney Colwyn Foulkes in a similar style to the second building was built on the same site by The Norwest Construction Company and officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Edward Ewart Pearce, on 2 May 1962. However, there were…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4173, -4.0817
- Address
- Queen's Square, Aberystwyth
- Phone
- +441970 617998
- Established
- 1962
- Official site
- aradgoch.cymru
Sources
- wikidata: Q27867976 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aberystwyth Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberystwyth Library?
- Aberystwyth Library is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.4173°, -4.0817°.
- When was Aberystwyth Library built?
- Aberystwyth Library dates to 1962.