Historic libraries · Mid Wales
Hugh Owen Library
In or near Borth.
Hugh Owen Library in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Vale of Rheidol · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Hugh Owen Library, the nearest railway station is Vale of Rheidol, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SY23 3DY. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Hugh Owen 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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Official information
Hugh Owen Library is part of Aberystwyth University and serves as a key resource for students and researchers. It offers a wide range of academic materials, study spaces, and access to various digital resources.
From the Wikipedia article
The Hugh Owen Library is the principal academic library of Aberystwyth University in Wales, providing comprehensive library services across all academic disciplines within the institution. Named in honour of Sir Hugh Owen, the nineteenth-century Welsh educationalist and principal founder of the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, the library was completed in 1976 as an integral component of the university's systematic expansion onto the Penglais Campus.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The Hugh Owen Library exemplifies the principles of Modernist institutional architecture through its organisation as three substantial, flat-roofed rectangular blocks arranged in a stepped configuration of three to four storeys. The building's design responds sensitively to the steep hillside location through the use of emphatically horizontal terraced forms that follow the natural contours of the site. The architectural treatment features continuous ribbon windows that create visual continuity between the discrete blocks as they descend the slope. Construction employed reinforced concrete with external cladding of gravel aggregate panels, complemented by brick elements and steel-framed…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4166, -4.0642
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Aberystwyth
- Postcode
- SY23 3DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- Vale of Rheidol — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.aber.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q50231146 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hugh Owen Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hugh Owen Library?
- Hugh Owen Library is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY23 3DY), in the parish of Aberystwyth.
- What is Hugh Owen Library?
- Hugh Owen Library in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hugh Owen Library?
- The nearest railway station is Vale of Rheidol, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY23 3DY.
- When was Hugh Owen Library built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- How do I get to Hugh Owen Library?
- The nearest railway station is Vale of Rheidol, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY23 3DY.