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Mar 8, 2016 · Cathays Library (Image: Matthew Horwood) The other suggests that it comes from the old English phrase Catt Haga, meaning “enclosure (haga) where wildcats (catt) are seen”. A much more simple...
Cathays, Canton and Whitchurch Libraries are Carnegie Libraries, built with money donated by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. History. Cardiff Free Library (1861 to 1882) In 1861, a free library was set up by voluntary subscription above the St Mary Street entrance to the Royal Arcade in Cardiff. [2] .
The current library was constructed between 1906 and 1907, though the panel above the main door is inscribed 1906. [3] The building is in an Arts & Crafts Gothic style, designed by Cardiff architects Speir & Bevan. [ 3 ]
Cathays Library, which has been recently refurbished, is the first example of a “butterfly” plan used in a Carnegie Library in the UK. The symmetrical plan-form, also known as a “sun-trap” plan was popularised through the domestic architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Aug 31, 2020 · The library service flourished and expanded under Ballinger’s leadership. New branch libraries were opened: in Cathays (1906, a particularly fine Carnegie building), Canton (1906, also a Carnegie building) and Roath (1901). New technologies excited librarians then as much as they do today.
Jan 26, 2023 · The Council had decided in 1863 that it would provide a library for all its citizens, under the ‘penny in the pound’ provision of the 1850 Public Libraries Act. Cardiff was the first town in Wales to do so.”. “In 1882 the ‘Old Library’ in The Hayes was opened to the public.
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Jun 25, 2010 · The 104-year-old building, built with funds from self-made Scots-American steel magnate turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, will reopen tomorrow restored to the standard its creators...
