1880 – Design for Cardiff Free Library & School of Art, Wales
Unsuccesful design for a new library and school submitted to architectural competition.
Unsuccesful design for a new library and school submitted to architectural competition.
Submission for architectural competition to design a new central library for Cardiff.
The site was the gift of Lord Tredegar who laid the foundation stone on 18 April 1882.
“This building is intended to replace an existing structure erected for a similar purpose about 35 years ago by the munificence of Mr.
Built on land purchased from the Marquess of Bute,
Designed for Cardiff School Board,
Details of a large post office building on Westgate Street which is now a boutique hotel.
The church, costing £5,000, was of English Gothic architecture with the front facade being flanked with a square tower,
Built in an Lombardic-meets-Arts and Crafts inspired style with two storeys and a basement,
Still in use as a public library today,