Edwin Seward
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Edwin Seward was an architect based in Cardiff, Wales. He trained in Yeovil before moving to Cardiff to work as an assistant to G. E. Robinson. By 1875 he was a member of the firm James, Seward and Thomas and went on to build some of Cardiff's most notable buildings in the late 19th Century.
Works in Cardiff include:
- Cardiff Royal Infirmary
- David Morgan building
- a couple of arcades in the city centre
- Free Library in the Hayes (1880-82)
- Llanishen Methodist Church
- New Trinity Church United Reform Church/ Canton Uniting Church at junction of Cowbridge Road East and Theobald Rd
- St David's Hospital
- Coal and Shipping Exchange (1884-88) in Mount Stuart Square
He was the winning architect for the Swansea Harbour Trust Building in Swansea.
