Aberdare Hall
| Aberdare Hall | |
|---|---|
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Aberdare Hall | |
| General information | |
| Type | Student residence |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Town or city | Cardiff |
| Country |
 Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°29′20″N 3°11′02″W / 51.489°N 3.184°WCoordinates: 51°29′20″N 3°11′02″W / 51.489°N 3.184°W |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Owner | Cardiff University |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | W. D. Caroe |
| Website | |
| Aberdare Hall | |
Aberdare Hall (Welsh: Neuadd Aberdar) is a hall of residence at Cardiff University in Wales. It provides housing for 125 female students.[1]
History
Aberdare Hall was established in 1883 by the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (later University College, Cardiff, now Cardiff University) as a residence for female students. Its foundation was due to the efforts of Lady Aberdare (1827–1897) (the wife of Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare) and John Viriamu Jones (1856–1909), the principal of the University College. There were few opportunities for women's higher education in Britain at the time.[2] It was the second university residence solely for women in Britain.
The first building was Keswick House in Richmond Road, which opened in 1885 with nine students.[2] The principals at this time included Ethel Hurlbatt, who later became principal of Bedford College in the University of London.[3]
The current building opened in 1895, designed in the Gothic revival style in brick and terracotta by W. D. Caroe.[2] The library wing to the north-east designed by Verner Rees was built in 1939–40, and the garden wing designed by Verner Rees, Laurence and Mitchell in 1963.[4]
It is still a female-only hall.[1]
Location
Aberdare Hall is in Corbett Road in Cathays Park, near to the Cathays district of Cardiff. It is the closest hall of residence to the main university buildings. It is immediately opposite the Crown Buildings of the Welsh Government and is close to Bute Park.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Aberdare Hall". Aberdare Hall Common Room Society. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Aberdare Hall, Cardiff University records". Archives Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ethel Hurlbatt". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Newman, John (1995). The Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan. London: Penguin / University of Wales Press. p. 237. ISBN 0 14 071056 6.