Roath Library

Grade II listed buildings in CardiffGrade II listed library buildingsLibrary buildings completed in 1901Public libraries in CardiffRoath

Roath Library is a Grade II listed building on Newport Road, Cardiff, on the border of the Roath and Adamsdown districts. In 2014 the library closed for repairs, and in 2015 it was decided to close the library permanently.The Roath Branch Library was designed by architects Teather & Wilson and built between 1900 and 1901 on a triangular site bounded by Newport Road, Four Elms Road and Clifton Street. The red brick building with bathstone dressing was extended eastwards in 1936. It was completely refurbished in 1992/3.In 1997 the library building became Grade II listed, as a good example of its type. It forms a valuable group with nearby church buildings.In the early 2010s the library was threatened with closure. It shut in November 2014 with the Cardiff Council claiming they were to carry out repairs. Despite a council meeting in February 2015 reversing some funding cuts to the library budget, in May 2015 it was announced the repair bill was too high and the library would close permanently. The books and computers were removed later in the year, though the council said they would keep ownership of the building if a community group was able to take over responsibility for running it. In the meantime, a mobile library van was to provide a service to the area.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Roath Library (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Roath Library
Newport Road, Cardiff Adamsdown

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 51.487 °	E -3.1599 °

placeShow on map

Address

Inkspot

Newport Road
CF24 1PU Cardiff, Adamsdown
Wales, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

Trinity Methodist Church, Cardiff

Trinity Methodist Church, now the Trinity Centre, is a Grade II listed former Methodist church in Adamsdown, Cardiff, Wales.

Adamsdown

Adamsdown (Welsh: Waunadda or Y Sblot Uchaf) is an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Adamsdown is generally located between Newport Road, to the north and the mainline railway to the south. The area includes Cardiff Prison, Cardiff Magistrates' Court, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, a University of South Wales campus, and many streets of residential housing.

St German's Church

St German's Church (Welsh: Eglwys Sant Garmon) is a nineteenth-century Church in Wales parish church in Adamsdown, Cardiff, Wales dedicated to St Germanus of Auxerre, (the Garmon Sant of Welsh tradition). The building, located on the corner of Star Street and Metal Street, is a Grade I Listed building.

Cardiff Royal Infirmary

Cardiff Royal Infirmary (Welsh: Ysbyty Brenhinol Caerdydd) (also known as the CRI or YBC) is a hospital in central Cardiff, Wales. It is managed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales

The Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales (Welsh: Ysbyty Arch Noa Plant Cymru) is a children's hospital in Cardiff, Wales. It is situated on the site of the University Hospital of Wales in the Heath area of the city and is managed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Adamsdown Primary School

Adamsdown Primary School is a school in Adamsdown, Cardiff serving children from the ages of 3 to 11. Its motto is: Caring Sharing Learning Together. In 2009, pupils from Adamsdown Primary School recorded a song, Adamsdown Song, with local songwriter Jon Blake. The track topped the Soundclick.com charts in May 2009.In 2016 the school was assessed as needing improvements.In 2018 the school doubled in size, with a new extension opened by Welsh Government Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams, in June 2018.

Roath

Roath (Welsh: Y Rhath) is a district and community to the north-east of the city centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. There is no community council for the area which is mostly covered by the Plasnewydd electoral ward, and stretches from Adamsdown in the south to Roath Park in the north.

St Anne's Church, Roath

St Anne's Church, Roath is a disused church on the corner of Snipe Street and Croft Street, in Roath, Cardiff, Wales. It closed in 2015 after 128 years of worship.

Cardiff East (1918–1950 UK Parliament constituency)

Cardiff East was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

St James the Great, Cardiff

St James the Great (Welsh: Eglwys Sant Iago Fawr) is a church located opposite the Cardiff Royal Infirmary on Newport Road, near the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It closed in 2006 after 112 years as an Anglican place of worship.

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Welsh: Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd), formerly University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Prifysgol Athrofâu Cymru, Caerdydd (PACC) is a university located in the city of Cardiff. The university offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines. Study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered. In the 2021/22 academic year, the University has 11,500 students from over 140 countries studying on two campuses in Cardiff, and more than 10,000 at 17 partner institutions in 15 countries around the world In November 2021, Cardiff Met was awarded the title of UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021 by the Times Higher Education. In September 2020 Cardiff Met was named the Times and Sunday Times Welsh University of the Year. Cardiff Met was deemed to be the most financially sustainable university in Wales by the Wales Governance Centre in 2020

Eastgate House, Cardiff

Eastgate House (also known as Heron House) is a high-rise office building on the corner of Newport Road and City Road, Cardiff, Wales, next to Longcross Court and near Holland House. It was built in 1969 and is 46 metres (151 ft) high, with 14 floors. It is (or has been) occupied by the Wales Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Cardiff University, Newsco Insider, Biofusion Plc, BPP Professional, Asthma UK and Randstad Holding. The office building contains 3 elevators and has parking space for 40 cars. Eastgate House was purchased in 2015 by private equity firm Maya Capital, for £7 million.