Cathays Library
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Cathays Library
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 16 Jun 2018
On the corner between Whitchurch Road (left) and Fairoak Road. "Endowed by Andrew Carnegie and built in 1906-7 by Speir & Bevan ... The unusual butterfly plan echoes contemporary Arts and Crafts designs by E.S. Prior and W. Lethaby and is one of the earliest examples of such a plan form in Wales" http://ishare.cardiff.gov.uk/Projects/Cadw/CardiffListedBuildings/13681.pdf .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.497314
Longitude
-3.182214