Old Library

The Old Library is a building on Queen's Square in , . Built as a carnegie library in 1907, the building served as 's public library until 1973, when it later became council offices.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: former public library in Wrexham
  • Also known as: “Former Library”, “Hen Lyfrgell”, “Hen Lyfrgell Wrecsam”, “Old Carnegie Library”, “Old Carnegie Library, Wrexham”, “Old Library, Wrexham”, “Wrexham Old Carnegie Library”, and “Wrexham Old Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wrexham Guildhall and Llwyn Isaf.

Town hall
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The Guildhall is a municipal building in , Wales. It is located in the alongside the open space. It is the headquarters of Wrexham County Borough Council and is the administrative centre of , as it was of its predecessor Wrexham Maelor.

Park
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, also known as the Library Field, is a green space in the centre of . It is surrounded on two sides by the city's guildhall and on another by .

Library
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is the main public library of , Wales. Located in the , adjacent to , it opened in 1972, superseding the old carnegie library on Queen's Square. is situated 440 feet north of Old Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrexham and City Centre.

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is a city in in . It's industrial, but has lost its former trades of coal-mining and brick-making. It was granted "city" status in 2022, but this is ceremonial and doesn't affect its governance.

Suburb
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Wrexham is the administrative, cultural and historic of , in and is the area enclosed by the inner ring road of the city.

Suburb
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is a suburb and community in , , covering the north-western parts of the city of and comprises the wards of Grosvenor, and .

Old Library

Latitude
53.04696° or 53° 2′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.99359° or 2° 59′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C5V22W4+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42107611
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q29482094
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Old Library” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Old Library”
  • Catalan: “Old Library”
  • French: “Old Library”
  • Irish: “Old Library”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Old Library”
  • Swedish: “Old Library”
  • Welsh: “Hen Lyfrgell Carnegie, Wrecsam”
  • Welsh: “Lyfrgell Hen”
  • Welsh: “yr Hen Lyfrgell”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Queen’s Square and Wrexham County Borough Council.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cash Converters and Caffè Nero.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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