Old Library

The Old Library is a Grade II* listed building in , . It is located in the centre of the city at the northern end of The Hayes. Originally the Cardiff Free Library, it was used as the city's Central Library until it was replaced in 1988.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. Building in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Cardiff Free Library”, “Former Central Library”, “Old Library, Cardiff”, and “The Old Library”
  • Address: The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1FL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Millennium Stadium and St David’s Hall.

Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of in . It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Old Library.

Theater building
Photo: Vashti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St David's Hall is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of , . St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales.

Museum
Photo: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , that exhibits the history of the city. The museum opened on 1 April 2011 and entrance is free. The museum has a collection of 3,000 objects and Cardiff-related artefacts, many donated from Cardiff residents and communities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district and community in the south of , capital of . It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by , and .

Old Library

Latitude
51.48011° or 51° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.17731° or 3° 10′ 38″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
9C3RFRJF+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48552767
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5038473
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Old Library” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Old Library”
  • Basque: “Yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Catalan: “yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Chinese: “舊圖書館 (加的夫)”
  • Chinese: “舊圖書館”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Biblioteko de Kardifo”
  • French: “yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Irish: “Yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Swedish: “Old Library”
  • Swedish: “Yr Hen Lyfrgell”
  • Welsh: “Hen Lyfrgell Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “yr Hen Lyfrgell, Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “Yr Hen Lyfrgell, Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “yr Hen Lyfrgell”

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