Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lending Library
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Recreational
- Date of designation
- 2 August 1988
- Community
- Bangor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22770, -4.12744
- Cadw reference
- 3979
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Detached midway along the street.
History
Dated 1907; by A E Dixon and C H Potter of Manchester.
Exterior
Edwardian Barogue single storey 3-bay Ruabon brick front with ashlar dressings; slate roofs. Central dome flanked by gable ended cross ranges, with open pediment treatment, deep kneelers, festoons and broad end pilaster strips. Venetian windows to outer bays with small panes, colonettes and aprons. Set back central bay formed of lower entrance with dentil cornice parapet and enriched oval shield with lettering "Llyfrgell Rydd 1907". Cornice cambered over gated entrance with narrow small pane glazed double doors. Lead roof dome behind with octagonal lantern, small pane glazed.
Cornice continues around 6-bay right side. First two bays have bullseye windows with keystones rising to cornice; gable end of the main range is advanced with similar but plainer detail to that on the front (Venetian windows etc ............) 3 bays to rear have short segmental headed windows with aprons. 2-similar gable ends at rear with round small pane attic windows and Venetian derived window below.
Interior
The interior has an octagonal inner porch lit by the dome which has foliage ornamented plaster border to the base and egg and dart cornice. Segmental roof to right inside with ornamented plaster ribs. Art nouveau radiators. Copper tablets to porch commemorates the benefactors of the Library, largely paid for by Andrew Carnegie.
Reason for designation
Group value with Town Hall and Bangor Museum and Art Gallery.
Nearby in the register
- Former Post-Office, including gates to service yardCommercialunder 1 mi
- Drinking FountainGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings to the Service Courtyard at SE. of the Town HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bangor Museum & Art Gallery, including outbuilding at NW endRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.