[PDF.04kj] The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre: Black Gold, White City (Architecture of Wales)

Cardiff’s civic centre in Cathays Park, described as the finest civic centre in the British Isles, is an impressive planned group of public buildings, begun largely with wealth created by the coal industry in the south Wales coalfield. This book covers the Cardiff site’s earlier evolution as a private park in the nineteenth century by the fabulously rich Bute family, and the borough’s battles to obtain land for public buildings and the park’s deve...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre: Black Gold, White City (Architecture of Wales)   |  John B. Hilling. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.