Caerphilly town set for new library
Published in News on Friday December 16th, 2011
Caerphilly town centre is to get a new library and council customer service centre after two major steps in the plan were passed.
The former Post Office building will be demolished and transformed into a new library after the council’s planning committee approved the scheme last week.
Following the planning decision, the council’s executive cabinet has agreed to enter into lease with the site’s owners.
Cllr Phil Bevan, cabinet member for education and lifelong learning, said: “This is fantastic news for the town and is the next phase in our ongoing investment in new library and customer service facilities
”Planning permission for this exciting new development was also granted recently so the proposals are moving full steam ahead and we are looking forward to the scheme progressing in the New Year.”
It doesnt seem to matter what political party runs Caerphilly, the Philstines always win out,the old Post Office building on the Twyn in Caerphilly is, or, should I say, was, a building of distinction, in what is sadly a fish and chip town as far as architecture goes, it appears its beyond the wit of the Council to incorporate it in the new library, and, to think the Welsh are supposed to have a unique, “Celtic” understanding of the arts, obviuosly it doesnt apply to architecture. You can give people grand sounding titles, but not the knowledge,ability or understanding to go with them. When the Roman Emperor Caligula, made his horse a Senator, at least everyone knew it was still a horse.
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Hope work starts soon as it’s on the way to looking like the former CoCos. According to ads on the building, it is still open for business.
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To add to John Owen’s comment a few examples of distinctive historic buildings that have been demoished in the past 40 years, or so,
Ton Y Felin Mill
The Armoury
The last cottages on Castle St.
The Clive’s
Castle Farm barn
I sadly have to agree with him, it does not matter which political creed is ‘in power’ there is a complete absence of imaginative ideas for saving notable buildings. Go to Usk and see what can be achieved when old buildings are converted to new uses.
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I must agree with Richard, the rot set in when the Marquis of Bute demolished the best buildings in the town in Castle Street in the 1930s. Since than every Councillor and Planner from the Caerphilly Urban District Council to the County Borough, has done their best to follow his example, leaving us with the dregs of what passes for Architecture.
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