Tŷ Hywel Explained

Tŷ Hywel
Map Dot Mark:Tŷ Hywel
Map Dot Label:Tŷ Hywel
Coordinates:51.4634°N -3.1624°W
Former Names:Crickhowell House
Location City:Cardiff
Location Country:Wales
Current Tenants:Senedd
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Opened Date:1991
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Owner:Equitix Tiger English LP[1]
Floor Count:6
Floor Area:11583m2

cy|'''Tŷ Hywel'''|Hywel House|italic=no is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; ; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). It is named after the medieval king Welsh: [[Hywel Dda]]|italic=no (Howell the Good), King of Deheubarth in South West Wales.[2] The building was previously known as Crickhowell House (Welsh: Tŷ Crughywel), after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell.[3] [4] It houses Members of the Senedd and their staff, as well as staff of the Senedd Commission. The Welsh Government also operates from the building and occupies one whole floor and part of another. It is leased by the Senedd under the Government of Wales Act 1998.[3]

The building was opened in 1991 and has a total floor area of 11583m2. It is built of red brick and is connected to the Senedd debating chamber in Cardiff Bay. Tŷ Hywel houses staff of the Senedd Commission, MSes, the First Minister and other ministers.[5] [6] Crickhowell House was used as a temporary debating chamber for the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 until its new building, also originally known as the Welsh: Senedd, was opened in 2006. On 25 June 2008 the Prince of Wales officially opened Welsh: Siambr Hywel, the National Assembly's youth debating chamber and education centre, based on the former debating chamber in Welsh: Tŷ Hywel.[7]

Tŷ Hywel is part of the Senedd estate in Cardiff Bay, along with the Senedd building and the Grade I listed Pierhead Building.[5] [8] Two covered link bridges connect the Senedd building to Tŷ Hywel. Construction of the link bridges began in September 2004 and they were completed by December 2005.[9] [10] [11]

References

  1. Web site: Welsh Assembly facing £4m bill to replace Tŷ Hywel windows. BBC. 2019-12-20. 2021-05-30.
  2. Web site: Laws of Hywel Dda. British Library website. 2009-07-05.
  3. si . 2007 . 1269. The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) Order 2007. 3 .
  4. Web site: New name for Assembly former home . Media Wales Ltd . 2008-08-24.
  5. Web site: Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Assembly Commission: 2007–08. Our Estate. National Assembly for Wales. 2009-05-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222012027/http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-nafw/abt-commission/annualreport2007-08/abt-annual-08-4.htm. 22 February 2012. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: New name for Assembly former home. Media Wales. 2009-05-28.
  7. Web site: Charles comes to Cardiff. GoHolidays.net. 2009-04-23.
  8. Web site: National Assembly for Wales Commission Equality Scheme, Access to our Information, Proceedings and Buildings. National Assembly for Wales. 2009-07-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222012750/http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/equalities/equality-scheme-home-page/equality-scheme-access-buildings-information-and-proceedings_.htm. 22 February 2012. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Project History 2005. National Assembly for Wales. 2009-04-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071102202548/http://www.assemblywales.org/sen-home/sen-projecthistory/sen-project-history-subpage/sen-project-history-2005.htm. 2 November 2007. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: The National Assembly for Wales. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007213804/http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/~larsongr/Larsonline/Passive_Solar_files/WelshAssemb.pdf. dead. 2011-10-07. University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. 2009-06-28.
  11. Web site: Project History 2004. National Assembly for Wales. 2009-04-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080308152537/http://www.assemblywales.org/sen-home/sen-projecthistory/sen-project-history-subpage/sen-project-history-2004.htm. 8 March 2008. dmy-all.

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