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Llandovery College
Also known as: Coleg Llanymddyfri
Llandovery College in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Llandovery College is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=10966
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Llandovery College (Welsh: Coleg Llanymddyfri) is a coeducational private boarding and day school in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The college consists of Gollop Preparatory, Senior School and Sixth Form. It was previously known as "Welsh College, Llandovery" and "Collegiate Institute" at various periods of its history.
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Background
History
Llandovery College was founded by Thomas Phillips in 1847, a surgeon and later, plantation owner. After the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 he was compensated £4,737 8s 6d in 1836 for the release of 167 slaves, of which he used £4,600 to build Llandovery College. He wanted the school to offer a classical and liberal education in which the Welsh language, the study of Welsh literature and history, were to be cultivated. The town of Llandovery was decided upon "because of its central position and because of easy communication with all parts of South Wales". Also important was "the great beauty and healthiness of the locality and the absence of manufacturing industries". The school…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9949, -3.7992
- District
- Carmarthenshire
- Parish
- Llandovery
- Postcode
- SA20 0BQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Established
- 1847
- Official site
- www.llandoverycollege.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q6661234 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Llandovery College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llandovery College?
- Llandovery College is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA20 0BQ), in the parish of Llandovery.
- When was Llandovery College built?
- Built or established in 1847.
- Is Llandovery College a listed building?
- Llandovery College is officially recognised as II listed.
- How do I get to Llandovery College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA20 0BQ. It sits within the Caerfyrddin parliamentary constituency.