Aberdare Hall

Aberdare Hall ( _cy. Neuadd Aberdar) is one of the halls of residence serving students at Cardiff University, Wales. It was built in 1893 with the intention of being an all-female hall (was the second university residence for women in Britain). By 1895 it consisted of the then newly built brick and terra cotta premises which it still occupies, although much extended and modernised, today. Later on the hall was extended and Library Wing and Garden Wing were created to accommodate more students. It is still a female-only hall.

Location

Aberdare is located in Cathays Park, near Cathays proper, and is the closest hall of residence to the main university buildings. It is also near Bute Park, annex buildings to the Welsh Assembly Government and City Hall, Cardiff.

Accommodation

Nowadays Aberdare Hall houses 125 female students of different nationalities. Unlike other halls of residence at Cardiff University, students at Aberdare Hall are invited to remain in halls after their first year of study and if they wish, for the duration of their course and even during post-graduate study. Also, Aberdare offers the choice of catering. For students on catered contracts, breakfast and evening meals are provided Monday to Friday and breakfasts only at weekends.

Old Hall

Old Hall, as its name suggests, is the oldest part of the building, and is in fact the original hall itself before additions were made. O.H. houses mainly students on a catered contract in varying sized rooms. There are some very large (by any university standard) rooms which you have to pay extra for.

All rooms throughout the hall have internet connection points which will connect to the university's LAN (the cost for which is included in the hall fees)

Students in Aberdare Hall share bathroom and kitchen facilities. In Old Hall, on average 17 students share 2 small kitchens, 4 showers and a bath, 4 toilets and 6 washbasins.

Library Wing

Library Wing provides rooms for both catered and self-catered residents, therefore kitchen facilities are larger than those in Old Hall and are equipped with the same appliances as O.H.

Rooms in Library Wing are all of a similar size to Old Hall.

Garden Wing

Garden Wing provides rooms for self-catered students. Kitchens in Garden Wing are large, providing a space to prepare all meals.

Rooms in Garden Wing are a little smaller than elsewhere in the building.

Other

There are two flats in Aberdare Hall, located on the ground floor of Garden Wing and on the top floor of Library Wing.

Amenities

Aberdare contains three common rooms and its own library, as well as "The Lodge", where guests must sign in.

=External links=
* [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/ Cardiff University]
* [http://aberdarehallcrs.tripod.com/ Aberdare Hall Common Room Society]
* [http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/accommodation/halls-of-residence-at-cardiff-university-in-general/372358 Review of Aberdare Hall at Dooyoo.co.uk]
* [http://www.unofficial-guides.com/comments/view/?id=7eff2aad3b1e29b7b0122f914346bd0d Review of Aberdare Hall at Unofficial-Guides.co.uk]

* [http://aberdarehall.tripod.com/ 2007/8 Aberdare Hall Student Website]