{"id":431,"date":"2010-09-30T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guildhall-cardigan.co.uk\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T09:00:09","slug":"the-site-of-the-guildhall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.guildhall-cardigan.co.uk\/history\/the-site-of-the-guildhall\/","title":{"rendered":"Guildhall Site"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nThe site chosen for the new public buildings and markets in 1855 was \u2018Free School Bank\u2019, the slope just beyond the site of the medieval North Gate. This was a prominent location at the head of Priory Street, then being cut through.
\nAt the time the site was occupied by the Grammar School of 1804, a house and coach-house of Abraham Morgan, with open ground behind, By November 1856, the architect, R.J.Withers, had plans approved. In July 1857 the necessary Act of Parliament was obtained, at a huge cost of \u00a3943, and work could begin.<\/p>\n
Laying of the Foundation Stone 8th July 1858<\/strong><\/p>\n On 8th July 1858 the Mayor, R. D. Jenkins, laid the foundation stone for the new buildings, having accepted tenders for \u00a31,880\/5\/0d for the front buildings and \u00a32,174\/15\/0d for the markets. David Jenkins, John Davies and John Thomas of Cilgerran were the builders.<\/p>\n
\nW.J. Lewis,\u00a0The Gateway to Wales, a History of Cardigan<\/em>, 1990<\/div>\n