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Cardiff Location Secured

When: 1881-1883
Where: Cardiff
Part of: University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire opens in Cardiff

Cardiff Corporation formed a committee in 1881 to secure the college location, winning arbitration in March 1883.

Following the Aberdare Report's recommendation for a college in Glamorgan, Cardiff Corporation formed a University College Committee on 12 December 1881. After arbitration, a decision was made in Cardiff's favour on 12 March 1883, securing the site for the new college.

Sources

Cardiff University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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