Aberystwyth, The College 1899
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More about this scene
The magnificent neo-Gothic building on the prom began life as a triangular house designed by John Nash in about 1795. In 1865 the railway entrepreneur Savin began to build the Castle Hotel around it, but he became bankrupt in the process. It was bought by the fledgling University in 1872, who made several alterations to it over the next 25 years; in 1901 they agreed to allow the Town Council to build a promenade around it, so long as the students were not disturbed by entertainers.
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