page_title: Architecture of Wales
section_title: Cardiff architecture of the Victorian and early 20th centuries
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Wales / Cardiff architecture of the Victorian and early 20th centuries
caption_attribution_description: Cymraeg: Ysbyty Brenhinol Caerdydd English: Cardiff Royal Infirmary
context_page_description: Architecture of Wales is an overview of architecture in Wales from the Medieval period to the present day, excluding castles and fortifications, ecclesiastical architecture and industrial architecture. It covers the history of domestic, commercial, and administrative architecture.
context_section_description: see also:Architecture of Cardiff
  An architect who made a notable contribution to the public and commercial architecture of Cardiff was Edwin Seward. In 1875, he became part of the James, Seward and Thomas Partnership. In 1880 Seward won a competition for the design of the Cardiff Free Library, which consisted of a Library, Museum and Schools for Science and Art. The first phase was completed in 1882, but it was not finally completed until 1896. .
  In 1881 Seward enlarged the Cardiff Union Workhouse with a new entrance building on the Cowbridge Road frontage with a 3-storey tower and clock face, still in a late Gothic revival style. This building was to become the St David's Hospital. This was also the style Seward adopted for the Cardiff Royal Infirmary of 1883 
  Seward's next building, the Cardiff Coal Exchange in Butetown was built between 1883 and 1888 and it is moving more towards a Baroque revival style, although Newman calls it a debased French Renaissance style. In 1894 Seward produced his Dream of the Future for Cardiff, which appeared in the Western Mail in February 1894 and also plans for Cardiff Museum. This, however, was overtaken by the development of Cathays Park starting in 1905, for which he did not get a commission.  In 1895 he designed the Morgan Arcade in Cardiff and the following year the Turner Gallery at Penarth. Finally in 1902–1903 he was responsible for the monumental Swansea Docks Trust Office now Morgans Hotel, Swansea.
caption: Cardiff Royal Infirmary 1883
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