Llwyn Isaf ( Welsh for 'lower grove'), also known as the Library Field, [1] is a green space in the centre of Wrexham. [2] It is surrounded on two sides by the city's guildhall and on another by the library.
The space is most popular with students from the nearby Yale College. [3] It is home to a bandstand and often hosts outdoor events and activities. All ball games and alcohol are banned on Llwyn Isaf.
Wrexham Council run a webcam that is pointed at the grass.
The green space was originally the landscaped grounds of a mansion house known as Ypsytty Ucha ( Welsh for 'Upper Hospital'), [3] later named Llwyn Isaf, [2] being a vicar's home. [3] It now lies at the centre of Wrexham's civic centre just off Queens Square.
The 1912 Wrexham National Eisteddfod and the 2025 Wrexham National Eisteddfod [4] were proclaimed here. With the 1912 proclamation having David Lloyd George in attendance, and the target of criticism from sufragettes on the Liberal government's opposition on Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. [3]
The Welsh Children in Need concert was held at this location in 2005.
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Wrexham Library is the main public library of Wrexham, Wales. Located in the city centre, adjacent to Llwyn Isaf, it opened in 1972, superseding the old carnegie library on Queens Square.
The Guildhall is a municipal building in Wrexham, Wales. It is located in the city centre alongside the Llwyn Isaf open space. It is the headquarters of Wrexham County Borough Council and is the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough, as it was of its predecessor Wrexham Maelor.
Chester Street is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It was once a main north–south road on the edge of the centre of Wrexham. The street has several listed buildings, as well as Wrexham's civic centre containing various council, memorial and leisure buildings, Coleg Cambria's Yale campus, Tŷ Pawb and various historical buildings now demolished.
