Ucheldre Centre

The Ucheldre Centre is an arts centre located in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.^[1]

Architecture[edit]

Formerly, it was the chapel building of Holyhead's Bon Sauveur order of nuns convent. The main hall of the Centre, with its imposing height and arched roof, was designed by Professor R M Butler, of Dublin, a leading architect of his day, responsible for many public buildings in Ireland. The building is in a modernized Romanesque style, with a tall square tower, making great use of green local stone. It was saved from demolition in 1988 by a group of local residents to be used in its current guise.^[2]

Community Centre[edit]

The Ucheldre Centre is a community effort to provide those who live in and visit Holyhead, and nearby parts of north-west Wales, with a centre for arts events, exhibitions, and other community activities of an educational and cultural kind. Before its inauguration, Holyhead had no venue for such events. As a performance space, it seats up to 200. Extensions have been added at the back and sides, to provide room for a gallery, restaurant, and other facilities. The grounds have been landscaped, and contain an amphitheatre for theatrical events, and sculptures by local artists. The main hall also doubles up as a cinema, showing mainstream and less well-known films, on the Centre's film nights.

Exhibitions and awards[edit]

The Centre has regular exhibitions that have included art by such artists as Kyffin Williams. It has also received the Prince of Wales Award, amongst other honours.

References[edit]

^ Billing, J. (2003). The Hidden Places of Wales. Hidden Places - National Guides. Travel Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-904434-07-8. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ Crystal, D. (2009). Just A Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language. Taylor & Francis. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-134-01186-5. Retrieved 26 June 2024. as I write, the Ucheldre Centre is still there, though – as with all arts centres – struggling to survive again

External links[edit]

53°18′34″N 4°38′18″W / 53.3094°N 4.6383°W / 53.3094; -4.6383

[i333-1] Billing, J. (2003). The Hidden Places of Wales. Hidden Places - National Guides. Travel Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-904434-07-8. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[o857-2] Crystal, D. (2009). Just A Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language. Taylor & Francis. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-134-01186-5. Retrieved 26 June 2024. as I write, the Ucheldre Centre is still there, though – as with all arts centres – struggling to survive again

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