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REVIVAL OF CELTIC ART.

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REVIVAL OF CELTIC ART. INTERESTING MOVEMENT IN WALES. (From our Special Correspondent.) Mr. E. Seward, Architect, Cardiff, has designed a remarkably interesting novelty in Architecture. This is the Celtic Corridor in Newport Road, Roath, and through Mr. Seward's courtesy I was enabled to be present at the opening ceremony on Thursday afternoon and had a good opportunity of inspecting the place. Sir T. Marchant Williams presided, and the company present included a large number of prominent residents of the district, interested in the revival of Celtic Art and the Pan-Celtic movement generally. Sir Marchant gave an interesting opening address, and Mr. T. H. Thomas spoke ably on Celtic Art." Mr. Seward's little daughter presented a silver key to Sir Marchant as a memento of an unique and pretty ceremony. After the customary votes of thanks the com- pany were entertained to tea by Mr. Seward on the roof garden. An eminent London architect who inspected the Celtic Corridor a few weeks ago thus gives his impressions in the Builder :—" It is of rather unusual character, and one which may have useful suggestions for architects who are desirous of imparting some national feeling into their designs for Welsh work." The London architect goes on to state that in Wales (and of course in Cardiff) there is a movement of archaeological, historical, or patriotic tendency now receiving much attention, and which leans towards the liking and the study of Celtic. It touches that revival of interest in the Celt-not in Wales only, but in Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany, and elsewhere-which has become known as the Pan-Celtic movement." In the Celtic Corridor, a short corridor of shops forms part of the scheme, and although the inevitable plate-glass must dominate, there are places-recessed galleries, and waggon-head archways-where antique form and modern requirements blend satisfactorily. Amongst the Celtic features of the Central Archway panelling there are adaptations from the shrine of Ste Molaise, of carvings from a shaft at Llandough, from the great Cross of Conbelin at Margam, from Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, from Pen Arthur, Pembroke- shire, and from the cross at Neuadd Siarman, near Builth, &c. Another interesting departure is the intention to call some of the shops by Welsh names. For instance, the smart Florist and Fruit shop opened near the entrance by Miss M. C. Small will probably be named Blodau Hyfryd."

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