As many of you know, I'm employed at a small university here in the Principality; in fact I work at University of Wales, Newport.

When I first started my career in higher education the university wasn't a university at all. Not even a college of higher education. I got into HE at Monmouthshire Teacher Training College, otherwise known as Caerleon College.

Monmouthshire Teacher Training College

I won't bore you all with my part in the downfall of many a young hopeful; suffice it to say that over the years the teacher training college merged with the Newport School of Business & Engineering, and the Newport College of Art & Design.

University Main Building

The fine old stone-built structure above was the original teacher training college, Caerleon College, and is now the administrative centre of Newport University.

When the Schol of Art & Design moved up to the Caerleon campus from their original home in Clarence Place, Newport, it was to a purpose built hi-tech building. Interestingly enough, the Rathmell Building was designed to blend in with the original buildings. Well? What do you think?

Rathmell Building Rathmell Building

For anyone who may be interested, this was once a magnificent building (I've blogged it previously). Newport Technical Institute also housed Newport School of Art & Design - world famous back in the 1960s.

Newport College of Art & Design

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