Old Cardiff Pics

Looking back to the past with pictures of old Cardiff, capital city of Wales, throughout its rich and varied history. [email protected]

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West Lodge, Clock Tower and The Cardiff Arms Inn - c.1875. Shows Cardiff Bridge shortly before it was first widened

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Airship 'Willows no. 2' lands outside City Hall - 4 June 1910. Built by Ernest T. Willows #CardiffTransport #Cardiff

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Bridge Street, City Centre - 1981. The open-air market is just visible on the right #Cardiff #Hayes #OldCardiffPics

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The Glamorganshire Canal & The Old Town Wall, Cardiff - 1890. Located within what is now St Davids 2 shopping centre

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Dock Feeder Canal - 1947. Covered in 1949, it runs under what is now Churchill Way & still feeds the Docks #Cardiff

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Jubilee Arch, Kingsway - 1935. Erected for the King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee #Cardiff #CardiffArches

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East Gate Triumphal Arch, Crockherbtown (now Queen Street) - 1868. #CardiffArches #Cardiff #Crockherbtown

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Quay Street - 1881. The Ship & Launch Inn is to the left & Saint John the Baptist Church beyond High Cross #Cardiff

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Cardiff Castle & Duke St - c.1930. With single & double deck trams #CardiffCastle #Cardiff #Trams #CardiffTransport

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Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff - 1932. The barrage is now at bottom left #TigerBay #CardiffDocks #CardiffBay #Cardiff

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The Union Workhouse, Riverside - 1894. Built 1839, became City Lodge 1930, St David's Hospital 1948. Now apartments

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The Union, Cowbridge Rd East, Riverside - c1912. Later became Saint David's Hospital, closed 1985 - redeveloped 2001

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Mill Farm, Llanrumney - c1890. Now Ball Lane, the area was known in 1402 as Mill-land/Mullelond #Llanrumney #Cardiff

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Whitbread Brewery, Ely - 1982. Crosswells became the Rhymney Brewery until 1966. Located between the railway & river

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Whitbread Brewery, Ely - 1982. Opened in 1895 as Crosswells Brewery, the last brew was on 10/03/1982 #Ely #Cardiff

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Halket Street, later Avon Street, Canton - 1892. Now a car park between Severn Rd and Wyndham Cres #Canton #Cardiff

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Albany Rd, Roath - c.1894. With a horse drawn omnibus & the former Roath Methodist Church in the background #Cardiff

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The Fire Queen, Cardiff Docks - c1912. The fire fighting steam boat was purchased by the Cardiff Corporation in 1912

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The Old Cottage, Roath Park - c.1891. Located near Fairoak Farm on what is now Fairoak/Shirley Rd junction #Cardiff