Off-Topic Old Cardiff photos

[Major Clanger]

Good spot on the van, but I think it might be one of these, i.e. a Commer Imp not a Husky. Is that a GB plate on the back?

Ah yes; I think you're right. The Husky had glass side panels, rather than solid:

The car in the picture does look to have a 'GB' sticker, on the back.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Nice.

Is that the end of Mackross’ building on the left, by the (possibly) Hillman Husky van?

The Prince Albert pub was near there somewhere, they had cast iron table and trees in there, I’d love to find a photo of the interior. It was me and my mates town local.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Steam loco 4093 'Dunster Castle' on Pembroke Coast Express travelling west pictured passing Cardiff's Canton Sheds in 1956

 

[Travis Bickle]

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, early twentieth century and 2022

 

[Major Clanger]

Remember the (I think) coal mine pumping equipment that used to be on display outside the National Museum, on Park Place?

I don't know when they were removed, or why.

 

[Major Clanger]

Houses at the eastern end of Queen Street - between Windsor Place and Dumfries Place - prior to their being demolished, in 1925:

 

[Travis Bickle]

Crwys Road 1960s

 

[Travis Bickle]

Queen Street 1982

 

[Major Clanger]

Houses at the eastern end of Queen Street - between Windsor Place and Dumfries Place - prior to their being demolished, in 1925:

I just found a couple more photographs featuring these houses....

All three are visible in this 1912 photo, which has Dumfries Place in the background:

They are also just about visible in this 1890s photograph of the Park Hotel:

 

[Travis Bickle]

An undated photo of a bike race about to start at Maindee Stadium

 

[Travis Bickle]

Late 1930’s

 

[Melvin Udal]

An undated photo of a bike race about to start at Maindee Stadium

Shambles. Half of em forgot their bikes.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Cross Street. Maindy 1970s

 

[Travis Bickle]

Duke Street, the Cadena 1960

 

[the other bob wilson]

Cross Street. Maindy 1970s

I worked in Companies House from 1976 to 1989, so got to know Maindy fairly well, don't recognise this street though, can't think of a hill like that in Maindy.

 

[Travis Bickle]

I worked in Companies House from 1976 to 1989, so got to know Maindy fairly well, don't recognise this street though, can't think of a hill like that in Maindy.

I don’t know the area so I dont know, I’m going on the information on the photo

 

[TH63]

I worked in Companies House from 1976 to 1989, so got to know Maindy fairly well, don't recognise this street though, can't think of a hill like that in Maindy.

Next to Subway/Tesco express off North Road

 

[Travis Bickle]

Castle street 1960

 

[Travis Bickle]

 

[the other bob wilson]

I don’t know the area so I dont know, I’m going on the information on the photo

I gave it a bit more thought yesterday afternoon and I remembered there was a road with a fair sized hill if you keot on past Maindy Stadium from North Road - I think it may well be that one.