Old Cardiff photos

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Cardiff mounted police Roath park lake 1922

City must have been at home

 

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A colourised photograph of Clarence Bridge

 

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The top image is of Cory Hall and the YMCA Building on the corner of North Edward st and Station Terrace.They were sadly demolished in 1983 after being there from 1896 and 1900 respectively.The bottom image is of the same spot ,now the Premier cinema at the Capitol centre

 

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The Norwegian Church 1963

 

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The Empire theatre Queen st. Opened in 1887 as Levino’s Hall, it was renamed the Empire in 1895.It finally closed in 1962

 

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Bottom of Leckwith Hill c1910.The stone bridge still there

 

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A view up Frederick st towards C & A on Queen st and more recently

 

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Moorland rd school Splott 1984

 

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Quay st 1880’s and more recently

 

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Does anybody remember the other Asteys at the other end of Central Square Near the station?

 

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Does anybody remember the other Asteys at the other end of Central Square Near the station?

I had no idea there was another one there. That was a Burger King last I looked.

 

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East Moors rd Splott 1974

 

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The Olympia cinema now River Island

 

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Penarth dock extension June 1883

 

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The Philharmonic, Pictured here in the 1950’s

 

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A late 18th century view of Cardiff (Canton) bridge.The Castle can be seen on the left and St Johns Church in the distance

 

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The Canal alongside the Castle c1946

 

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Students at the Cardiff Technical College Art School sitting on the roof doing their sketching, whilst a teacher looks 1958, where’s health and safety?

 

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Claude Road ,Roath c1910