Old Cardiff photos

[Travis Bickle]

Looking towards Cardiff docks before the barrage. A dredger is at work near Queen Alexandra dock

 

[Travis Bickle]

A 1970 photo of the Hayes....showing the old public toilets and the Hayes Island Cafe.

 

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[The Colonel]

Great pic that

 

[Travis Bickle]

Great pic that

Nice and sharp too

 

[Malarkey]

A 1970 photo of the Hayes....showing the old public toilets and the Hayes Island Cafe.

How come John Batchelor hasn't got a traffic cone on his head?

 

[Travis Bickle]

How come John Batchelor hasn't got a traffic cone on his head?

Ive seen him with a Guinness bottle in his hand

 

[Malarkey]

Ive seen him with a Guinness bottle in his hand

@stantys tattoos relieved him of that! Waste not want not!

 

[Travis Bickle]

East Tyndall st 1900

 

[Travis Bickle]

Aerial view of Splott and Adamsdown, with East Moors steelworks at the bottom, then John Blands timber yard, then Sanquhar st and the streets of it.

 

[Travis Bickle]

A horse drawn carriage outside the Coal Exchange building

 

[Travis Bickle]

Illegal street bookmakers on Saphire street, Butetown in the 60’s

 

[Travis Bickle]

 

[Travis Bickle]

Rhiwbina Village 1960’s

 

[Travis Bickle]

The Royal George 1968

 

[Travis Bickle]

St Mary’s Street 1968

 

[ViewFromAfar]

Rhiwbina Village 1960’s

John Charles had a Sports Shop in the row of shops just past the white building on the right.

 

[Travis Bickle]

John Charles had a Sports Shop in the row of shops just past the white building on the right.

I posted a picture of JC outside his shop somewhere in this thread

 

[ViewFromAfar]

I posted a picture of JC outside his shop somewhere in this thread

Nicked from here...
Il Gigante Buono: The story of John

" As for his sports shop in Rhiwbina? Residents recall John not letting children pay for their football boots, which probably accounts for the shop failing to make any money and eventually having to close. "

 

[Travis Bickle]

Nicked from here...
Il Gigante Buono: The story of John

" As for his sports shop in Rhiwbina? Residents recall John not letting children pay for their football boots, which probably accounts for the shop failing to make any money and eventually having to close. "

That doesn’t surprise me, judging by what I’ve read about the man