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Advertisement for the Buccaneer at St John's Square in 1967, now the Owen Glyndwr
 

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One of the 16 angels in the ceiling of the banqueting hall designed by William Burges, Cardiff castle, May 1989.
 

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Cardiff Bay at low tide, before the building of the barrage 1982
 

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Crocodile Dundee was on in the Odeon on Queen Street in 1987
 

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William Farrell engine driver, and two unidentified men beside the engine at Queen Alexandra Dock hydraulic pumping house. c1910
 

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Copy of a photograph showing Lovers Lane near present Albany Road, 1882.
 

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Clarence Road Station, Cardiff opened in1894 and closed in 1964 as a result of the Beeching cuts. It offered services to Penarth.
 

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Church Street mid 1930's with Welsh Sports Ltd on the left and the Old Arcade Grill right
 

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The Flower family outside their fruiterers shop at the corner of Cornwall Street and Sussex Street in 1916.
 

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Albany Road c1980. The stylish old post office which had served the community for many years was closed and business moved to the unflattering premises on the corner of Donald Street. Today it is a small part of the WH Smith operation
 

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Fuel shortage, 2000, Elf Filling station, Cowbridge Rd West, Ely.
 

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The lowering of the road under the Queen Street bridges is well underway. The one side has been completed and traffic travelling eastwards is now running on the newly lowered surface - August 1949.
 

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1905 & 2021 Llanishen.
 

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The official opening of Leckwith Viaduct and approach roads by Minister of Transport, Leslie Hore-Belisha. The Cardiff Corporation AEC Regent buses were used to take guests to the ceremony - April 1935
 

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Duke street before and after the road widening outside the castle, notice the picture showing plans for finished road
 

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A busy street scene in Gabalfa - November 1955
 

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1905 Llanishen and more recently
 

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Davey Stores behind the Halfway on the corner of William St and Pontcanna Place.
 

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Three postcard views of Whitchurch from around 1906.
 
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