Cardiff Bay/Bae Caerdydd
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... as seen from Cable Bridge. The area around Cardiff Docks was once referred to as Bae Teigr - Tiger Bay - because of how rough a neighbourhood it was supposed to be. By the time of the First World War, Cardiff Docks were moving nearly 10 million tons of coal per year from the Welsh mines to the rest of Britain and the world. These peaceful new developments are less than 20 years old, part of the complete redesign of Cardiff Bay at the turn of the Century. How times have changed...
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Had an early morning walk around Cardiff Bay a few weeks ago, watching the sun come up over Roath Basin.
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… in the late Winter afternoon light. On the jetty is Cadwaladers, Cardiff’s most popular ice cream parlour. The brick building in the background is the Victorian Pierhead Centre, masking most of the sleek Contemporary Senedd Building, home of the Welsh Parliament.
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Sunset in Heath Parks, Cardiff. The sun has dipped well below the horizon, leaving the houses on King George V Drive North almost in silhouette.
Opened in November 2004 - just 33 months after construction had begun - the Millennium Centre is an imposing structure faced with metal, glass and Welsh slate.
A major venue for the performing arts, the centre houses the 1,900-seat Donald Gordon Theatre, the Weston Studio, rehearsals studios and several spaces to eat, drink, relax and watch free entertainment.
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales
Above the main entrance is a monumental inscription by Welsh writer Gwyneth Lewis, written in both Welsh and English.
The text is... In These Stones Horizons Sing
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. After all the woodland shots, something different. An evening shot of Wales Millennium Centre.
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With the life of Transport for Wales’ class 150 Sprinters now almost at an end, this shot catches unit 150254 gracing Cardiff Central's platform 6 with the 7.41pm service to Rhymney (2R52) one Monday evening last October. A few late-travelling commuters are waiting to board.
Techie details: 1/500s @ F6.3 and 12,800 ISO
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7.33pm, 13th October 2025
Mermaid Quay Cardiff ... a couple of days away from base to wind down from parental and grandkid duties.
The skies broke at around 3pm to provide a startling amount of heat and sunshine...it’s Wales for crissakes, it’s supposed to be wall to wall rain!
It’s the first panorama I’ve done with the iPhone ... not too shabby.
Explored 30-09-2016. Highest position #279
Cardiff Castle
A Roman Garrison, a Norman Stronghold, a Gothic Fantasy.
Of all the castles in the UK, Cardiff Castle is one of the most amazing, with a story that spans over 2,000 years.
The Castle was first a Roman fort, then an impressive Norman castle and then an extraordinary Victorian Gothic fantasy palace.
The castle is now owned by the City of Cardiff after it was given to the people of Cardiff by the 5th Marquess of Bute in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Castle
Victorian Fantasy Palace
Created by Architect William Burges for the 3rd Marquess of Bute.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Burges
www.cardiffcastle.com/the-butes
The Arab Room
A harem-style Arab Room located in a tower at the castle. The fantasy Moorish design was inspired by the architect William Burges’s travels.
Black & white rendor of Cardiff Bay, including (from left to right) Pierhead Building, The Senedd, Merchant Seamanâs Memorial, Atradius building, The Waterguard, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, World of Boats, Cardiff Bay Trail Walk route, Cardiff Bay Barrage Locks, The Old Custom House (front of cliff), Penarth Marina, clifftop houses along Paget Road, IHG Hotel, Ocean Reach Building, Havannah St Building, Coffi Co Mermaid Quay, Cadwaladers & finally Everyman theater. Almost a complete 360-degree shot!