Hundreds of pictures of old Cardiff and celebrating the city's history and people.

Apr 3, 2024 · Cardiff has a long and interesting history, and people have lived here for thousands of years. The real history begins in 43 AD/CE, when the Emperor Claudius ordered his Roman …

Dec 30, 2005 · The first covered market was opened. One of Cardiff's most famous public houses, the Old Arcade, was reportedly also opened in this year. It is thought that that it was …

Apr 6, 2024 · Images of the 2,000 year old Castle, arcades, sporting venues, aerial views and the surrounding area.

Dec 30, 2014 · Central Cardiff 1916 - Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Glamorgan Glamorgan Sheet 43.15. With an introduction by Derrick Pratt, this map covers the centre of Cardiff, with …

Apr 2, 2024 · Butetown was barren moorland until the late 1800s, when the 2nd Marquis of Bute decided to build the first dock in Cardiff. West Bute Dock opened in 1839 but unfortunately the …

Mar 31, 2024 · The only recognisable elements of old Cardiff that remain, are the buildings on the corner of Wood Street and St Mary Street (currently housing O'Neils and Wetherspoons). In …

Mar 31, 2024 · Apart from the cemetery, which was opened in 1859, Cathays was almost entirely rural when it became a suburb of Cardiff in 1875. To the south lay the Bute Estate, while to the …

Apr 1, 2024 · Fairwater became a suburb of Cardiff in 1922 and by 1939 new houses covered the area. Since World War Two most of the countryside to the north and west of Fairwater has …

Apr 10, 2024 · When Roath became a suburb of Cardiff in 1875, Penylan Hill was just dirt track leading to Cyncoed, but grand houses were being built on the sites of the old farms off Ty …