IMO was the Empire pool. Also imo, the most iconic building that has remained, is the indoor market. I know many on here will say NP, or the CAP, but both have been replaced, on more or less the same spot. Anyway, other opinions are most welcome.
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IMO was the Empire pool. Also imo, the most iconic building that has remained, is the indoor market. I know many on here will say NP, or the CAP, but both have been replaced, on more or less the same spot. Anyway, other opinions are most welcome.
Vulcan
The coal exchange. Although it's still there, its being turned into some cheap tacky hotel-weding venue. A building with so much history, deserves so much more
Greyfriars
Originally Posted by Llanedeyrnblue
SNAP
Great minds and all that
Yep, at the time that tower was built, surely there was plenty of other land available.
Also worth mentioning the original Queen Street station.
Good call on Queen St Station. Especially when you look at what's replaced it.
County Cinema Rumney & The Old Cross Inn ( its all we had in the East )
Not so much a building, but these ruins would/could have been a wonderful tourist attraction
(number 3 Greyfriars)http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifesty...-past-11387766
I enjoyed that article, cheers
Those "look at the difference" image sliders don't really work unless the two pictures were taken from the same place though.
Custom House pub
In all the years I used to live in Cardiff (43), I had never been in that small, central park, near Greyfriars. In fact, I think I have only been inside the castle twice!
Some interesting facts and photos in that link.
Not looking to deviate, but these old Cardiff waterways are fascinating.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifesty...ardiff-8120212
It was falling down, I think it's better that we are getting this than the thing is pulled down altogether
Absolutely.
Cory Hall
What would you put there? Aside from something like a concert hall or government building (which we're already well catered for in the Bay) it's never going to be anything but apartments, a restraunt or a hotel and personally I think the plans for it looks pretty good, seem to be going for a more up market hotel than a tacky wedding venue.
Maybe not the most iconic, but this takes me back:
https://i2.wp.com/fairwaterpost.co.u...01a-c19201.jpg
Remember clambering about in there "bunking off" from Cantonian High School early 1970's. The chimneys were unbelievable.
Looking at the old pictures, loundon square looked amazing and would be a great link between the bay and the centre. Demolished.....with great difficulty to build a high rise estate with the worst crime in Wales. Good one eh
Apart from the canal, which I'd love to see back, the arch between St Mary St and High St looked pretty cool.
Never heard of this. Any pics?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ju..._Zo5hTC88GJEM:
Here you go. There was also one on Kinsway too.
And for a building that's still here..... Although still pretty new, i do like the Wales millennium centre. It's been a massive success, and has become world renowned as world class venue. Loydd Weber rated it as the. Best venue built in the last 50years
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