An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

[Rjk]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

I think it's Newtown top right, central station bottom left

[splott parker]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

Wouldn’t think so, there’s no Blackfriars ruins and this picture shows a railway opposite. The York pub is alongside the railway line in East Canal Wharf and the gas holder is more or less where the gas board building is on Bute Terrace at the bottom of Churchill Way which is now a hotel.

Although the gas board building/hotel is further up near the railway bridge leading to Adam St.

[splott parker]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

I think it's Newtown top right, central station bottom left

Correct, I still call it Cardiff General though

[Cyclops]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

What you see here is the canal on the left and, on the right, the straight run of Bute Street with the railway beside. To the left of it is Butetown, with Loudon Square, Frederica and Christina Streets plainly visible - part of these still stand. Canal Parade is there - an echo of the past.

I'm researching Sophia and Frances Street for a client - they are to the left of Loudon Square. These may have been terraced houses, but they had seven rooms including three bedrooms and several were multi-tenancy occupations. They were owned by the Marquess of Bute and the rent was 11/6d in around 1900 - which was relatively expensive.

It's worth copying and pasting these photos for the detail they give.

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[majorlookagain]

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The small white building, right on the left hand side, about a third of the way up is still there. It's at the top of Mill Lane.

[Rjk]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

The small white building, right on the left hand side, about a third of the way up is still there. It's at the top of Mill Lane.

yes I think you're right, I think I can just about make out the golden cross as well

[Trigger]

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Fascinating, bet in 100 years it woukd be almost as unrecognisable. Maccies and Starbucks will remain though

[IanD]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

What you see here is the canal on the left and, on the right, the straight run of Bute Street with the railway beside. To the left of it is Butetown, with Loudon Square, Frederica and Christina Streets plainly visible - part of these still stand. Canal Parade is there - an echo of the past.

I'm researching Sophia and Frances Street for a client - they are to the left of Loudon Square. These may have been terraced houses, but they had seven rooms including three bedrooms and several were multi-tenancy occupations. They were owned by the Marquess of Bute and the rent was 11/6d in around 1900 - which was relatively expensive.

It's worth copying and pasting these photos for the detail they give.

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Thanks for posting the pic. My mother was born in Loudon Square in 1925. Family moved upmarket to Splott, then Adamsdown (but they called it Roath), a few years in Nottingham then 50 plus years in Rhiwbina. How Cardiff has changed in a relatively short space of time.

[splott parker]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

What you see here is the canal on the left and, on the right, the straight run of Bute Street with the railway beside. To the left of it is Butetown, with Loudon Square, Frederica and Christina Streets plainly visible - part of these still stand. Canal Parade is there - an echo of the past.

I'm researching Sophia and Frances Street for a client - they are to the left of Loudon Square. These may have been terraced houses, but they had seven rooms including three bedrooms and several were multi-tenancy occupations. They were owned by the Marquess of Bute and the rent was 11/6d in around 1900 - which was relatively expensive.

It's worth copying and pasting these photos for the detail they give.

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That is a great photo of Tiger Bay

[tforturton]

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trying to work out where that is in relation to the modern city centre, and I'm struggling

The building at the bottom left is the old Central Hotel. The canal snaking up the left side is where Mill Lane is now. The gas holder is where the British Gas building was (now The Big Sleep Hotel or Citrus Hotel or something), at the very bottom of Churchill Way. It looks like a canal running from top centre to bottom left (past the gas holder) but it's not - it's a road - it's Bute terrace, with the Raddison Blue, Altolusso on the gas holder side, and on the other, John Lewis and Motorpoint Arena. Once you've got that fixed, it's easy to work out the remainder.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

What you see here is the canal on the left and, on the right, the straight run of Bute Street with the railway beside. To the left of it is Butetown, with Loudon Square, Frederica and Christina Streets plainly visible - part of these still stand. Canal Parade is there - an echo of the past.

I'm researching Sophia and Frances Street for a client - they are to the left of Loudon Square. These may have been terraced houses, but they had seven rooms including three bedrooms and several were multi-tenancy occupations. They were owned by the Marquess of Bute and the rent was 11/6d in around 1900 - which was relatively expensive.

It's worth copying and pasting these photos for the detail they give.

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Greek Church top right ?

[Michael Morris]

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is that gas holder roughly where the Motorpoint is now

The Gas holder is actually close to the location of the Big Sleep Hotel (or whatever it's now called), opposite the Motorpoint.

The Big Sleep Hotel used to be the Gas building. Which makes perfect sense that it was built on the site of an old gas tank.

The person that thought it was The Angel Hotel, it's not. That is roughly the site now of The Marriot Hotel on Mill Lane. The canal ran along Mill Lane.

[Cyclops]

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This map from 1916 may help. The canal can be seen beside Mill Lane. The site of the Gas Works is also shown

Mill Lane.jpg

[the other bob wilson]

Re: An astonishing aerial view of central Cardiff from 1923

Thanks for posting the pic. My mother was born in Loudon Square in 1925. Family moved upmarket to Splott, then Adamsdown (but they called it Roath), a few years in Nottingham then 50 plus years in Rhiwbina. How Cardiff has changed in a relatively short space of time.

My dad was born in 1925 and lived in Loudon Square, or very close to it, as a child, there must be a good chance they were in the same year in the same school if she was still there at primary school age.

[Cyclops]

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Loudon Square, Butetown

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