Butetown
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Butetown is a district and community in the south of the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early 19th century by the 2nd Marquess of Bute, fo
A school in Butetown in 1943
Bute Street (left) and the Butetown Branch Line (right)
Nelson House, Butetown
Loudoun House, Butetown
Tiger Bay
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Tiger Bay was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body
Butetown
…originally a model housing estate built in the early 19th century by the 2nd Marquess of Bute, for whose title the area was named. Commonly known as Tiger Bay, the area became one of the UK's first multicultural communities. By WW1, seafarers from over 50 maritime nations, including Greece, Sierra Leone…
Immigrant Statues, Cardiff Bay. A bronze of an immigrant couple symbolising the arrival of many to Tiger Bay seeking a better life in Britain.
The Bute Docks, With Shipping
Coal ships tied up at Cardiff Docks
Mount Stuart dry docks