Llandaff
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Llandaff is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose d
Llandaff Cathedral
Landaff castle, Glamorganshire
Bishop's Palace, Llandaff 2011 5
Sign entering Llandaff.
Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. He has b
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…Charlotte Church (born 1986), singer and television presenter; was born in Llandaff, and attended Howell's School. Roald Dahl (1916–1990), author; was born in Llandaff, and attended the Cathedral School. Cheryl Gillan (1952–2021), Secretary of State for Wales (2010–2012); was…
Dahl in 1954
At the age of 10 with his sisters Alfhild, Else and Asta. Cardiff, 1927
Mrs Pratchett's former sweet shop in Llandaff, Cardiff, has a blue plaque dedicated to Dahl. His autobiography Boy: Tales of Childhood recalls the prank he and his friends played on her using a jar of gobstoppers.
Repton School in Derbyshire, which Dahl attended from 1929 to 1934