National Stadium, Cardiff
The National Stadium was a rugby union and football stadium built on the Cardiff Arms Park site in Cardiff, Wales. In 1969 construction began on the stadium which replaced the existing rugby ground built in 1881. The stadium was home to the Wales national rugby union team since 1964 and the Wales national football team since 1989. In 1997 the stadium was demolished to make way for the new Millennium Stadium.
The West Stand of the National Stadium
Demolition of the Stadium with only the North Stand remaining. This would form part of the Millennium Stadium
The greyhound track
Cardiff Arms Park, also known as The Arms Park, is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is primarily a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, including the third-place play-off. The Arms Park also hosted the inaugural Heineken Cup Final of 1995–96 and the following year in 1996–97.
Cardiff Arms Park in the foreground and the Principality Stadium in the background
Aerial view of the cricket ground
Cardiff Arms Hotel
The inauguration of the Grandstand on 26 December 1885
