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
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
Shirley Bassey
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Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh singer, known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films – the only artist to perform more than one offici
Tiger Bay
…starring John and Hayley Mills, includes many scenes shot in the docks area and at Newport Transporter Bridge. On her album The Performance (2009), Shirley Bassey sings the semi-autobiographical "The Girl From Tiger Bay", written by the Manic Street Preachers and David Arnold. The album Tiger Bay (1994), by indie…
Bassey in 1971
Bassey performing in West Germany in 1973
Bassey at Wembley Arena in 2006
From left to right: Sting, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Bassey and Bruce Springsteen at Carnegie Hall in 2010