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Start where Cardiff did, with a whopping great castle, which rewinds 2,000 years to when Romans built the first fort here.The Normans gave it a 12-sided keep, medieval lords added the Black Tower ...
Cardiff Bridge (River Taff) - also known as Canton Bridge; Cardiff Intersection Bridge (railway, Valley Lines crosses over the South Wales Main Line; Clarence Bridge (River Taff) Crwys Road Bridge (Over Railway, Cathays) Ely Bridge; Fairoak Road Bridge (Under Railway, Cathays) Leckwith Bridges (River Ely), a medieval bridge and its 20th century ...
Rhiwbina (/ r u ˈ b aɪ n ə /; Welsh: Rhiwbeina [r̥ɪuˈbɛina], also Rhiwbina) is a suburb and community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales.Formerly a small hamlet within the parish of Whitchurch, Rhiwbina was developed throughout the twentieth century, and is now a separate ward.
Premier Inn Limited is a British limited service hotel chain and the UK's largest hotel brand, with more than 800 hotels, with over 72,000 rooms. It operates hotels in a variety of locations including city centres, suburbs and airports, competing with the likes of Travelodge and Ibis hotels.
Cardiff Mental Hospital, later Whitchurch Hospital, opened in 1908. Velindre Hospital opened in 1956. In 1898 and 1922, parts of Whitchurch were absorbed into Cardiff, becoming amalgamated as a suburb of the City of Cardiff in 1967. [3] Between 1951 and 1961, the population of the parish rose from 19,827 to 27,325.
Birchgrove (Welsh: Llwynfedw) is a district of the city of Cardiff stretching between Llanishen and the Gabalfa interchange, along the A469 Caerphilly road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the Birchgrove pub which also lies between Heath and Whitchurch. Heath Park and University Hospital of Wales adjoin.
Lightship 2000, Cardiff Bay – a former lightship used as a church until 2013, with a minister from the United Reformed church. St Mary's, city centre – Cardiff's main church from the 12th century until it was destroyed by flooding in the 17th century. St Mary the Virgin, Caerau – 13th century church last used in 1973.
St Mary Street (Welsh: Heol Eglwys Fair) and High Street (Welsh: Heol Fawr) are major commercial streets in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff city centre, Wales, which form a major thoroughfare running south from the gatehouse of Cardiff Castle.