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![Although recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cardiff-queen-street-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s")
In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s
Posted on Friday, Jan 17, 2020 | No CommentsAlthough recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […] -
![Once again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cardiff-heath-birchgrove-rhiwbina-whitchurch-coryton-12-115x115.jpg "Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s")
Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s
Posted on Monday, Dec 30, 2019 | 2 CommentsOnce again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of […] -
Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 | No CommentsFollowing on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago. -
![I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cefn-onn-halt-history-01-115x115.jpg "Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman")
Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 | 1 CommentI’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […] -
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 | No CommentsI was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera… -
![Here’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/penarth-wales-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales")
Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales
Posted on Thursday, Aug 8, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both […] -
![Once a hugely popular tourist destination, Barry Island’s glory days are long behind it, although it’s recently enjoyed some rather splendid improvements along the sea front. Incidentally, Barry Island (Ynys […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/barry-island-2018-25-115x115.jpg "Barry Island photos: sea, sand, beach huts and Butlin’s")
Barry Island photos: sea, sand, beach huts and Butlin’s
Posted on Saturday, Jun 23, 2018 | No CommentsOnce a hugely popular tourist destination, Barry Island’s glory days are long behind it, although it’s recently enjoyed some rather splendid improvements along the sea front. Incidentally, Barry Island (Ynys […] -
![Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cardiff-november-rain-01-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos")
Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos
Posted on Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 | No CommentsOnce again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […] -
![Last week I got to travel on a brand spanking new Great Western Railway Class 800 express train, running betwixt London Paddington and Cardiff. As a fan of the venerable […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gwr-new-class-800-trains-13-115x115.jpg "In photos: A trip on the new GWR Intercity Express trains – and my verdict")
In photos: A trip on the new GWR Intercity Express trains – and my verdict
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2017 | 7 CommentsLast week I got to travel on a brand spanking new Great Western Railway Class 800 express train, running betwixt London Paddington and Cardiff. As a fan of the venerable […] -
The Monochrome Set at the Cardiff Globe – in photos
Posted on Thursday, Mar 9, 2017 | No CommentsLast weekend, I returned to my hometown of Cardiff to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Globe, on Albany Road. I had a splendid time! -
![Here’s a collection of photos taken from my trip up to Cardiff earlier this week. They’re nothing special – just a series of snapshots taken as I scuttled around town […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cardiff-photos-dec-2016-01-1-115x115.jpg "Frosty feet, market scenes, CCTV Santa and Chinese baubles: Cardiff photos, December 2016")
Frosty feet, market scenes, CCTV Santa and Chinese baubles: Cardiff photos, December 2016
Posted on Thursday, Dec 29, 2016 | No CommentsHere’s a collection of photos taken from my trip up to Cardiff earlier this week. They’re nothing special – just a series of snapshots taken as I scuttled around town […] -
![We wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bute-road-cardiff-endangered-01-1-115x115.jpg "Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings")
Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings
Posted on Friday, Sep 16, 2016 | 2 CommentsWe wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […] -
Glazed tiles, Grade II listing and drag acts: the wonderful Golden Cross pub in Cardiff
Posted on Thursday, Jan 7, 2016 | 3 CommentsThe Golden Cross, a splendid Grade II listed public house, can be found at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in Cardiff. -
![Established in 1894, Spillers Records in Cardiff can claim to be the oldest record shop in the world – and it’s the place I’ve always visited from the day I […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spillers-records-cardiff-2016-01-1-115x115.jpg "Spillers Records, Cardiff – new premises for the oldest record shop in the world")
Spillers Records, Cardiff – new premises for the oldest record shop in the world
Posted on Saturday, Jan 2, 2016 | 4 CommentsEstablished in 1894, Spillers Records in Cardiff can claim to be the oldest record shop in the world – and it’s the place I’ve always visited from the day I […] -
![According to the Met Office, Cardiff is Britain’s wettest city, registering 115cms of rainfall every year, and there was plenty of evidence to support that claim over the Christmas period. Here’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cardiff-photos-dec-2015-02-115x115.jpg "Street scenes, rain, sales and street performers, Cardiff photos, Dec 2015")
Street scenes, rain, sales and street performers, Cardiff photos, Dec 2015
Posted on Thursday, Dec 31, 2015 | No CommentsAccording to the Met Office, Cardiff is Britain’s wettest city, registering 115cms of rainfall every year, and there was plenty of evidence to support that claim over the Christmas period. Here’s […]