{"id":9680,"date":"2012-09-25T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=9680"},"modified":"2012-09-25T00:16:04","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T23:16:04","slug":"cardiff-photos-chip-alley-alliance-sculpture-national-museum-and-more-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/cardiff-photos-chip-alley-alliance-sculpture-national-museum-and-more-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

I was back up in the ‘Diff for a short stay this weekend, and took in a few sights from around town.<\/p>\n

Pictured above is the Alliance\u00a0sculpture\u00a0situated outside the rather splendid Cardiff Central Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Consisting of a\u00a0large stainless steel and enamelled metal arrow column and a hoop, the sculpture stands 25 metres (82 ft) high and glows in the dark. It was paid for by the adjacent St David\u2019s shopping centre.<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Minnie Mouse makes a break for it.<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Poor old\u00a0Nye Bevan doesn’t look too good.<\/p>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The painting is one of my favourites, ‘Steel Works, Cardiff At Night<\/a>‘ by\u00a0Lionel\u00a0Walden (1920).<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

I love these sculptures by William Goscombe John (1860-1952).<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Leaving the museum – and the ruddy\u00a0Cardiff\u00a0rain<\/a> is back again!<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Our rainy walk back to the station took us past Caroline Street (aka Chip Alley). Tempted though I was, we sadly didn’t have time to grab a bag of what must be some of the finest chips to be found anywhere.<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Tony’s Fish & Chip Bar, ready to serve you Tony’s special, Chicken Curry Off The Bone. Right next door is another legendary Cardiff chippie, Dorothy’s.<\/p>\n

\"Cardiff<\/p>\n

Once serving as Cardiff’s sleaziest sex cinema, the\u00a0Philharmonic Hall started life as a music hall in 1877, and is a Grade II listed building now operating as a pub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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