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With its distinctively futuristic roof structure it is Cardiff's first purpose built five star hotel.

The last Cardiff tram ran in 1950. Mr Morgan promised painless dentistry here in 1902—note his sign on the left.

Built in 1863, it brought style and glamour to Cardiff. The three hundred rooms offered 19th-century opulence tempered with comfort and convenience in the city centre.

Now a part of the Bass empire, Worthington dark mild and Worthington draught bitter are brewed in Cardiff.

This village is near the mouth of the river Thaw, twelve miles from Cardiff. The car on the left is an Austin, and behind it is an MG.

Whilst Cardiff and Llanelli were, and always will be, the home of Rugby Union, golfing was the Welshman's second love - although in this picture no one was playing, at least not on this tee.

With blissful symmetry the horizon here is occupied by Cardiff Castle - the iconic home of the Bute family, facilitators of the modern city and much of its wealth.

The first Norman castle at Cardiff is thought to have been built in c1081, possibly on the site of a Welsh stronghold.

At the time this photograph was taken, the Parade was the home of ship brokers, accountants and members of the legal profession, many of whom worked in Cardiff.

Here we see the Pierhead Building, the head offices of the Bute Docks Company, later to be known as the Cardiff Railway Company.

The club forming in 1876, the ground took its name from the nearby Cardiff Arms Hotel demolished in 1878.

The upper façade of David Morgan appears unchanged but time is up for the Cardiff store.

The docks at Barry were established between 1884 and 1899 by David Davies, a coal exporter who objected to paying levies to Cardiff.

The beach is one of the nearest to Cardiff and was very popular with parents and young chiuldren and those who thought Penarth too commercialised.

The company was formed by Samuel Arthur Brain and his Uncle Joseph Benjamin in 1882 in Cardiff, and is still a family-owned independent brewery.

An ecclesiastical echo of Cardiff's past is also situated on this busy block - St Mary's Vestry Hall, some 50 years after the church's `relocation`.

Established in 1882 in its first purpose- built home, the early adoption of the Free Library concept stood testament to Cardiff's municipal pride and foresight.

A paddle steamer momentarily obscures Penarth Head on route to Cardiff where it will join the massed ranks of vessels from all around the world.

Steam had also taken over from sail, but it must be remembered that by this time the 'coal rush' of Cardiff was already in decline.

Admired by a lady sitting in the area later to be occupied by the National Museum stands the City Hall, a year after the bestowal of Cardiff's city status.

The sign, just visible extreme right, fittingly proclaims 'Cardiff: City of Arcades'.

Wealthy individuals, Cardiff Corporation, miners' subscriptions and even the church collection plate all contributed to its upkeep.

For many years hoards of revellers would descend on the beach from Cardiff via cheap ferry trips.

Beyond the headland, the intrusion of industrial Cardiff into this view illustrates just how close the large docks were – albeit as the crow flies.