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Cardiff Bay before the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage. The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (CBDC) was created in 1987 to stimulate the redevelopment of 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) of derelict land. [9] The Development Corporation aimed to attract private capital by spending public money to improve the area.
The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was wound up on 31 March 2000, handing over control of the completed project to Cardiff Council. Soon afterwards the plaque at the Penarth end of the barrage was removed and an entirely new plaque erected midway along the barrage. The new plaque made no mention of Cardiff Bay Development Authority.
New Cardiff Bay Arena, also referred to as Atlantic Wharf Arena, is a planned indoor arena to be located in Atlantic Wharf, a southern area of the city of Cardiff, Wales. The multi-purpose 15,000-capacity arena will be built on a site near to Cardiff Bay 's Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) and is expected to open in 2027.
Cardiff Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40-acre (16 ha) site as part of the Thornhill Cemetery. The cemetery contains two chapels – Wenallt Chapel and Briwnant Chapel – and the Gardens of Remembrance for the scattering of cremated remains. [1]
It is a relatively modern area with housing stock dating mainly from the late 1980s and beyond. The area has a centralised precinct providing services, comprising a community centre (Thornhill Church Centre), a Sainsbury's supermarket, with an integral Post Office and Pharmacy; and the North Cardiff Medical Centre.
Roald Dahl Plass is a public space in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl , [ 1 ] and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd building housing the Senedd , the Welsh parliament, and the Wales Millennium Centre , a performing arts centre.
The cemetery is located close to Culverhouse Cross and St Fagans, in the very west of the district of Ely, on the Cowbridge Road West section of the A48 road near the Culverhouse Cross roundabout. The western rim of the cemetery is framed by Michaelston Road which leads to St. Fagans. North of the cemetery is the Glamorgan Wanderers RFC rugby ...
Penarth, Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Docks (top right) Penarth lies 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Cardiff by road and has a road infrastructure that has been much improved in recent years, together with a traditional rail link. The Cardiff Bay Barrage between Penarth Head and Grangetown was completed in 1999 and came into operation shortly afterwards.