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Amazing video. Cardiff Bay and Cardiff generally has changed so much since this video was made.

The main block you were exploring was where the staff rooms and offices for the heads of year were located. Down the brick lined stairs were the lecture theatre and a science/Chemistry lab. Also on the ground floor of that block was a home economics classroom facing towards Drope Road and the then Cavalier pub. The cleared area with the one blue reclaimation skip, was mainly an arts and craft area, metal working shop and even a small motor mechanics area.

Of course they had to destroy Tiger Bay, we can't have people getting on now, can we?

Gay bull architecture?

Amazing guide, fascinating story!❤️

I went to live at the Pier Head (Bute Town) when I was 9 years old, having lived in the Rhobdda ValIey since birth. I was married at St Stephens church in 1963. Also in the chior when Rev Edmunds was in charge. Attended St Marys School Dumballs Road. George Street where I lived had two pubs, The Castle and The Ship and Pilot. Two Spanish grocer shops, one Arabian shop, a greek shipping chandlers, A wholesale butcher. A wet fish shop only open on Fridays. A large library . A bettin shop, when made legal!!! A brothel, not ever made legal. On the corner of George Street, St. James Street an old fashioned tobacconist, which included a barbers . All the stockbrokers from the Exchange went there for barbering. What a place to live!!! Every nationality all mixed in together. I could go on and on about The Pier Head, Butetown, Tiger Bay, reminisces would fill a book.

Tenby, stunning as always. My fav coastal town on the planet.

I remember what Robert Taylor mentioned about seasons, we called marbles alleys, you also had bompers, which were ball bearings. Conker season, pinching apples, we also made our own go karts, known as bogey's.

Ahhh the days when the winter wonderland used to be MASSIVE!! 😭😢

A valleys boy here. But what a great tour of Tiger Bay and Cardiff docks. thank you vert much.

I remember the day that they closed the barrage for the first time and watching all the sea and estuary birds waiting everywhere for the tide to go out.

Anyone else remember Guildford crescent swimming pools

Superb upload, thank you. Neil Sinclair really knew his stuff on the area, and his delivery made it all interesting and entertaining. There is another interesting video on here where Mr Sinclair gives a lecture on the area where he cautions us about social repercussions of the Bay redevelopment, sadly I think this area has got worse since the time of his tours and needs a rethink before more social disparity occurs and buildings lost.

Great footage but sounds like someone's having a shave near the microphone!

I am from Israel, born in Cardiff in 1940. I went to Radnor Road infant and primary school, and then Howells grammar school, then only girls. I studied in Cardiff uni English and drama. and teacher’s training college. I would love to be in contact with anyone from those days. One teacher I shall never forget Miss Walters (Welsh) Miss O Flynn. I continued second degree in Israel. . I played tennis a lot in Victoria park near to our home 12 Chargot Road, My father taught in Herbert Thomson school .

Whats the white dot in the cloud 😱

Not bad thanks for the video of thunder and lightening a Strom.

Empire pool Sophire gardans and many more icons of cardiff gone but never to be forgotten.😊

Yes i dem! docs man dems bbbbrrrrappp😂😂

Brilliant thanks

Neil Sinclair was actually in the film Tiger Bay.Docks boy all his life

January 2023 is Jigger still alive

When he says the Docks were horrible decaying and derelict in the late 60s he`s not wrong but it doesn't show the whole picture because the community was strong and though the house`s needed renovating we knew everyone and we had each others backs,you really could leave your doors unlocked....to say its better there now ignores a hell of a lot of what was lost both in the Docks and Butetown...

I remember using these ...we lived down the Docks and i saw them all the time but the last time i used one was when we moved to Ely in 1966

Watching Neil Sinclair, I wish I'd taken advantage of one of his guided tours when he was alive. In his many television appearances, he was always engaging, knowledgeable and clear in his understanding of the area. Sadly missed but, thanks to these videos, he is preserved for posterity.

i remember that, was a good storm

Really Interesting to see how much I have missed being born in Cardiff. This guy is definitely from Cardiff. As they say . You can take the boy out of Cardiff but you can't take Cardiff out of the boy 🤣

Started my apprenticeship in the docks and remember mud hopping to the boats to go sailing before the barrage was built. Liked the guy doing the tour. As the saying goes. You can take the boy out of Cardiff but you can't take Cardiff out of the boy 🤣🤣🤣

R.I.P. Neil. Great guy

I remember the floods. I was born in 75.

I loved that pool! I used to go there a lot.

This guys is just a blessing, thank you sir.

Great video!

I'm new to Cardiff Bay but fascinated by the old history of the place. I was settling down to watch these great videos by Neil Sinclair, but was sad to discover that he died in 2019. What a great story teller he was, I'm sure his family miss him greatly and I wish them the best.

Wonderful film well presented.

Are there any books about this time period in Cardiff? Any historical fiction?

LOL was the dude trying to lit a cigarette?

A short clip of my lovely father Terry Bishop 1941-2016 is here at 2:21 The little boy facing the camera and smiling. He was a great man and I’m forever proud...⭐️❤️

RIP Mr Sinclair. Much missed

bute street renouned for prostertutes

was that newport bridge .

Our French 'Johnnie Onion' man befriended us. His name was Claude Coat. We went to stay with his family in St Pol de Leon on the coast of Brittany.

I went on this it was sick