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Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff

Canton

Built up around Cowbridge Road East, this busy thoroughfare is a scramble of charity shops, bakeries and pubs. The spire of St John the Evangelist church watches over the bustle.


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Panoramic

Leckwith Stadium
Phil James
Sloper Road
"I took this photo from the view of the Photofinish room."


Story

Billy the Seal
Brian Lee

"Billy escaped and was found boarding a tram in Cowbridge Road."


Canton Floods
Colin Fender
Cowbridge Road East
"I remember watching the water coming down Cowbridge Road and filling the cellars of my parents pub."


From Cardiff to Czechoslovakia
Jana Svehlova

"A handsome Czech airman asked my mother to dance ... and then I was born in Cardiff..."


Canton Floods
Garry
Kings Road
"Someone had just gone past the phone box in a rowing boat."


Raspberry Knock
Mo Hart
Brunswick Street
"Knock on the door, wait, then blow a raspberry."


Ivor the essay
Terry Lee
Cowbridge Road East
"There's not a lot about music. There's a lot about bloody Ivor!"


An Active Life, Against The Odds
Graham Bevan
Mayfield Avenue
"What has kept me going is my positive attitude towards life in general, and my personal faith in God..."


Photo

Clive Road, Canton
Viv Goldberg
Clive Road


Cardiff Yesterday - Victoria Park
Jean Moyse

"My brother was showing my son how to sail his boat."


Greenwich Road
Steve Tyrer
Greenwich Road
Winter of 2004


Cardiff Corporation Bus
Allan Morse
Cowbridge Road
"I took this picture of my ex bus outside the Victoria Park shop."


Thompson Park
Eric Williams Collection
Romilly Road


Cowbridge Road
Eric Williams Collection

Cardiff Yesterday


Palmers' Store
Ray Palmer
Mayfield Avenue
"It was a very popular shop for many years."


Boot Depot
Andy Roberts
Kings Road
"Hope this little piece of history survives..."


Wakeling Bros
Brenda Ridler
Cowbridge Road East
"They sold 'loose' oil and bleach plus nails weighed by hand..."


Squirrel among the crocuses
Christine Lewis
Victoria Park


Tree carving
Christine Lewis
Thompson's Park




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