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Makintosh Place, Roath - photo by Esther Illana

Roath & Penylan

From the noise and hubbub of City and Albany Road to the genteel peace of Roath Park, this vast area of East Cardiff varies greatly in character and architecture.


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Tales Of The City

Share your tales and memories from Roath and Penylan.

In Pictures

Take a photo tour of the area.

Step In To The Past

See some images of Roath and Penylan in days gone by.

Panoramic

Roath Park
Lake Road West
See a 360 view of the rose garden in full bloom


Roath Park Lake
Lake Road West
See the famous lighthouse and surrounds.


Audio

Paradise in the Park
Alan Brinkworth
Roath Park
"A mixed bag of young people made the lake their headquarters."


A Night Out
Ryan Evans
Cranbrook Street
"It seemed like a good short cut."


Video

Teddy
Liz Price
Claude Road
"I almost loved him to death!"


Possessions
Gavin Allen
Arabella Street
"Life isn't about things, it's about people."


Notepad
Cassidy Phillips
Cyfarthfa Street
"It was the notepad, not I, who first spoke to our neighbours."


Judith
Ruth Joseph
Lake Road East
"She escaped the holocaust at 12 years old."


Red Shirt
Sarah Nathan
Jellicoe Gardens
"Out come the boys - 'Wales'! Whistle blows - we're off."


Story

Solving Newport Road
Peter Finch
Newport Road
"You could hear it coming out of the Royal Oak at chuck out."


Back to Richmond Road
Andrew Williams
Richmond Road
"I'm nearly home. Full circle back to where I belong."


Childhood Memories
Neil Merchant
Sturminster Road
"Playing in the brook that ran through all the parks, rowing on the Lake, snogging in the lanes."


Roath childhood
David Evans
Pen y Wain Road
"Roath Park Lake was just a stone's throw away."


People Watching
Lindsay McNally
Fairoak Road
"My memory is of sitting on the balcony outside the house and watching the people getting off the trams."


Penylan Road 1943
Hugh Hughes
Penylan Road
"We opened the front door, and were shocked to find such devastation."


Penylan Days
Paul Riley
Hampton Court Road
"I used to watch the girls from Lady Margaret School playing hockey from our back garden."


The Globe
Robert Jones
Wellfield Road
"Getting in without paying, the projector breaking, the rain coming through the roof - oh happy days!"


Alma Road
Peter Gaskell
Alma Mater
"Into the windowless inferno we peer."


The Great Waldini
Hughie Hughes
Roath Park Pavilion
"Waldini was a well known Cardiffian by the name of Wally Bishop."


The Cardiff City Telescope
CJ Amodeo
Cyncoed Gardens
Stargazing from 1906 to 1979


Roath Park Remembered
Caroline Hutchinson
Lakeside Drive
"The whole area was my playground..."


Growing Up Jewish In Cardiff
Brenda Landes nee Samuel
Gordon Road
Brenda's family moved to Gordon Road in the 1930s.


Globe Cinema
Marilyn Beasely
Albany Road
"It was a popular venue for courting couples - who cared about the film?"


Coach of the Year
Kristine Phelps
Ysgol y Berllan Deg
Honoured by the Sports Council for Wales


Photo

Roath Park Lighthouse
Esther Illana


Makintosh Place
Esther Illana
Mackintosh Place


Roath Park Lake
Stephen Burns

Autumnal colours.


Tydraw Road
Phil Williams
Tydraw Road


Roath Park rose garden
Amer Jafar


Summer's evening
Steve Chapple
Tullock Street
Looking towards town from Tullock Street in Roath.


Albany Road
Eric Williams Collection
Albany Road
Cardiff Yesterday


Newport Road
Eric Williams Collection
Newport Road
Cardiff Yesterday


Penylan Road
Eric Williams Collection
Penylan Road
Cardiff Yesterday - Look up towards Penylan Hill with Roath Park Recreation ground on the left.


Turkish Delight
Michael Gilby
City Road
"Multiculturalism in Cardiff."


Mildred and Dinah
Sara Billinghurst
Roath Park


Waterfall at Roath Park
Anthony Cronin




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