Cardiff - Wales' Capital City

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Radio report of the 1955 ceremony declaring Cardiff as Wales' capital city.

Rare archive - a report from the Welsh news of the 1955 ceremony in Cardiff City Hall declaring Cardiff as Wales' capital city. This had been decided following a competition established in 1951. Other contendors had included Caernarfon and Aberystwyth.
From: News from Wales:Cardiff Declared Capital of Wales
First broadcast : 20 December 1955

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Twentieth century world

Keywords : Capital of Wales, History of Cardiff, Citizenship, Politics,

Notes : Why was Cardiff decided to be Wales' capital city? Why not Caernarfon or Aberystwyth - explore using internet sources. Investigate the history of Cardiff. Define the terms - Lord Mayor, Home Secretary, Member of Parliament, Lord Lieutenant ,capital city. Has history and citizenship uses.

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