Cardiff Bay Early Development

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Views of Cardiff Bay showing the docks in 1996 with the mudflats.

Views of Cardiff Bay showing urban regeneration in the old inner harbour area in 1996 just after development work started on the barrage. Includes Mermaid Quay, the mudflats as they were before the barrage was built and the Norwegian Church. Can compare area then with contemporary views. Footage without commentary.
From: News Stockshots
First Broadcast : 26 November 1996

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14,14-16

Subject : History, Geography

Topic : Modern Wales and Britain, Urban renewal

Keywords : Cardiff Bay, Human geography, Leisure industry, Coal industry, Cardiff Bay Barrage, Tertiary industry, Industrial development,

Notes : Geography topics - Use clip to show how the area around the inner harbour had started to regenerate by 1996. Compare with archive and with the way it looks today. Can use as an introduction before a field trip. History topics - Cardiff Bay, local studies, industrial development. No commentary so ok in Welsh or English medium class.

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