The Norman Keep at Cardiff Castle

© Matthew Witty

Welcome to Cardiffians.co.uk - online since 2005 This educational website is aimed at those who seek information, about how the medieval settlement of Cardiff has been shaped by important historical events - and became the bustling, classy, media and tourist friendly capital city of Wales it is today.

The pages within will provide you with facts and figures, the history of the suburbs, and a detailed timeline of the development of the city. Also, there is a selection of profiles on some famous 'Cardiffians' - people who have a personal connection with Cardiff.

Over 700 photos of old Cardiff and its citizens! The highlight of this site is the ever growing selection of images depicting Cardiff in its bygone days. Many of these are exclusive to Cardiffians, and come from either my personal collection, or have been graciously donated from people all over the world.

Change is relentless... Even as the city centre continues to undergo it's biggest sustained re-development in a century, Cardiff retains a lot of character that other modern cities often lack in the 21st century. Progress is a necessity; but it's a loss to everyone that so many buildings and streets of long ago have been demolished and cleared away, with hardly any thought about the important historical and social qualities being lost in the process. This is your opportunity to look upon Cardiff of old - to see just much Europe's youngest capital has changed in such a short space of time.

I really hope you enjoy your virtual visit through the history of Cardiff.

Infrequently Asked Questions: Updated 26/07/20 Where has the clickable Cardiff image map gone? I noticed that some recent updates to the code on the site slighty broke the responsive map; so have removed it for now (after 15 years!). I am working on upgrading and replacing it before the end of 2020. When will the forum be back? The forum was hacked in June, and caused issues across the site; so it has been disabled completely until I have finished more pressing updates. I'll reinstall the forum from scratch and try to restore the old threads and messages. Why do some pages load slowly? Being an image heavy website, this is a natural problem. However; I've recently added new code throughout and made a lot of server-side updates to speed things up for most users. Please update your browser for the fastest and most secure experience. Where's your cookies warning banner? The old notification opt out is not working. Your IP address has been anonymized, but if you really need to block cookies from Google Analytics (used to monitor traffic), you can do so via this Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Queen Street - A typical day in the 1960s at one of the busiest streets in Wales!

Source: Matthew Witty

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