Stuart's Photography

One of the first “single shot” series photos I published back in 2007 was Past, Present and Future in Cardiff. Three years on, I’ve taken this follow-up to show you just how much has changed in Cardiff:

Past

The Bute Dock Feeder was barely visible last time I visited here. It was overgrown and hidden in the shadows of the warehouse units on Tyndall Street Industrial Estate. This time, the warehouses are gone (as is the industrial estate; I guess we don’t make things any more in New Labour’s Britain), and the banks have been cleared quite a bit. The Feeder is visible here.

Present

“Torchwood Towers” no longer has the skyline to itself. It now has to share with new office blocks, new apartments, and the St Davids 2 complex.

Future

Last time, it was the empty skyline that was due to be filled by the St Davids 2 complex. This time, it seems like the empty foreground is what’s most likely to see change over the coming years.

Here’s a different angle of what was once Tyndall Street Industrial Estate, with the skyline beyond.

JR Smart (Builders) bought this site in 2008 and have demolished the industrial estate. They were planning to apply for planning permission for mixed office and residential use on the site. They were previously involved in converting the old AXA office tower into the Radisson Hotel (seen here as the left-most tower on the skyline), and also built the new office block by the Magic Roundabout just a bit to the east.

References

• http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?storycode=3111499

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About The Author

Stuart has been writing PHP applications since 2003, and has been contributing to open-source software since 1994. He was an early writer for php|architect, a co-author of the Official Zend Certification Study Guide for PHP 4, and a regular speaker at conferences and user groups since 2004. When he's not designing software, Stuart loves to explore the world through a camera lens, spend time with his beloved guitars, and continue his study to T'ai Chi Chu'an (Taijiquan).

Download the full-size picture (1600 x 1075) to use as your desktop wallpaper.

I prefer to escape up into the mountains, but Mrs H is definitely more of a fan of the shore, so to end this week’s daily desktop theme, I’ve picked this simple shot of Borth Beach to usher in the weekend. Taken in 2006 during my first outing with my beloved Nikon D200, it’s a wonderful reminder of a fantastic day we spent together walking along the sands.

That’s it for this week’s choice of daily desktop wallpaper. I’ll be back on Monday with another theme for the week. Have a great weekend!

About The Author

Stuart has been writing PHP applications since 2003, and has been contributing to open-source software since 1994. He was an early writer for php|architect, a co-author of the Official Zend Certification Study Guide for PHP 4, and a regular speaker at conferences and user groups since 2004. When he's not designing software, Stuart loves to explore the world through a camera lens, spend time with his beloved guitars, and continue his study to T'ai Chi Chu'an (Taijiquan).