Tiger Bay (Welsh: Bae Teigr) was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body of water, it is referred to as Cardiff Bay.

Aug 26, 2015 · The redevelopment and rebranding of the area formerly known as Tiger Bay has seen Cardiff Bay blossom into a jewel in Cardiff’s crown. In summer especially, tourists and …

Sep 6, 2020 · While the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay remains closed for public exhibitions due to the pandemic, it has been celebrating the area's history online by posting a series of archive …

Today, the Cardiff docklands area is known as Cardiff Bay and it has been transformed by the Cardiff Barrage that impounds the Rivers Taff and the Ely to create a massive fresh-water lake....

Tiger Bay in Cardiff, underwent a significant transformation during the 1960s and 70s as part of an urban renewal project. The area, once a bustling coal port and industrial hub, had fallen into economic decline.

Commonly known as "Tiger Bay", this area became one of the UK's first multicultural communities with people from over 50 countries settled here by the outbreak of the First World War, working in the docks and allied industries.

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Tiger Bay, now known as Cardiff Bay – Cardiff’s dockland district – is Wales’ oldest multi-ethnic community. Sailors and workers from over 50 countries settled here.

Feb 24, 2023 · Tiger Bay was the local name for Cardiff's Butetown and Cardiff Docks area, now known as Cardiff Bay. It was Wales’ oldest multi-ethnic community, with sailors and workers from over 50 countries settling there from the mid-19th century.

Tiger Bay is one of the UK’s oldest multi-ethnic communities. The site grew massively due to the Industrial Revolution just over 200 years ago. Coal-mining brought many people to Cardiff to work on the docks. As coal production increased, so did the population.