Cardiff

I'm not sure what these vats are for, but they look like they're for aging or storage.

These are obviously some kind of hoppers, but are they also brewing kettles? It isn't clear if there's a heat source.

Just by chance, the River Taff was swollen and nearly flooded when I visited this time. Here's a cameraphone shot of it looking much more dramatic than usual.

The River Taff bisects Bute Park, so a series of bridges make it easier for joggers, hikers, and so on to cross it. This is Pontcanna Bridge.

This is an alternate shot of Pontcanna Bridge.

This is the entrance to the station, which is, as far as I know, up on that bridge to the right. The sculpture on the wall looks really 1970's, even Communist, although in this location that would be virtually impossible. In truth, a lot of similar artwork existed in America at the time. However, I know next to nothing about its actual origins.

This visit to Grangetown was completely unplanned. I was running an errand with one of my friends, and just spotted this BR-era "barbed wire" station sign. To avoid confusion, perhaps, most of these signs have survived, not only in situ, but also on maps, and the logo also still appears on tickets and in timetables. Grangetown is located south of Cardiff, and is often counted as part of the city, although the maps I've seen are confusing so I don't know if it technically is Cardiff.

I took this on my way to Cardiff Central Station. The old Great Western Mainline is on that viaduct you can see on the right, and you can see a steam-era water tower on the left. I've taken shots from this angle several times before. This wasn't actually a sunset, but a sunrise, as I had to get a train very early in the morning in order to get the Eurostar in London.

This was after our arrival at Cardiff, a few minutes early if memory serves. I didn't actually time the train this time.