Cardiff Bay Flashcards
(38 cards)
What fuelled the inception of butetown
Coal and steal trade in the mid 19th century, as the UK exported internationally
What was butetown known for originally
Its diverse community and rich culture
Why did butetown have a diverse community
Due to it being located next to Cardiff port it had a constant infow of people, and some of which settled in butetown.
What caused the collapse of cardiff docks
Globalisation, other countries began to export coal and steel and the UK was outcompeted.
When did the coal trade peak
1913
What happened to butetown after the collapse of the coal and steal industry
There was mass unemployment, people left butetown to find new jobs. By the 1980s very deprived with high unemployment (50+%) – coal mines closed 1984 (Thatcherite policy) which effectively ended the coal and steel industry (1978 East Moors closed => 3000 jobs lost and 8000 indirect => major ‘downward multiplier’)
What goverment policy caused the shut down of cardiff docks
rationalisation
What government at the time introduced the rationalisation policy
Thatcher government
What did Thatcher set up in Cardiff to regenerate the area
CBDC (Cardiff Bay Development Corporation)
How much did the CBDC spend on Cardiff bays regeneration
£3 billion
Examples of developments created by the CBDC
Mermaid Quay - Shops and restaurants
Wales Millennium Centre
Welsh Parliament - senedd
Waterfront offices
1300 apartment and houses
Red dragon centre
Barrage - Creater lake
Why was the Barrage development controversial
The creation of the barrage meant that the muds flats surrounding the bay would be flooded and birds that nested there would be lost.
What did the CBDC do to replace the mud flats
They created artifical mudflats further down the coast
Where did the CBDC not invest properly
Butetown
What was the CBDC describing as doing with Butetown compared with other areas of Cardiff bay
‘Guilding the ghetto’ as other areas received millions of pounds of further investment while Butetown only received a new school, a youth centre, and walls around propertys
How did residents of Butetown describe the regeneration
‘Merely for yuppies and tourists’ - It didn’t actually benefit them
What did the development inadvertently do to the Butetown residents
It made them feel like outsiders to the area as they gained little investment in comparison to other areas.
What was the wall surrounding Butetown(due to the train station) known as
The Berlin Wall - as it basically separated a town or city that was formally together
What return did the CBDC hope to get, and what did they actually get
5:1 but they actualy got 2:1
How many jobs did the investment by the CBDC create
30,000 to 160,000
How many new properties did the CBDC create
6,000
when did the redevelopment take place
1987-2000
Limitations of the lake in Cardiff bay
Limitations of the lake in Cardiff Bay are:
- for the first year it couldn’t be used for water activities because it was still toxic
- involved getting rid of mudflats and the wading birds there
- but a wetland reserve was created outside St David’s hotel
- involved the creation of a km long barrage costing £120 million
How much money was spent on butetown between 1987-2000
£13 million
