Edited by author 10-18-2006 01:04 PM
I visited Cardiff Bay last weekend, to see the wonderful Pier Head building, built for the Marquis of Bute in approximately 1896.This building is a landmark for the City Docks and Bay area. It is more significant than the Welsh Assembly building as it represents Cardiff's Maritime Heritage. Yet when I walked into the door I found that this special heritage building known throughout Wales, was being used as a visitor centre, plotting the construction of the Welsh Assembly building!

What a travesty, I believe that this is indicative of the attitude towards Maritime Heritage in our Capital City and hence the reason why Cardiff has nearly lost its Maritime past!