It’s been in the offing for the best part of 20 years, but the last month or so, the final chapter of the my old workplace has been written. Work began in March 2026 to finally demolish the former bingo hall and cinema on City Road in Cardiff, finally wiping away any vestiges of the […]
Tag: Cardiff Bingo Clubs
Remembering the Gaiety
I originally wrote this piece about the Top Rank Gaiety on City Road in Cardiff for the now defunct RoathCardiff.net website, and given the building’s demolition, I thought it was worth republishing here, as it perfectly captured my thoughts on the place when I wrote about it a decade ago. Written in July 2016, here’s […]
Cardiff Bingo Hall Catches Fire
A fire broke out last week in one of Cardiff’s two Castle Bingo halls. The Cowbridge Road venue caught fire on the first floor and it took six fire engines two hours to bring the blaze under control. An aerial ladder was requested to help as the building is two stories high, but the fire […]
