Discover more of Cardiff in this latest volume by Peter Finch, Real
Cardiff - The Flourishing City. In it the Cardiffian continues his
vigorous exploration of the obvious and the hidden vistas of the city,
discovering new treasures and revisiting past haunts to find them
drastically altered over just ten years. The pace of change has never
been quicker, surpassing the booms of the city's nineteenth century
heyday, and the clearances and redevelopment of the 1960s and 1970s.
Real Cardiff - The Flourishing City is a characteristically eclectic
mix. Here are the last days of Dic Penderyn, the ornate Mahogany Room
above Burger King, the battle for the Vulcan pub, the wedding at Charles
Street Carnival, the inside track on Howell's School, the Cross at
Culver, the Great Heath, and the lure of Penylan Quarry, among so many
other excursions.
Jan Morris called Real Cardiff "one of the very best books about a
city I have ever read", and in this latest book Peter Finch has captured
the essence of Cardiff again. Whether you are a Cardiffian or an
outsider this book continues the story of Cardiff, and of so many
places.