If you enjoy seeing aerial views, the shots on this piece of old newsreel film may be of interest: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29206 Be prepared to feel airsick by the time you get to Cardiff. Newport is earlier on. Don't believe the 'synopsis' which imagines that Newport transporter bridge was in the Isle of Wight! If you would like to see Roath Park Lake before the clock tower was finished, and when the water was still fit to swim in, try http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=78912 You may need reasonable broadband speed, and patience if an advert manages to sneak in. Jeff

The Cardiff slot is about 12:30 into the piece and lasts until about 14:10. Where was the sea front? Was that Penarth? Robert -----Original Message----- From: glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Coleman If you enjoy seeing aerial views, the shots on this piece of old newsreel film may be of interest: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29206 Be prepared to feel airsick by the time you get to Cardiff. Newport is earlier on. Don't believe the 'synopsis' which imagines that Newport transporter bridge was in the Isle of Wight!