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Cardiff, negative
Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd (Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd were based at 22 Dumfries Place, Cardiff and moved to St John’s Chambers, High Street Arcade, in 1962. Michael Woodward became the director in 1991 and is credited as the photographer in some later images by the company.)
Aerial view of Colchester Industrial Estate, Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, viewed from the north west, showing many of the buildings of the International Alloys Limited second world war plant for extracting magnesium from seawater which functioned approximately 1941-1946. In the middle distance are the cooling towers of Cardiff Corporation Power Station (Roath or Newport Road Power Station), and beyond, light industries on Newport Road.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2019.1/84
Historical Associations
Association Type: place name
Creation/Production
Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd
Acquisition
Bequest, 21/1/2019
Measurements
Length
(mm): 108
Width
(mm): 110
Techniques
film negative (black & white)
film negative
negative
Material
film (photographic)
Location
In store
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