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adamsdown wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 vulcan hotel 2 today 3 adamsdown electoral ward 4 transport 5 notable people 6 see also 7 references 8 external links toggle the table of contents adamsdown 10 languages brezhoneg cebuano cymraeg euskara français gaeilge gàidhlig kernowek svenska 閩南語 bân lâm gí edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 51 29 07 n 3 09 33 w 51 48531 n 3 15929 w 51 48531 3 15929 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia area and community in cardiff wales human settlement in wales adamsdown admiral house adamsdown location within cardiff population 10 371 2011 1 os grid reference st196769 community adamsdown principal area cardiff preserved county south glamorgan country wales sovereign state united kingdom post town cardiff postcode district cf24 dialling code 029 police south wales fire south wales ambulance welsh uk parliament cardiff east senedd cymru welsh parliament cardiff central list of places uk wales cardiff 51 29 07 n 3 09 33 w 51 48531 n 3 15929 w 51 48531 3 15929 map of the community adamsdown sometimes welsh waunadda or y sblot uchaf upper splott is an inner city area and community in the south of cardiff the capital city of wales adamsdown is generally located between newport road to the north and the mainline railway to the south the area includes cardiff prison cardiff magistrates court cardiff royal infirmary a university of south wales campus and many streets of residential housing there are two primary schools in the area adamsdown primary school and tredegarville primary school history edit in mediaeval times adamsdown lay just outside the east walls of cardiff and was owned by the lords of glamorgan the area may be named after an adam kygnot a porter at cardiff castle around 1330 ad the welsh name waunadda derives from g waun a heath or down and the personal name adda adam this name appears to be a recent creation and there is no evidence that adam kygnot was ever called adda y sblot uchaf is the welsh name of upper splott a farm that stood on the site of the later great eastern hotel demolished 2009 on the corner of sun street and metal street 2 according to an 1824 map adamsdown was largely a 270 acre 1 1 km 2 farm a replacement for a prison which was located on st mary street opened in the area in 1832 and a cemetery in 1848 in the following year an outbreak of cholera affected the area as the cemetery became full it was converted into a park in 1883 the south wales and monmouthshire infirmary was opened at a cost of 23 000 many were refused from the hospital such as those with infectious diseases and women in the advanced stages of pregnancy in 1923 the hospital became the cardiff royal infirmary the newtown area of adamsdown was the first new area to be developed where many irish immigrants settled street names are drawn from astronomy star constellation planet eclipse etc metals gold copper tin zinc etc or jewellery topaz pearl agate saphire etc st german s church the church of st german of auxerre star street was designed by bodley garner and built 1881 84 it is described as tall spacious and elegant also with a contemporary school house 3 the church is grade i listed cardiff s first municipal secondary school was established at howard gardens in 1884 which became a grammar school in 1941 it was destroyed by bombing in world war ii and a cardiff metropolitan university campus now stands on the site until the 1970s roath cattle market and slaughterhouse were located in adamsdown one could obtain meats illicitly off ration during world war ii regeneration of adamsdown in the 20th century saw victorian buildings demolished for 1960s and 70s tower blocks the highest of which is brunel house at the eastern gateway to cardiff city centre 4 vulcan hotel edit main article the vulcan cardiff the vulcan april 2008 on its original site looking towards high rise private apartment and student housing of tŷ pont haearn the vulcan hotel was a hotel and public house built in 1853 located on the south side of adam street it remained unchanged although adjoining victorian buildings were demolished and redeveloped around it in 2012 brains brewery confirmed that they were to terminate their lease on the property marcol asset management agreed to donate the building to the st fagans national history museum 5 from july 2012 the building was taken down by contractors and preservationists to allow brick by brick movement to st fagans styled as a between the wars 1920 1930s period exhibit today edit cardiff magistrates court cardiff magistrates court cardiff prison cardiff royal infirmary the cardiff school of creative and cultural industries of the university of south wales cardiff reform synagogue and several sikh temples can be found in this district and a mosque is under construction adamsdown is one of the older working class suburbs of cardiff it is about 10 minutes walk from the commercial cardiff city centre it is largely a residential area but is also home to the rubicon dance school adamsdown has undergone regeneration in particular the shopping area of clifton street where the traditional stone buildings such as roath police station have been sandblasted and renovated most of the shop fronts have been replaced and updated the pavements have been widened and a new one way traffic system has been introduced the aim of this was to attract more traders and shoppers to the area adamsdown electoral ward edit adamsdown ward shown within cardiff main article adamsdown electoral ward adamsdown is both an electoral ward and a community of the city of cardiff there is no community council for the area the adamsdown electoral ward is within the uk parliamentary constituency of cardiff east and senedd constituency of cardiff central it is bounded by the wards of penylan to the north east splott to the south east butetown to the south cathays to the west and plasnewydd to the north in the 2016 local elections nigel howells lib dem and owen llewellyn jones labour were elected councillors 6 transport edit cardiff queen street station is on the western fringe of adamsdown the station is on the valley lines urban rail network the area is also served by cardiff bus services stopping outside the cardiff royal infirmary which all go to city centre in the reverse direction are 11 pengam green via splott and tremorfa 30 newport 44 45 st mellons via rumney 49 50 llanrumney the 11 route runs through the heart of the area connecting it with tremorfa splott to the east and the city centre to the west the 1 2 bay circle route also serves some parts of the area the busy and commercial newport road a4161 runs through northern adamsdown leading towards the m4 motorway to the east and the city centre to the west city road leads to northern districts of cardiff 7 notable people edit john humphrys tv broadcaster best known for hosting mastermind from 2003 to 2021 see also edit royal oak cardiff references edit cardiff ward 2011 retrieved 5 april 2015 john hobson matthews ed schedule of place names s z cardiff records volume 5 1905 pp 413 437 url http www british history ac uk report aspx compid 48206 date retrieved 27 june 2013 newman john 1995 buildings of wales glamorgan penguin books p 95 isbn 0 14 071056 6 morgan dennis 2003 the illustrated history of cardiff s suburbs derby breedon books publishing isbn 1 85983 354 3 historic cardiff pub to move to st fagans national history museum bbc wales 4 may 2012 retrieved 15 july 2012 your councillors cardiff moderngov co uk 18 september 2021 retrieved 18 september 2021 your councillors cardiff moderngov co uk 20 july 2021 retrieved 20 july 2021 external links edit media related to adamsdown at wikimedia commons adamsdown community forum cathays plasnewydd roath city centre adamsdown tremorfa grangetown butetown splott v t e city and county of cardiff about cardiff architecture arcades listed buildings tallest buildings art public art city centre culture and recreation economy and industry history timeline leisure centres libraries media people places politics schools sport transport bus rail cycle water air neighbourhoods adamsdown birchgrove butetown caerau canton cardiff bay cardiff gate cathays coryton creigiau cyncoed danescourt ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane llandaff llandaff north llanishen llanrumney pentrebane pentwyn pentyrch penylan plasdwr pontcanna pontprennau radyr and morganstown rhiwbina riverside roath rumney splott st fagans st mellons thornhill tongwynlais tremorfa trowbridge whitchurch v t e communities of cardiff adamsdown butetown caerau canton castle cathays cyncoed ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane llandaff llandaff north llanedeyrn llanishen llanrumney old st mellons pentwyn pentyrch penylan pontcanna pontprennau radyr and morganstown rhiwbina riverside roath rumney st fagans splott thornhill tongwynlais tremorfa trowbridge whitchurch v t e politics and government in cardiff local government cardiff council county hall elections local government electoral wards adamsdown butetown caerau canton cathays cyncoed ely fairwater gabalfa grangetown heath lisvane and thornhill llandaff llandaff north llanishen llanrumney pentwyn pentyrch and st fagans penylan plasnewydd pontprennau and old st mellons radyr rhiwbina riverside rumney splott trowbridge whitchurch tongwynlais list of electoral wards in cardiff senedd constituencies and mss caerdydd ffynnon taf dafydd trystan davies pc zaynub akbar pc nick carter pc cai parry jones ref shav taj lab paul rock gr caerdydd penarth anna brychan pc kiera marshall pc leticia gonzalez pc joe martin ref anthony slaughter gr huw thomas lab devolved administration in wales institutions and venues senedd senedd building tŷ hywel welsh government crown building cathays park house of commons constituencies and mps cardiff east jo stevens lab cardiff north anna mcmorrin lab cardiff west alex barros curtis lab cardiff south and penarth stephen doughty lab police and crime commissioner south wales emma wools lab headquarters plaid cymru wales green party welsh conservatives welsh labour welsh liberal democrats propel retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title adamsdown oldid 1374315805 categories adamsdown 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