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Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:54 pmby Mikey87
Hi guys. Does anyone have any info on these portraits? I think I read somewhere that they came from a cafe.
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:07 pmby Simon_SW17
I remember that they were from the Dutch cafe that was on the site before development.
Let's not tear down any more beautiful old buildings for hideous tat eh?
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:03 pmby Ash
Simon_SW17 wrote:I remember that they were from the Dutch cafe that was on the site before development.
Let's not tear down any more beautiful old buildings for hideous tat eh?
The Dutch Cafe closed in the fifties, but the portraits remained above street level as can be seen below.
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:19 pmby Mikey87
Thank you. Were only 3 portraits salvaged?
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:32 pmby amp
Great building that was with the portraits. shame.
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:30 amby jonbvn
Simon_SW17 wrote:Let's not tear down any more beautiful old buildings for hideous tat eh?
I thought that this was the brief for Cardiff council planning committee.
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:11 pmby murfilicious
Mikey87 wrote:Thank you. Were only 3 portraits salvaged?
I believe all 4 were originally incorporated, but one was removed when the Capitol centre had a modern refurb... But I can't seem to find any photographs to prove it...
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:50 pmby Mikey87
Do you think the 4th is in the building perhaps? Stored away.
Re: Tiled portraits on the Capitol
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:20 amby Amoore
The 4th is on the wall in the Centre's management suite.