shops in cardiff you wish still existed

[Supine]

It's there, but not Rajah's any more. Charlie and his son Aiaz are both dead now, his son in quite tragic and somewhat suspicious circumstances if the rumors are true.

It's gone up in the world slightly and they've now unscrewed the tables and chairs from the floor.

Just in case you ain't seen it....

Nice vid. Just how I remember it

 

[1927]

Two other things I currently can't remember: the name of that shop upstairs in the market that sold two-tone clothes and catered for ska-types.

Alfred's or Gwynn's. They also had a shop outside the market that is now O'neill's I think. Cant remember which way round the names were!

 

[davesgcr]

The Ian Allan Bookshop in one of the arcades - closed a few years now , in fact the whole Ian Allan "empire" is extinct with Waterloo just going. The best of the genre , spacious and smart and a good concentration of Welsh railway and industry stuff. Much missed.

 

[1927]

The Ian Allan Bookshop in one of the arcades - closed a few years now , in fact the whole Ian Allan "empire" is extinct with Waterloo just going. The best of the genre , spacious and smart and a good concentration of Welsh railway and industry stuff. Much missed.

Brilliant shop. Morgan Arcade I think.

 

[davesgcr]

Brilliant shop. Morgan Arcade I think.

That sounds right - the odd work meeting in Cardiff was a double joy for being able to call in there , and stock up with the odd Clarks pie or two from the market. The latter must have taken a hit this year.

 

[Infidel Castro]

The shop I miss most is Encounter Games in High St Arcade. As a young fantasy hobbyist that place was a wet dream.

 

[ddraig]

Brilliant shop. Morgan Arcade I think.

Where Spillers is now I think

 

[editor]

Buffalo Records.

 

[nogojones]

Catapult Records was always the best in town. Miss them old Lazyhouse parties

 

[1927]

Buffalo Records.

And Buffalo Jeans downstairs!

 

[1927]

Where Spillers is now I think

Have Spillers moved again?

 

[ddraig]

Have Spillers moved again?

Depends where you last knew it to be! 27 Morgan Arcade now, in the middle next to the Plan cafe

 

[1927]

Depends where you last knew it to be! 27 Morgan Arcade now, in the middle next to the Plan cafe

Sorry it was Royal Arcade where the bookshop was, opposite the camera shop.

 

[_Russ_]

Bud Morgan's

 

[Gromit]

Bud Morgan's

The hobby shop?
The place I used to buy RC cars and parts if it is what I'm thinking.