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6 unusual facts about Lloyd George Avenue


Atlantic Wharf

Work was completed in 2000 and the road was renamed Lloyd George Avenue.

It is primarily an area of new houses and apartments located on the west side of the disused Bute East Dock and to the east of Lloyd George Avenue.

Cardiff Bay

The Bay lies off the A4232 before the Butetown tunnels and is linked to the city centre by Lloyd George Avenue and Bute Street.

Original plans included a grand boulevard (similar to where Lloyd George Avenue is located now) with high density commercial and residential units straddling both sides.

Cardiff Bay railway station

The station building lies on Bute Street, although the rest of the station remains visible from the nearby Lloyd George Avenue.

Lloyd George Avenue

Roughly one mile long, the road links the Inner Harbour of Cardiff Bay to Cardiff city centre and forms part of the A470 road.



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