Temperance Town, Cardiff

Temperance Town, Cardiff Temperance Town was built on reclaimed land next to the River Taff. Bui

on land owned by Colonel Edward Wood, a teetotaller, who imposed conditions on the developer banning sale of alcohol - hence the district's name.

Cardiff Central Station 1933
10/03/2025

Cardiff Central Station 1933

09/11/2023
Wood Street looking west 1920s
06/05/2022

Wood Street looking west 1920s

That's what used to be Gough St looking north. Demolished to make way for the bus station, which in turn was demolished ...
27/05/2021

That's what used to be Gough St looking north. Demolished to make way for the bus station, which in turn was demolished to make way for the BBC HQ (right) and speculative office development (left).
In the distance is what was Cardiff Arms Park, now the Principality Stadium

Temperance Town was completed in 1860, but less than 40 years later there were plans to redevelop the site and locate th...
27/01/2021

Temperance Town was completed in 1860, but less than 40 years later there were plans to redevelop the site and locate the replacement Town Hall between Park Street and Wood Street.
The Evening Express 18th March 1896

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Temperance Town
Cardiff
CF101FS

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Temperance Town, Cardiff

Temperance Town was built on reclaimed land next to the River Taff. The land was owned by Colonel Edward Wood, a teetotaller who imposed a condition on the developer that the sale of alcohol would not be allowed - hence the district's name.

Development took place in the late 1850s and the early 1860s. Schools were opened in January 1879 and a church, St Dyfrig's, was built in 1888. The main street, Wood Street, was filled with shops and other businesses. The large Temperance Hall was eventually converted into the Wood Street Congregational Church.