Gardens · South Wales
Sophia Gardens Pavilion
Sophia Gardens Pavilion — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Sophia Gardens Pavilion is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sophia Gardens Pavilion was a performance venue located in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales. It was built in 1951 for the Festival of Britain and was the boxing and wrestling venue for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
on stage in 1981]] The pavilion was built in 1951 for the Festival of Britain. Due to government restrictions on building materials during the post-war period, the framework of the building was adapted from a surplus aircraft hangar from RAF Stormy Down near Bridgend. Just one month before the collapse, Cardiff Council had approved an extensive improvement programme, which would have cost approximately £100,000.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4822, -3.1878
- District
- Cardiff
- Parish
- Pontcanna
- Postcode
- CF11 9FH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff West
- Established
- 1951
Sources
- wikidata: Q17020690 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sophia Gardens Pavilion (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sophia Gardens Pavilion?
- Sophia Gardens Pavilion is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF11 9FH), in the parish of Pontcanna.
- When was Sophia Gardens Pavilion built?
- Built or established in 1951.
- Who owns Sophia Gardens Pavilion?
- Sophia Gardens Pavilion is owned by Cardiff County Borough Council.
- How do I get to Sophia Gardens Pavilion?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CF11 9FH. It sits within the Cardiff West parliamentary constituency.