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Tiger Bay ( Welsh: Bae Teigr) was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body of water, it is referred to as Cardiff Bay.
Tiger Bay is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It stars John Mills as a police superintendent investigating a murder; his real-life daughter Hayley Mills, in her first major film role, as a girl who witnesses the murder; and Horst Buchholz as a young sailor who commits the murder in a moment of passion.
Aug 3, 2009 · Learn about Tiger Bay, Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community, where sailors and workers from over 50 countries settled. Discover its history, culture, notoriety and transformation from a dockland district to a leisure and business hub.
'Tiger Bay was the first coloured community in Britain. The first recorded landing by a free black man was in Cardiff docks' 'Among Tiger Bay's most famous ex-citizens are Shirley Bassey...
Jun 6, 2020 · His African-American father was descended from a slave owner while his mother was part Cherokee. And the history of Tiger Bay presented a particular perspective.
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Sep 6, 2020 · In pictures: Remembering Tiger Bay - BBC News. 6 September 2020. While the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay remains closed for public exhibitions due to the pandemic, it has been celebrating...