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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.
People from more than 50 nations made Tiger Bay one of the oldest and most diverse multicultural communities in the UK. In recent years, images, oral histories and other archive material relating to social, cultural and economic history of Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docklands have been collected by various organisations and groups.
Tiger Bay: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, Yvonne Mitchell. A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation.
Aug 3, 2009 · Tiger Bay - Cardiff's dockland district - is Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community. Sailors and workers from over 50 countries settled here.
Aug 26, 2015 · '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...
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...
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.
Sep 6, 2020 · In pictures: Remembering Tiger Bay. 6 September 2020. While the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay remains closed for public exhibitions due to the pandemic, it has been celebrating the area's...
Mar 8, 2023 · In partnership with The Heritage and Cultural Exchange (HCE), three new displays have been created in the Pierhead that give visitors a glimpse into life in Tiger Bay and the docks from the 1880s – 1950s.
