Cardiff University

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Cardiff University- www.cardiff.ac.uk Cardiff Facts — The Romans settled in Cardiff in 55AD and built a military fort on the site of Cardiff Castle — Cardiff became a city in 1905 and was crowned the capital of Wales in 1955 — Today, Cardiff has a population of 328,000 and attracts more than 12 million visitors a year — Cardiff is one of the flattest cities in Britain and has more hours of sunlight than Milan — The first Mansion House was at 21, The Walk. — The £1.8 billion Bay development of Cardiff - Europe's largest waterfront regeneration project, and the £102m development of the new Wales Millennium Centre, have helped launch Cardiff into the top five most favoured travel and business destinations in the UK. — Cardiff's status as a top 10 UK retail destination is bolstered by a new £675 million St David's 2 shopping development in the city centre, which is home to the largest John Lewis Store outside of London as well as dozens of new stores and a Mediterranean style plaza. — Cardiff has been designated as the world's first Fair Trade Capital - encouraging ethical trading and fair prices for producers in third world countries. — The River Taff once flowed through Westgate Street. — World-famous showjumping champion David Broome was born in Fairwater, Cardiff, in 1940. — The land near the junction between Crwys Road, City Road and Albany Road was at one time known as Gallows Field and two priests, Father Philip Evans and Father John Lloyd, were executed there on July 22, 1679. —The last public execution in Cardiff took place on July 25, 1857. — Perforated postage stamps were first used in Cardiff in 1853. (http://traveltrade.visitcardiff.com/Cardiff-Facts.html and http://www.walesonline.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/page.cfm?objectid=15864263&method=full&siteid=50082)