Colum Drive Substation
Colum Drive Substation is an electrical substation in Cathays, Cardiff, Wales. Colum Drive Substation is situated nearby to the university building CUBRIC, as well as near Christian Science Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 1 mile south of Colum Drive Substation.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 3,500 feet south of Colum Drive Substation.
Sophia Gardens
Stadium
Photo: Daicaregos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff. It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue. Sophia Gardens is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Colum Drive Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maindy and Castle Quarter.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Colum Drive Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Cathays, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49159° or 51° 29′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.18571° or 3° 11′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRR7+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 101567545
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