Roath Lock
BBC Roath Lock Studios is a television production studio in Cardiff, Wales. The facility houses BBC drama productions that include Doctor Who, Casualty, and Pobol y Cwm.Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Recording studio
- Description: BBC studio complex in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “BBC Roath Lock Studios” and “Roath Lock Studios”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norwegian Church and Wales Millennium Centre.
Norwegian Church
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.
The Norwegian Church Arts Centre is a point of cultural and historical interest located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868. Norwegian Church is situated 1,200 feet west of Roath Lock.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
Photo: grahamwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales's national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of 7.5 acres. Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert. Wales Millennium Centre is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Roath Lock.
Tŷ Hywel
Government office
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Hywel is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd. It is named after the medieval king Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The building was previously known as Crickhowell House, after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell. Tŷ Hywel is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Roath Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
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.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Roath Lock
- Categories: media studio facility and commerce
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4615° or 51° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.15686° or 3° 9′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR6V+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 972387679OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=studioOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q7339911
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Japanese—“Roath Lock” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Roath Lock”
- Japanese: “ロース・ロック”
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