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Tiger Bay was an area of dockland on Cardiff waterfront, on the edge of the Bristol Channel. In 1953, it was an industrial area, filled with fumes and warehouses. The Pierhead Building was located there. (PROSE: Trace Memory)
In the early 20th century, Jack Harkness encountered the earliest Weevils there. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)
In 1987, Disco Jones described Tiger Bay as "rough as shit". (AUDIO: Disco [+]Loading...["Disco (audio story)"])
Nicki Owen grew up in Tiger Bay and used to see DI Pete Bunton beat up her friends on her mother's street. (AUDIO: The Empty Hand)
It was famous for Shirley Bassey and prostitutes (AUDIO: More Than This) and was once home to "houses of ill-repute". (AUDIO: ScrapeJane)