Roath
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Roath (Welsh: Y Rhath) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its main shopping streets are Albany Road, City Road, and Wellfield Road.
The name is believed to originate from Irish ráth, 'fort'.
Of interest is the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, built in 1870 on the site of an earlier Norman chapel. The new Gothic revival church, designed by Llandaff architect John Prichard on a Greek Cross plan, was financed totally by the third Marquess of Bute, in spite of his conversion to Catholicism in 1868. Inside is an opulent mausoleum housing tombs of nine members of the Bute family, including the First Marquess and his wives. The tower of St Margaret's was finally completed in 1926.
It has a large public park, Roath Park which has a lake that provides small boats for excursions.
| Heath | Roath Park | Penylan |
| Cathays | Roath | Tremorfa |
| City centre | Adamsdown | Splott |
[edit] Amenities
- St Margaret's Parish Church
- Monumental Inscriptions for St. Margarets
- Roath Church House and Scout Hall
- Mackintosh Sports Institute (formerly Plasnewydd)
- The Gate, arts centre
- James Summers Funeral Home, Roath Court
- Shah Jalal Mosque, Crwys Road (formerly Capel Crwys)
- Trinity Methodist Church
- St. Martins' Church, Albany Road
- Albany Primary School
Topics: Cardiff city centre • Buildings and structures • People • Sport • Transport • Cultural Venues
City centre districts: Adamsdown • Butetown • Canton • Cardiff Bay • Tiger Bay • Cathays Park • Grangetown • Riverside • Roath
Adamsdown • Butetown • Caerau • Canton • Castle • Cathays • Cyncoed • Ely • Fairwater • Gabalfa • Grangetown • Heath • Lisvane • Llandaff • Llandaff North • Llanishen • Llanrumney • Old St. Mellons • Pentwyn • Pentyrch • Plasnewydd • Pontprennau • Radyr and Morganstown • Rhiwbina • Riverside • Roath • Rumney • Splott • St. Fagans • Tongwynlais • Trowbridge • Whitchurch
