Upstream from the cache location (where The Cinema now stands) was the location of the Empire Pool
The Great Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff was built for the 1958 Empire Games.
WHAT a pool! Host to the greatest International Swimming and Diving events during the duration of its life.
This dream of a pool became reality by spring 1958. The pool 165 feet by 60 feet – 3 feet deep to 16 feet under the full International diving stage. with four spotlights. Room for 1,722 spectators under a single span roof of 139 feet and…6 inches!