When I was last in Cardiff
the old hotel was there
Boarded up and derelict
yet still with life to share
But now it’s been demolished
leaving just an empty space
Its bygone age has left us
with a sadness in its place
So I’m pleased I took a photo
when I was last down here
For a memory to capture
something which I now hold dear
©Jemverse
Photos – Jempics. [Top – just the ‘Old Custom House at the top of Bude Street in Cardiff now (November 2018); Bottom – the ‘Old Custom House’ with the adjacent derelict ‘York Hotel’ (1890) still in situ (March 2017)]
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