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Butetown

Butetown was a district in Cardiff, approximate to Tiger Bay.

In the mid 20th century, Butetown was smoke-filled with confined narrow streets. Its proximity to the docks meant that its brothels and pubs were frequented by dockworkers, sailors, waifs and "strays from every corner of the globe". Butetown was home to immigrants from countries including Italy, China and Ireland. The immigrants who called Butetown home included the family of Michael Bellini. (PROSE: Trace Memory [+]David Llewellyn, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2008).)

It was also home to Tom Flanagan - an evacuee of the London Blitz - who lived there with his daughter Eleri. (TV: Ghost Machine [+]Helen Raynor, Torchwood series 1 (BBC Three, 2006).)

In 2009, a pack of Grolon rats infested the area, killing at least one person. (PROSE: The Undertaker's Gift [+]Trevor Baxendale, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2009).)

The Ship and Pilot, West Bute Street and the Coal Exchange were located in Butetown. (PROSE: Trace Memory [+]David Llewellyn, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2008).)

Harrowby Street and Harrowby Lane were located south of Butetown. (PROSE: Bay of the Dead [+]Mark Morris, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2009).)

Behind the scenes[]

The series 1 version of the Torchwood website stated that the wedding of Sally Newman and Alan Perkins took place at St John's in Butetown on 12 April 1964 at 3pm. [1]

Location information

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Though it's possible that a real world location doesn't exist in the same geographic space in the Doctor Who universe, such cases are few and far between. Thus, the map at right is probably a good indicator of the DWU location of Butetown.


Footnotes[]

  1. Wedding announcement. Torchwood website. Archived from the original on 05 February 2007. Retrieved on 27 July 2022.
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