Tidal Lagoon Cardiff

The Western landfall of the proposed lagoon is located within Cardiff docklands near Butetown and comprises a mixture of commercial and industrial areas. Historically, the rapidly increasing iron and coal trade was the catalyst for the construction of a number of docks during the 1830s. Several other industries associated with the docklands have historically been present including: ironworks, brickyards, timber yards, a water treatment works, copper works, and a railway amongst others.

The heritage assessment will address the potential effects of the Project upon the historic environment and historic assets. This will include both ‘marine’ assets and ‘terrestrial’ assets. Marine historic assets include stratified deposits of archaeological interest and potential, as well as remains on the seabed including shipwrecks and other potential artefacts. Terrestrial historic assets also include stratified deposits of archaeological interest and potential, as well as archaeological remains, designed and historic landscapes and important buildings. Consultation with heritage stakeholders will be an important element of the assessment. Emerging baseline data will be discussed at key stages during the assessment process, including data sets of existing information as well as results of new survey work.