Last Alteration: Sunday 06 July 2014
The Friary
GPS Coordinates
51°28'56", -03°10'40" show decimal
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The Friary
Cardiff, Wales
Access: publicStatus: recognisableNorthern End
Photograph taken: 27th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
The Doctor, Jack and Martha walk along a street.
Photograph taken: 27th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
"I couldn't quite get back as far as I wanted for this shot as a pesky van was parked right in the middle!"
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
The new Prime Minister broadcasts to the nation.
Dead Man Walking
Filmed: 2007
Owen walks aimlessly around town.
Additional Notes:
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Owen effectively makes a 360° turn during the scene in Dead Man Walking.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableMiddle
Photograph taken: 20th July 2008 by Chuck Foster
End of Days
Filmed: 2006
People flee from Abaddon.
Photograph taken: 27th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
The new Prime Minister broadcasts to the nation.
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
The Doctor realises the Prime Minister is the Master.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableAlley
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
A quiet alleyway ...
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
... is disturbed as the Doctor, Jack and Martha arrive through a wormhole.
Planet of the Dead
Filmed: 22 Jan 2009
Christina runs from the museum.
Ghost Machine
Filmed: 2006
Bernie races away from being chased by Gwen and Owen.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableAllison Jayne
Photograph taken: 27th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
The Sound of Drums
Filmed: 21 Feb 2007
A beggar taps out a hypnotic beat.
Additional Notes:
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The inside of featured in .
Access: publicStatus: recognisableFrom Queen Street end
Photograph taken: 27th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
Day One
Filmed: 2006
Gwen and Rhys watch the meteor streak across the skyline.
End of Days
Filmed: 2006
Abaddon looms over shoppers.
Smith And Jones
Filmed: 13 Oct 2006
Tish sees a storm over Martha's hospital.
Where to walk to next?
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Queen Street (The End of the World, Greeks Bearing Gifts, Blink, Smith And Jones, Deep Breath). Queen Street is at the southern end of the Friary. (0.1 miles, 1m)
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Boulevard de Nantes (Everything Changes, Dead Man Walking, Children of Earth: Day Two). Head north out of the Friary and cross Greyfriars Road, walk alongside Kingsway and follow the footpath to the subway. (0.1 miles, 1m)
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Bauhaus (): 0.00 miles. 
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Allison Jayne Ltd (Something Borrowed): 0.00 miles. 
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Dominion House (Partners in Crime): 0.05 miles.
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Greyfriars Road (Children of Earth: Day One): 0.06 miles.
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Tiger Tiger (Combat, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Partners in Crime, The End of Time): 0.07 miles. 
Filming Reports:
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30 Jun 2014: Leanne Roberts on Flickr - Filming for
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30 Jun 2014: Ashley Woolston on Flickr - Filming for
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30 Jun 2014: Phillipa Collins on Shutterfly - Filming for
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30 Jun 2014: Album - Filming for
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22 Jan 2009: Filming Photos - Filming for
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4 Sep 2008: Brigade Leader - Filming for .
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21 Feb 2007: Scott Frankton - Filming for .
In the News:
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23 Feb 2007: The Sun - "Doctor Oooh filming in Cardiff"
Trivia:
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For Day One, the scene of the meteor streaking across the sky is witnessed by Gwen and Rhys, only in reality they are facing south on St. Mary's Street watching it whereas it is heading north over the Friary here!
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As a minor continuity point, Principality is a Welsh Building Society, and so it's appearance in "London" for Smith and Jones seems unlikely in reality!
Related Stories
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Day One [2006]: Gwen and Rhys watch the meteor head across the Cardiff skyline
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Ghost Machine [2006]: Gwen and Owen chase an alien signal.
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End of Days [2006]: Abaddon attacks shoppers in Cardiff.
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Smith And Jones [13 Oct 2006]: Tish look at the Royal Hope Hospital
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The Sound of Drums [21 Feb 2007]: The Doctor, Martha and Jack discuss where the Master might be.
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Dead Man Walking [2007]: Owen walks the streets aimlessly
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Children of Earth: Day Three [4 Sep 2008]: The "Hustle"
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