Last Alteration: Thursday 18 April 2013
Mermaid Quayside
Mermaid Quayside
Cardiff Bay
Access: publicStatus: recognisableWest Side
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2008
Rupesh is left on his own to head back to hospital
Access: publicStatus: recognisableThe "Information Centre"
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»Photograph taken: 8th September 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Since the broadcast of , a shrine to Ianto Jones has appeared on the hub door! Over the last couple of months it has continued to grow!"
Everything Changes
Filmed: 2006
Gwen approaches the information booth with pizza.
Day One
Filmed: 2006
Gwen and Tosh chase after Carys.
Cyberwoman
Filmed: 2006
The pizza delivery girl arrives.
Cyberwoman
Filmed: 2006
The pizza girl buzzes in.
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2008
Gwen leaves the hub as fast as she can
Everything Changes
Filmed: 2006
Gwen approaches the information booth with pizza.
Cyberwoman
Filmed: 2006
The Torchwood team rush back to base.
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Ianto offers Jack a coffee
Additional Notes:
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The door and wall is actually a facade - there is nothing behind it but a drop into the bay! The area appears to always be fenced off except when filming is taking place.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableBy Steps
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2009
"What's occuring?"
Boom Town
Filmed: 2006
Rose and Mickey make their way to the quayside.
Boom Town
Filmed: 2006
Rose and Mickey chat about her travels. (You can just see that the "hub" entrance hadn't been built at the time of this story!)
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Jack tells Ianto he won't be in his Torchwood
Day One
Filmed: 2006
Gwen and Tosh split up to hunt down Carys.
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Ianto stops Jack to talk to him.
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2008
Gwen arrives at the Hub
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2008
Rupesh is sent back to the hospital
Access: publicStatus: recognisableCadwalader
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Ianto talks to Jack outside the hub.
Children of Earth - Day One
Filmed: 8 Sep 2008
Gwen enters the Hub (Taken from below rather than above)
Access: publicStatus: recognisablePath
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Jacks smiles as he walks away from Ianto.
Access: privateStatus: recognisableMarina
A Day In The Death
Filmed: 16 Aug 2007
Owen runs and launches himself into the Bay
« »Photograph taken: 24th February 2008 by Chuck Foster
"Taken from the quayside looking out at the boardwalk"
A Day In The Death
Filmed: 3 Jul 2007
Owen pulls himself back out of the marina.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableCeltic Ring
Meat
Filmed: 3 Jul 2007
Gwen find Rhys waiting for her on the quayside.
Where to walk to next?
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Ba Orient (restaurant and bar) (New Earth, Cyberwoman). Head up the steps, which brings you up beside Ba Orient on the right. (0.1 miles, 1m)
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Roald Dahl Plass (Boom Town, Everything Changes, Day One, Cyberwoman, Greeks Bearing Gifts, Utopia, Last of the Time Lords, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Meat, A Day in the Death, Something Borrowed, Children of Earth: Day One, Children of Earth: Day Two, Vincent and the Doctor, Time Heist, The New World, ). No route recorded to this location.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Stuart Street (Boom Town, Day One, Sleeper): 0.03 miles. 
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Bellinis (restaurant) (Boom Town): 0.03 miles. 
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Eddie's Diner (The Impossible Astronaut, Doctor Who Series 9 Filming): 0.03 miles. 
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Bosphorus (restaurant) (Boom Town): 0.04 miles.
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Pearl of the Orient (Out of Time): 0.04 miles.
Filming Reports:
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2006: Flickr: Hannah Grainger - Photos from filming for .
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3 Jul 2008: Album: Stuart Palmer - Photos of filming for .
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8 Sep 2008: Kinda - filming report for .
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8 Oct 2008: Alun Vega - Filming for .
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8 Oct 2008: Paul Mount - blog and videos for .
In the News:
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17 Feb 2010: South Wales Echo - "Plaques presented at Torchwood's Ianto Jones 'shrine'"
Further links about the location:
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Related Stories
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Boom Town [2,8,15 Feb 2005]: Rose and Mickey chat.
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Everything Changes [2006]: "Tourist Information" shop
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Day One [2006]: Gwen and Tosh chase after Carys
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Cyberwoman [2006]: The Torchwood team rush back to base.
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Meat [3 Jul 2007]: Gwen and Rhys hug and head home.
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A Day in the Death [16 Aug 2007]: Owen leaps into the Bay.
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Fragments [19 Sep 2007]: Ianto meets Jack outside Torchwood.
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Children of Earth: Day One [8 Sep 2008]: Strange happenings at the Bay
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