In the late 1920s the possibilities of air travel were beginning to develop, and Cardiff did not wish to be left out of the race.

The Severn Estuary Through Time video shows how the Estuary, its wildlife and the people living beside it, have shaped each other over millennia.

Maps can tell us a lot about the history of our landscape, if you know how to ‘read’ them.

On 30th January 1607, sea walls either side of the Severn Estuary were overwhelmed by flood waters.

In 1531, King Henry VIII passed the Act of Sewers, creating Commissioners and Courts of Sewers.