{"id":1242,"date":"2011-10-18T12:08:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2011-10-18T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T12:08:55","slug":"office-replaces-park-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/18\/office-replaces-park-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Office replaces park in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The grass outside Cineworld will make way for the new Admiral HQ.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1306\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1306\" title=\"Nologo_3_park_big_NR\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1306\" title=\"Nologo_3_park_big_NR\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Nologo_3_park_big_NR-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge Street Square, where building begins in December<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wintry gloom is setting in at a park in Cardiff as members of the public express disappointment that a 12-storey office block is set to replace greenery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bridge Street Square, known to most as \u2018the park outside Cineworld\u2019, has always been marked for development as part of the modernisation of Cardiff\u2019s city centre. However, now that people are used to a pleasant space, there was frustration at finding out that building work is due to begin in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 220,000 sq ft office will house 3,000 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.admiralgroup.co.uk\/\">Admiral<\/a>\u00a0employees and provide services such as caf\u00e9s for public use. However, judging from the reactions of some members of the public, the park is more highly valued than yet more caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grass outside Cineworld will make way for the new Admiral HQ. Wintry gloom is setting in at a park in Cardiff as members of the public express disappointment that a 12-storey office block is set to replace greenery.\u00a0 Bridge Street Square, known to most as \u2018the park outside Cineworld\u2019, has always been marked for development as part of the modernisation of Cardiff\u2019s city centre. 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