Actual History Museum of Roath

I popped down to the Actual History Museum of Roath on Sunday, and learnt a lot about our little district’s rich history.  

Among the wonders displayed to us, we saw an example of a very early Neolithic cave painting of a Jameson’s Pork Pie, found in the caves underneath Roath Lake.  We learnt about the Roath Lake monster, which has the body of a pleisiosaur, and the head of a giraffe, and about when the Romans came and settled in Roath, naming it Ratostabius, which (it is believed) is where the name Roath originated from.  In fact, this was the only fact mentioned that real historians and “Actual Roath” historians agree on.  The “Actual” historians also claimed that the Romans installed the toilet on Albany Road, next to the Primary School – but this fact is hotly debated.

After the talk, we were given a cookery lesson where we learnt to make a few Roath delicacies.  First, a Roath cake for special occasions – two Roath cakes (ahem, Welsh cakes) sandwiched together with jam (“made from foraged local berries” although it looked suspiciously like a jar of tesco value) and covered in cream, with a cherry on top.

We also learnt to make a Cheese and Ninian pie, complete with Dairylee cheese (made with milk from cows grazed on Roath Rec) and a tomato jus. 

We voted in the Roath referendum on the way out – YES of course. 

The results of the referendum, held at the Roath Park Pub at 7pm on Sunday, revealed a LANDSLIDE in favour of Roath independence, with a victory of 254 yes votes, 14 no.  

Hurrah!  Let’s to an independent Roath!  Pass the Roath cakes.

-Rosey

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