The Maitland Street Recreation Ground was created following the extension of the City boundary to include Gabalfa in November 1922. The Council undertook to provide a recreation ground in Gabalfa, and to obtain land at Maitland Street for this purpose if possible. There was already a plan to build houses on the Maitland Street land but it was eventually acquired in December 1925, after prolonged negotiations and consideration of alternative sites.[1] In 1926 fencing was erected around a large part of the site and seats were fixed. This area became a children's playground. The remainder of the land was left unfenced. A proposal to create two hard tennis courts there was abandoned because there was already a plan to provide courts nearby at Maindy.
The Parks Department Inventory of Parks Buildings and Equipment, compiled for insurance purposes in April 1938, included the following information for Maitland Street:
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Sources of Information
In general, the information in this section is taken from A. A. Pettigrew. The Public Parks and Recreation Grounds of Cardiff. Volume 5.
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