Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .
Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - Activity at the docks . . .
The Dock, Penarth" around the turn of the 20th century

"The Dock, Penarth" around the turn of the 20th century showing that the transition from sail to steam was well underway. Penarth was known as the "Garden by the Sea"; but not at the docks, as there would have been a perpetual blanket of coal dust floating on the surface of the dock which, if a garden, would yield only black blooms! [024] [029]

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