Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

Volume Two - The Era of Optimism, Investment & Development - The gridiron and slipway of the Penarth Shipbuilding & Ship Repairing Co. . . .

1950's - Another view upstream showing in detail a section of the decaying timber shoring structures that lined the southern bank of the River Ely.
1950's - Another view upstream showing in detail a section of the decaying timber shoring structures that lined the southern bank of the River Ely.
1950's - Another view upstream showing in detail a section of the decaying timber shoring structures that lined the southern bank of the River Ely.

• 1950's - Another view upstream (with colourised version) showing in detail a section of the decaying timber shoring structures that lined the southern bank of the River Ely. Note the Quonson hut in the enlargement which was a left-over from WWII when the Penarth Dock became a U. S. Naval Base.

The original glass negative of this photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1996.96/428] [629] [20180417]

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