Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

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

1949 or 1950 - An ariel photograph attributed to H. Tempest Limited of the Ely Tidal Harbour and Penarth Dock.

1949 or 1950 - An ariel photograph (with colourised version) attributed to H. Tempest Limited of the Ely Tidal Harbour and Penarth Dock showing the barques 'Passat' and 'Pamir' laid up at the northern quay. With reference to the section of OS map below, it is possible to identify the gridiron and slipway.

The original glass negative of this photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1996.96/621] [629] [20180419]

c.1900 OS map of the area of the River Ely Estuary where the slipway and gridiron belonging to the Penarth Dock Ship Building & Ship Repairing Co. Ltd. are situated.

For reference, I provide a section of the c.1900 OS map of the River Ely Estuary where the slipway and gridiron belonging to the Penarth Dock Ship Building & Ship Repairing Co. Ltd. are situated. The slipway was some 867 feet (264 m) in length and the gridiron 350 feet (107 m) long. [010] [20180419]