Volume Five - The Age of Decline & Crass Stupidity - Preparations for the Marina in 1987 . . .

During March 2024, I was given the privilege of viewing the following series of photographs which are in the care of Mr. Stuart Jones, the Penarth Marina Manager. Stuart is a civil engineer who worked upon the barrage and conversion of the Penarth Dock to the Penarth Marina. These photographs chart the methodology and extents of the Penarth Marina construction works and speak a thousand words. So, just maybe, 50+ years on, I begin approve of the re-purposing of Penarth Dock and Basin! However, I ponder, would it have been intelligent to have retained the entire dock and basin for marina use and, hence, preserve our lost heritage!

	21st April 1987 - Construction of the Penarth Marina - Clearing away some of the debris and silt out of the basin.
	21st April 1987 - Construction of the Penarth Marina - A photograph taken from the former railway level serving the two coal tips on the southern side of the basin illustrating the extent of the debris and silt within the basin.
	21st April 1987 - Construction of the Penarth Marina - Another photographic view taken from the high ground on the southern side of the basin illustrating the extent of the debris and silt within the basin.