1888 - After the fire in September - An interior view of the remains of 'T' Warehouse at Victoria Wharf, Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock.

'The warehouse and wharf were simply fused into one glowing mass of timber, stone, and iron, intermingled with barrels of Russian lubricating oil, bales of esparto grass (owned by the Ely Paper Mills Company), bundles of moss litter, hay, straw, grain, and general produce. On the wharf a number of railway wagons belonging to the company and others owned by the Taff Vale Railway Company were consumed, and four fine hydraulic cranes of the latest and most improved type were also destroyed.' - Cardiff Times [019] [361] 22nd September 1888.

The photograph was taken by Margaret R. Collings of 47, Bute Street Cardiff. It has been converted to sepia tint and adjusted for use on this website. The original albumen print is held at the National Museum of Wales. [629] [Museum item number : 72.104I/9] [20180310]