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

Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - Working the Ely Tidal Harbour . . .

c.1888 - The hydraulic engine house, chimney and accumulator of the Taff Vale Railway Company serving the Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock.

c.1888 - The hydraulic engine house, chimney and accumulator of the Taff Vale Railway Company serving the Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock.

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/2] [20180310]

 
c.1888 - The approach to 'C' site jetty, including the hydraulic engine house and accumulator of the Taff Vale Railway Company.

c.1888 - The approach to 'C' site jetty, including the hydraulic engine house and accumulator of the Taff Vale Railway Company. Two of the hydraulic cranes installed upon the wooden structure of the jetty may be seen.

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/3] [20180310]

 
c.1888 - The sidings and approaches to the jetty at 'C' site at Victoria Wharf.

c.1888 - The sidings and approaches to the jetty at 'C' site at Victoria Wharf, complete with trucks full of coal awaiting loading to ships waiting at the Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock. On the grass in the foreground are a number of lengths of double flanged hydraulic pipes used to supply hydraulic energy from the hydraulic accumulators in order to operate coal tips, winches, cranage and other mechanical handling installations throughout the harbour.

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/4] [20180311]

 

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