Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

about . . .

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

	c.1935 : A private works 0-4-0 locomotive working the Victoria Wharf.

	c.1980's : An early c.1980's view of the muddy shoreline of the River Ely looking upstream with gulls scavenging for food.

1921 - Fire at Penarth Docks - Oil Wharf Destroyed - The oil wharf at Penarth Docks was destroyed by fire, and an 8,000-ton tanker alongside narrowly escaped. Two paraffin petrol reservoirs valued at £2,000,000 sustained damage to the extent of £100,000. - Hawera & Normanby Star [944] 26th July 1921.

	1940's : Work underway at the No. 3 Coal Tip in the Ely Tidal Harbour at the end of WWII.

contents . . .

information . . .