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Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - Trade at Penarth - 1938 - 1949 . . .

Two views included within the description of Penarth Docks facilities.

Dock Accomodation - Penarth

A table of facilities was included:

 
Deep water
area

Nom. depth
of water

Length
Width
Quayage
 
Acres
Feet
Feet
Feet
Feet
Dock
23
31½
3,100
370
6,125
Basin
3½
semi tidal
400
330
2,160
Tidal harbour
-
20 - 30
-
-
1,380
Total
26½
-
-
-
9,665

A table of dock equipment followed:

 
Coaling Appliances
 
Hydraulic Cranes
 
No.
Highest lift
from cope
Capable of dealing
with 20-ton wagons
 
No
Highest Capacity
   
Feet
     
Tons
Dock
4
50
4
 
1
3
Basin
-
-
-
 
-
-
Tidal harbour
4
-
-
 
-
-
Total
8
-
4
 
1
-
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