Sully Beach - A postcard from the Penarth Dock Collection posted in 1919, although the postmark is somewhat indistinct. It was, however, addressed to Miss Edith John of Bottom Incline, Upperboat, Pontypridd and Walter comments:- 'This is where we go to bath - it is about one mile there and back.' I think Walter means where he goes to bathe but in my experience you would need a good bath after swimming anywhere near Sully beach. Also at certain states of the tide, a little body odour is a lesser problem since swim as you may you will probably drown or be swept out into the Bristol Channel given the sheer velocity of the tidal waters should you mistimed your return from the island and be tempted to wade! The lower image has been colourised. [001]

Sully Church - Another image from the Wonder Book View Album - Penarth & Barry Dock District of the church where my brother, Peter, was organist and choirmaster. The church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and it has been suggested that there was church on the site founded by Reginald de Sully in 1093. The lower image has been colourised. [001] [393]

During my years playing soprano cornet with the Yorkshire Imperial Brass Band which was formerly the Yorkshire Copper Works Band of Stourton Leeds, the new musical director of the band was a fine musician named John Pryce Jones whom at that time was the musical director of English Opera North who were based in Leeds. He questioned my surname and told me that he had been to the Penarth Grammar School and remembers one Peter Carder who taught him to play the organ at Sully Church. When I said that was my eldest brother he was somewhat surprised and we always had a warm personal and musical relationship during our years performing together.

The building has Grade II status since 1963 and the website for British Listed Buildings states:- 'Restoration 1895 by Seddon and Carter included new roofs. Font of 1851, designed and made by J Castle of Oxford, was in the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace and was given to the church in memory of John Evans manager of Dowlais Ironworks who lived at Sully House.' [411]