Volume Eleven - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - some more aspects - Patent Applications by George Taylor, of Penarth, 1883 . . .

Within the declaration at the end of each of the three foregoing Patents, Mr, George Taylor signs his name and the letters 'L.S.' appear following. Google [968] provides the following explanation to the question : What does LS stand for on a deed?

Locus Sigilli, Latin for the place of the seal, denotes the area on a contract where the seal is to be affixed. By the 19th century, embossed or impressed seals, and the use of the initials L.S., replaced wax seals in most jurisdictions.

Further research is necessary to establish if all or any of these three Patents were realised.

Mr. George Taylor's Patent No. 2738 dated 1st June 1883 and entitled 'Coal Staith for Loading Ocean-going Steamers' was, in effect, a specification for the four moveable coal tips installed in 1899 - 1900 at the north quay wall of the basin at Penarth. They placed Penarth with the reputation for being the fastest coal-loading port in the world by 1908 as previously stated on this website.

So, again further research is necessary to establish links between the above Patent and the designs of Messrs. Fielding and Platt Limited of Gloucester, who built and installed tips numbers 15 to 18 inclusive.