Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Random Rants, Notes and Articles No.2 . . .

	1873 - The Novgorod - built at the New Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg during the years 1871-74, this circular vessel was in service until 1903 being scrapped in 1911. She was of 2,491 tons being 101 feet (30.8m) in diameter. Many thanks to Wikipedia. [043]

1859 - 1860 - At Penarth, near Cardiff, the River Ely, at its confluence with the Bristol Channel, and for some distance inland, has been converted into a tidal harbour, by regulating, embanking, and improving its course. The slopes have been protected by stone pitching; and accommodation has been provided, by the erection of staiths and wharves, for shipping coals and for commercial purposes. A railway, 6 miles in length, connects the harbour with the Taff Vale Line. A dock is now in course of construction, in connection with the harbour. It will have an area of about 15 acres, and there will be an entrance basin of about 3 acres. These works are under the joint charge of Mr. Hawkshaw, and Mr. S. Dobson, ( M. Inst. C.E.) - Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers v.19 (1859 - 1860) [174] [499]