Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .
Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - The construction of the dock . . .
No 5 - Basin walls and lock during construction.
1865 - No 5 - Basin walls and lock during construction. - An earlier photo showing construction well under way of the basin looking toward the lock which leads into the main dock. Beyond, the hydraulic house is being built. It is amazing to see workers at height on the wooden gantries undertaking dangerous tasks without consideration for their safety. The enlargement below has been colourised. [599] [archive ref : DXPD-6-5] [20170903]

 
No 5 - Basin walls and lock during construction.
No 5 - Basin walls and lock during construction.
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