Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - The dock extension of 1883 . . .

How they managed to swing them is beyond me. The ships were all of large size - only one little schooner among them - so far as I could see. Every tip was occupied; one large four master enjoying the privilege of three.

The little bit of extension cut out seems to me utterly inadequate for the present business, to say nothing of the probable increase. It is like adding an attic to a large house.

Few of these vessels seemed less than a thousand tons register. The 'four-master' very likely double that, and to carry 3,000 to 4,000 tons of coal away.

I am credibly informed that—space for space—there is even less at Cardiff Docks than at Penarth. To relieve this congestion, I would suggest that Barry Dock be made at once - say in a fortnight — and placed on the West Mud. That arrangement would probably meet the exigency for a short time, and plans for another dock could be got ready.' — I am, &c., 11th June, 1881. VISITOR. - South Wales Daily News [325] [361] 13th June 1883.

An advertisement for a crown octavo pamphlet 'The Port of Cardiff' (of which Penarth was included) by W. A. Turner. - South Wales Daily News [325] [361] 13th June 1883.