Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - Activity at the docks . . .

• 1891 - New Dock Gates - 'are shortly to be erected at the entrance to Penarth Dock. During the erection the basin will be largely used for mooring purposes.' - Barry Dock News [140] [361] 24th April 1891. [20170806]

•  1891 - New Dredger - 'The Penarth Dock Company's new dredger arrived at Penarth on Saturday from Glasgow. She is specially intended for dredging out the entrance to the depth of 25 ft., deep tides. She is capable of lifting 80 tons per hour, and to convey it to sea herself. She was brought round by Captain Edward Kempthorne, and retained a speed off 7½ knots on her passage. She is one of Simon's patent steam dredgers. The cost has been about £9,000. - South Wales Daily News [325] [361]  21st February 1881.

•  1892 - Penarth - Diversion of Coal Traffic - 'It appears that the Powell Duffryn Coal Company have decided to divert coal shipments, which amount to about 20,000 tons a week, from the Bute Docks to Penarth." - Barry Dock News [140] [361] 18th March 1892.

	• 1894 - A photograph and descriptive text from the Transactions of the Institute of Marine Engineers re. Penarth Dock by Thomas Hurry Riches, Engineer to the TVR.