Volume Two - The Era of Optimism, Investment & Development - Imports and Exports to 1908 . . .

Above left - view of dock activity looking toward the western end dating from c.1907. Above right - A view which appeared in the 1908 South Wales Coal Annual [039] of one of the new generation of coal tips on the southern quay which replaced the older tips.

"THE LIGHTING OF PENARTH DOCK. The Dock is electrically lighted, the generating station being situated near the fine red brick hydraulic engine-house on the south side of the dock.

THE DOCK OFFICES. The Dock Offices are situated near the Entrance Lock, and adjacent are the Custom House, Postal, Telegraph and Mercantile Marine Offices. Close by, commanding a fine sea view, is the Penarth Hotel, built by the Company, and accessible to and from the dock by a private road. The fire station is also situated near the entrance, and besides the usual extinguishing appliances, its equipment includes a powerful steam motor engine owned by the Penarth Urban District Council.

The Company's tug " Primrose " is fitted with one of the most powerful fire engines in the Channel, and a well-drilled fire brigade has been organized from members of the Company's dock staff. As part and parcel of the Taff Vale Railway system, with connections with the Great Western main South Wales line at Cardiff, the dock is in direct communication with all parts of the country, whilst a subway constructed under the Ely Tidal Harbour shortens the distance to Cardiff by a mile." [039]