Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - The subway under the river Ely story . . .

The segments of the River Ely subway wall - Penarth.
For the survey they numbered each ring. This a view looking south at ring number 30 which is above the water line prior to pumping out the subway and about 14m (45 feet) inside measured from the northern, Ferry Road side. The original paintwork can be seen, white (or cream) above black. I recall it was white, so perhaps the cream colour is an earlier paint coating or an undercoat. [009] [060]
 
Inside the River Ely subway - Penarth Dock.
Now we are below the level of the flooded subway at ring number 130. This is 195 feet (59.4m) inside the subway and on a steady 1:9 incline downwards. The corrosion is noticeable but not found to be excessive or structurally problematic. Also note the line of the lighting going into the darkness - scary! [009] [060]
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