A report in the Penarth Times dated 12th May 2013 showed the above image taken from the Ferry Road side looking back toward the headland with the tower of the St. Augustine's church on the skyline. The lower three segments of the subway look like part of the skeleton of some nearly unearthed dinosaur and the concrete walkway looks to be in a lot better condition after 115 years of use than the average concrete drive laid a few years ago!

The article states; "Out of interest to Penarth Times readers, I can forward some photographs taken by my friend Mike Barnett, who was employed by the South Wales Electricity Company to oversee the decommissioning of redundant power cables that were in place through the subway." Presumably, this was the 11 kV power supply cable that was found to be still live during the 1991 survey.

Mr Chick, the correspondent, goes on the comment that in a photograph; "In one picture the date of the tunnel's completion can be read as 1899. This section is now erected as an epitaph at the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club on the Cardiff Bay side of the River Ely. All parts were manufactured by a company named on the inscription as T Gregory Engineering Works, Taffs Well, Cardiff. The subway was a salute to the marine engineering required."

I previously referred to the segments as most probably being cast by BHF Co. Ltd. and probably the rough cast iron was machined to precise dimensions at T. Gregory's works although I only have this report as evidence of this. I would be interested to know if this segment and photo still exists and the approx. date that the above photo was taken. [101]