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 - Working the Ely Tidal Harbour . . .

No 2 coal tip with 'Eilian' - Ely Tidal Harbour- Penarth Dock
No 2 coal tip with 'Eilian' - Ely Tidal Harbour- Penarth Dock
The 'Eilian', a view looking from the Cogan Pill side of the river Ely whilst being loaded with coal for Ilfracombe in August 1957. The lower image has been colourised. [166]
 
'Eilian' loaded with coal and underway from the Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock
'Eilian' loaded with coal and underway from the Ely Tidal Harbour, Penarth Dock
Sailing out of the Ely estuary into the Severn Sea bound for the other side of the channel on an even keel. Distant are the coal tips of Cardiff Docks. The incoming boat looks a little too close for comfort but there were no accounts of a collision! The lower image has been colourised. [166]
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