Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Even more aspects - The Lloyd's Register at Penarth Dock . . .

In the 1871 entry Henry Haynes is struck out ; a note states that he is 'deceased' and is replaced by Henry Thomas Tyrrell (died October 1892). By 1874 Mr Tyrrell is listed as an Officer of the Society and is not permitted to engage in any other business or employment whatsoever.

In 1875 Mr. Tyrell is joined by Charles M. Jacobs who was appointed as the Engineer Surveyor for the Cardiff District. Undoubtedly, the change of status and additional skills is an indication of the growth of trade at Cardiff, Newport and Penarth in the period!

During 1880 the Engineering Surveyor for Cardiff and neighbouring Ports (residing at Cardiff) was A. E. Keydell (died May 1892) whom was joined a year later by H. A. B. Cole. All correspondence should be addressed to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Cardiff.

By 1882, the compliment was Henry T. Tyrrell, A. E. Keydell and George Kendall and their domain listed Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Milford and intermediate ports.

In 1884 it was necessary to rearrange the organisation once again. Henry T. Tyrell and J. G. G. Rule covered Cardiff, Newport and Chepstow from their Office, at 4, Bute Crescent, Cardiff whereas the role of Ship and Engineer Surveyors for Cardiff and neighbouring ports was entrusted to A. E. Keydell and George Kendall (residing at Newport).

The search of the records of Lloyd's Register revolves almost exclusively around the work of Henry T. Tyrrell and A. E. Keydell, as their signatures appear on many documents relating to surveys undertaken at Penarth commencing during the late 1870's and into the early 1890's. The sheer scope of the Lloyd's Surveyor's knowledge and experience with respect to shipping technology is quite staggering. Their work was either undertaken whilst vessels were upon the Patent Slipway, or the Gridiron of the Penarth Ship Building and Shiprepairing Company Limited, or whilst afloat within Penarth Dock, the Basin, or in the Tidal Harbour or River Ely ;  some were even grounded on the beach!

The following tables provide links to the records of survey and provide a taste of the nature of works undertaken at the Penarth Ship Building and Shiprepairing Company but also indicate that there must have been a close working relationship and trust built up between the Company, the Surveyor, the ship's master and Lloyd's. I just wonder if there were ever any arguments? I suspect that in the case of disagreement between any party, the Lloyd's Surveyor's judgment and written report would be unlikely to be denigrated.