Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Defence of the Realm - Penarth Head Fort and Coastal Battery . . .

c.1960's - The Beach and Penarth Head - A postcard with enlargement of the remains of the concrete structures and stairway. The postcard is held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001]

c.1955 - A section of a Francis Frith postcard showing the ferro-concrete structure at the base of the cliffs is still in place but is at this date missing the searchlights and their enclosures. [1145]

c.1917 - Enjoying a Sun bath at Penarth - Those imposing searchlight enclosures and their platforms are shown on this postcard view. The No.1 and No.2 Emplacement Defence Electric Lights (DEL) at the base of Penarth Head were constructed and became operational during 1917. [616]