Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .
Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - The River Ely Iron Ore Wharf . . .
1790 - Manner of carrying coal from Merthyr to Cardiff. This original artwork is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : NMW A 28042] [629]
In 1799, the poet, T. Wilson, wrote on the subject of iron-rails, otherwise termed 'metal-plates,' as used for the tramways:
'God bless the man wi' peace and plenty
That first invented metal plates!
Draw out his years until five times twenty
Then slide him through the heavenly gates.'
