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Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Report upon Penarth Dock - 1984 . . .

0.2 - List of Figures - [click on link to view]
 
Figure 1a The site before Penarth Dock was built
Figure 1b The site when Penarth Dock was first opened in 1865
Figure 1c The site after the dock extension was opened in 1884
Figure 2a The entrance to Penarth Dock in 1865
Figure 2b The entrance to Penarth Dock in about 1884
Figure 2c The entrance to Penarth Dock in the 1890's
Figure 3 Land reclaimed from the River Ely
Figure 4 Details of the subway under the River Ely
Figure 5a Distribution of walls and pitched slopes in 1865
Figure 5b Distribution of walls and pitched slopes in 1884
Figure 6 Sketch showing overlapping vessels loading coal
Figure 7a Sections through the south side of the dock
Figure 7b Section through the west end of the dock
Figure 8 Proposed graving dock at Penarth Dock
Figure 9 Section through solid quay wall
Figure 10 Section through arched quay wall
Figure 11a Site of the Penarth floating dry-dock
Figure 11b Section through shore connection slots
Figure 12 Pair of gothic arched gates
Figure 13 Method of hinging dock gates
Figure 14 Roller and sluice gate details for a lock gate
Figure 15 Arrangements for opening and closing lock gates
Figure 16 Plan of main lock details
Figure 17 Section through lock chamber wall
Figure 18 Section through gate recess walls
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