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Penarth Dock workers
This posed photograph shows nearly 70 Penarth Dock workers, directly in front of the Mission for Seamen.
Work on Penarth Dock began in 1859 and it officially opened in 1865.
Within 5 years of its opening, exports exceeded a million tons per annum and a peak was reached in 1885 with two and three quarter million tons, chiefly coal.
This posed photograph shows nearly 70 Penarth Dock workers, directly in front of the Mission for Seamen.
Work on Penarth Dock began in 1859 and it officially opened in 1865.
Within 5 years of its opening, exports exceeded a million tons per annum and a peak was reached in 1885 with two and three quarter million tons, chiefly coal.