Post by Administrator on Mar 2, 2023 16:05:29 GMT
VIA: Images of Bygone Penarth
David Ings
Taxes on goods imported and exported in Cardiff were originally controlled from Custom House, Cardiff erected in 1845 for Customs and Excise officers to track boats passing along the Glamorganshire Canal.
The main entrance to the building was at the western end, facing East Wharf. The ornate front doorway, with the words “Custom House” above, still survives as a facade for Custom House Premier Inn.
In 1891 Cardiff Council petitioned for the Custom House to be relocated to the docks, and for Cardiff to be made a “wine-testing port” – which would boost imports of wines and spirits through Cardiff.
Cardiff’s success in achieving wine-testing status and getting the Customs House relocated was partly down to the support of Penarth resident Frederic Sothers Tolputt, HM Customs collector for Cardiff.
David Ings
Taxes on goods imported and exported in Cardiff were originally controlled from Custom House, Cardiff erected in 1845 for Customs and Excise officers to track boats passing along the Glamorganshire Canal.
The main entrance to the building was at the western end, facing East Wharf. The ornate front doorway, with the words “Custom House” above, still survives as a facade for Custom House Premier Inn.
In 1891 Cardiff Council petitioned for the Custom House to be relocated to the docks, and for Cardiff to be made a “wine-testing port” – which would boost imports of wines and spirits through Cardiff.
Cardiff’s success in achieving wine-testing status and getting the Customs House relocated was partly down to the support of Penarth resident Frederic Sothers Tolputt, HM Customs collector for Cardiff.