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During the First World War the docks were very busy, over 200 Penarth men lost their lives and there was considerable anti-German sentiment,. So much so that some families changed their names, e.g. next door neighbours in Albert Crescent changed names from Kaiser and Ernst to Kingston and Ernest.
51°26′N3°10′W / 51.43°N 3.17°W. Penarth (/ pɛˈnɑːrθ / pen-ARTH, Welsh: [pɛnˈarθ]) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a seaside resort in the Cardiff Urban ...
Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penarth like this: PENARTH, a sea-port and a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan. The sea-port adjoins Penarth-head, 3 miles S of Cardiff; is practically a suburb and a sub-port of Cardiff; communicates ...
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan: History/Archaeology & Water View map Map 1st Edition (1868-1892) 2nd Edition (1899-1908) 3rd Edition (1920-1932) 4th Edition (1938-1954) Tithe Map
Dec 2, 2020 · By the end of the 1860s, Penarth’s population reached over 3,000, and its newly completed dock yard made South Wales the worlds biggest coal mining exporter of its time. Naturally, Victorian Penarth thrived and began building for some of the town’s most famous sports that we still love today. The affectionately named Garden by the Sea owes ...
An introduction to the town. Penarth is a predominantly Victorian seaside town situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. With a population of just over 22,000 it is a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play. Penarth lies approximately four miles from Cardiff’s city centre with excellent transport links by rail and by bus.
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Penarth was a mere village till 1865, when the docks were constructed for the export of coal. The harbour and docks are now owned by the Taff Vale railway. The dock was enlarged in 1884, and covers an area of 28 acres; its length is 2900 feet, and its width 370 feet. The lock is 270 feet long and 60 wide, has a Seagate 60 feet wide, and a depth ...
