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![Here’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/penarth-wales-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales")
Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales
Posted on Thursday, Aug 8, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both […] -
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. -
![Located high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lavernock-point-11-115x115.jpg "Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature")
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 | 1 CommentLocated high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […] -
![Opening in 1895 in response to the growing popularity of the nearby beach and to service the lively ferry trade to Cardiff, Penarth Pier on the South Wales coast stands 50 feet […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/penarth-cardiff-2013-16-115x115.jpg "Penarth Pier and the restored Pavilion in pictures, South Wales")
Penarth Pier and the restored Pavilion in pictures, South Wales
Posted on Friday, Aug 16, 2013 | 1 CommentOpening in 1895 in response to the growing popularity of the nearby beach and to service the lively ferry trade to Cardiff, Penarth Pier on the South Wales coast stands 50 feet […] -
![I love this picture of these five old ladies dressed in white and sat on a bench looking out across the Bristol Channel. It was taken at the small seaside […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/penarth-wales-115x115.jpg "Five old ladies on a bench, Penarth, Wales")
Five old ladies on a bench, Penarth, Wales
Posted on Saturday, Apr 3, 2010 | No CommentsI love this picture of these five old ladies dressed in white and sat on a bench looking out across the Bristol Channel. It was taken at the small seaside […] -
![A few snaps from a quick jaunt to Penarth pier, a short, late Victorian attraction situated just a few miles from Cardiff. The pier has had some considerable ups and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/penarth-cardiff-45-115x115.jpg "Penarth pier photos")
Penarth pier photos
Posted on Monday, Aug 31, 2009 | No CommentsA few snaps from a quick jaunt to Penarth pier, a short, late Victorian attraction situated just a few miles from Cardiff. The pier has had some considerable ups and […]