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Quaysides & Canals
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A completed section of the quay wall at Morfa Bank. Only some gloss varnish needs to be added
to the sea weed and a few old tyres hung in front of the piling and it will be ready to glue
in place. The lower card section, beneath the bottom of the piles, will be completely
covered by the mud of the river channel. The process showing the various stages of
construction can be found on the August 2021 update page.
Landing stage #1.
Landing stage #2 ready for installation.
Staff discuss the next move with the old trawler 'Nikka', already partially demolished.
The generator that supplies power to the shears sits above the former dry dock caisson,
redundant since the dock was filled in.
The primed stone setts and the recently carved ones opposite will all match with the existing surfaces
Lock gates for the AW&T canal. Further details on the construction can be found on
the January 2017 update page.
A shot looking down on the AW&T lock.
A panoramic view at Morfa Bank from the steelworks to the shore.
At Canada Street Drewry tram D2212 runs along the quayside with a string of grain hoppers
Hudswell Clarke D2508 carries out shunting work. The stages of construction of the
quayside stonework can be found on the May 2012 update page (omwb072).
Whilst Julia awaits her next tugging duty, D2556 trundles past on the quayside.
