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Penarth Town Heritage Trail
Project Timeline

Project Timescale
~200M BC -1AD - 1200s - 1800s - 1840s - 1900s - 1984 - 1986 - 2000s -

2022 - Present Day

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Did You Know...?

This is not the first time we have been involved in the creation of a Town Trail, showcasing the history of Penarth

Click Here to see the original project from the last century and find out more about the PENARTH ORIGINAL TOWN TRAILS REVISITED project.

Project Stages

Project Timeline & Stages

Planning

The planning portion of the project is ongoing throughout the phases, interwoven with the different elements as they will be developed and implemented at different speeds. Though we have split the project up to be rolled out in three phases, these may also overlap in their development and implementation, depending on how each section is created and progressed.

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Research

  • Contact local Historians, councils, businesses for useful information.

  • Compile lists of Information Board topics & Content

  • Compile list of Blue Plaque Candidates

  • Funding Options

  • Publicity Options

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Design

  • Project Content (historical information)

  • Information Board layouts

  • Blue Plaques

  • Website content

  • Interactive elements

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Private Consultations

  • Liaising with local organisations, key people & locations around the town for needed cooperation and assistance.

  • Vale of Glamorgan & Penarth Town Councils.

  • VoGC assisted contractors to install the elements.

  • Element productions (boards & plaques)

  • Funders

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Public Consultations, Presentations and Input

Phase 1

In this phase we will look to install the following (subjected to approval):

  • 28 Information Boards (four of which are the same), detailing the history of Penarth.

  • 43 Blue plaques (subject to homeowner consent)

  • 125 QR codes

  • 150 Dinosaur footprints, set in pavement paviours from the Italian Gardens to the Yacht Club

  • Supporting Website Content containing additional information

Phase 3 & Beyond

  • Enhanced Accessibility Options

  • Alternative Language Options

  • Other possible Interactive elements

    • Audio Tours​

    • Guided Tours

    • Video Presentations & Guides

  • use of Apps

    • (e.g.) Vale Trail / Voice Map

  • The Future Beyond...

Phase 2

In this phase we will look to install the enhanced features that will compliment the ones in phase 1. These include:

  • Interactive tour maps.

  • App with guided tour(s)

  • App with photo manipulation (Augmented Reality), enabling user to appear in historic settings &/ overlay historic photos to locations.

Project Timeline

Development Timeline

2021

  • Project concept discussed amongst committee & project team.

  • Nov - Project Announced

2022

Jan-Oct

  • Initial Development

    • Deciding on board locations

    • Choosing Display Board content

    • Content creation by Alan Thorne & Chris Riley

    • Choosing initial Blue Plaque nominees​

  • Sep - Draft 1 design of information board (Blue version)

  • Oct 26th - Public Consultation & Presentation

2023

Jan-Dec

  • Further Project Development

    • Refining board content

    • Concept board designs​

    • Initial Website content layout designs

  • Meeting & Presentation for PTC

  • Meetings & presentations with VoGC Councillors & Departments

  • Public calls for more Blue Plaque nominees and other assistance.

  • Sep - Draft 2 design of Information Board

  • Dec - Draft 3 design of Information Board (Displayed above)

2024

  • Jan - First draft of Blue Plaque design (Displayed above)

  • Jan 25th - Feb 11th Exhibition of current designs at Penarth Library​

  • Feb 12th - Presentation to PLHS

  • July 17th - Presentation at Penarth Library

  • Sep 21st - Display at PCS Exhibition Showcase.

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The Penarth Civic Society is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation RCN: 1182348*

The content of this website is created & managed by volunteer members of PCS.

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Unless stated otherwise, all information & images on this website are ©1986-present The Penarth Civic Society (/ Penarth Society / Civic Society of Penarth 1971-1986) or have been acquired by or donated to the PCS Picture & Archive Libraries for use by us as we see fit. No use in other media or reproduction allowed without prior consent. All rights reserved by respective sources where applicable.

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*The Penarth Civic Society is not responsible for the content of external websites, documents or other items we do not have specific control over but choose to link to in good faith.

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We would like to thank Emma Cahill of Socially Aware, and Blue Web Design for designing this site, Sarah and Ben Salter for the photographs, Andrew Salter for the Peregrine Falcons film, Chris Riley, Alan Thorne and Bruce Wallace for their contributions to the History of Penarth area of the site, and Comic Relief for helping to fund the site design.

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and Members & Public Donations

Last Site Update 29/12/2024

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