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Penarth Town Heritage Trail Project

INFORMATION
BOARDS

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Image above shows Draft Version #3 as of November 2023

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We aim to position 28 Information Boards around Penarth Town that will display elements of the town's history. Each board will differ in the type of content displayed, depending on where it is situated.

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A number of boards will show the local history of that particular area such as how it was developed, used and evolved. (e.g. The History of Glebe St).

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Some boards will be themed to a particular topic (e.g. The Arrival of The Railway)

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Some boards will have a number of different topics on them, such as local buildings or features, or noted persons of the town / local area. (e.g. Windsor Rd and The Windsors)

We will look to place each board in an easily accessible place (including, where possible, with inclusions for those with disabilities), scattered across the town. (Exact placement is currently TBD but will hopefully include within parks and as near to featured topics as possible).

 

Each board will consist of several panels of information and photographs, in both English and Welsh, and will also contain a QR code that links back to a page on this website associated with that board, where you will be able to find even more information. Some boards may also contain maps or information about how to follow the trail.

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Final designs of the boards are still being decided (as we have to make certain considerations based on where they will be placed.

The following is a list of the proposed boards & their proposed locations. Note some board names may differ in final version. We have 28 boards planned.

 

The final location of each board is something that needs careful consideration and negotiation with various departments of the VoGC as each location will have certain restrictions regarding how a board can be placed. 

Board Locations - Contents

(Boards 1-4 will hold the same information. Board number order is not finalised)

  1. Town Centre - History of Penarth

  2. Paget Road - History of Penarth

  3. Alexandra Park - History of Penarth

  4. Clifftop - History of Penarth

  5. Paget Road - The Americans

  6. Esplanade - Pier/ Esplanade/ Holidaymakers & Beach/ Swimming Baths/ Tourism

  7. Italian Gardens - Italian Gardens/ Dinosaur Footprints/ RNLI/ Yacht Club/ Marconi

  8. North Penarth - The first houses in Penarth and what they were like. St Paul's

  9. Glebe Street - Penarth's first shopping Centre

  10. Plassey Street - Holiest Street in town

  11. Headlands School - Penarth Hotel/ Old fort/ Northcliffe and Uppercliffe Mansions/ Clive Arms

  12. Marine Parade - Mansions and wealth

  13. Windsor Road - New Shops/ Arcade/ Library/ Solomon Andrews

  14. Station - Arrival of the Railway and effect it had.

  15. Victoria Square - Victoria Square/ All Saints/ Arts and Crafts architecture/ Victoria and Stanwell schools

  16. St Augustine's - St Augustine's church and churchyard

  17. Windsor Gardens - The Windsors

  18. Marina - Customs House and Docks/ The rise and fall of coal exports/ Cosmopolitan population

  19. Marina - Empire and Colonialism

  20. Alexandra Park - The Garden by the Sea

  21. Alexandra Park - Prominent Penarthians

  22. Kymin - Prominent Penarthians

  23. Cogan - Cogan

  24. Coastguard Cottages - Lookout Tower/ Cottages/ Rescues/ Shipping Info/ Rocket

  25. Zig Zag Path (St Joseph's Park) - Billybanks/ Zig Zag Path/ Arcot Triangle/ St Joseph's Church/ Dockers strike & Pilot

  26. Turner House - Roxburgh/ Turner House/ SA Brain

  27. Belleview Park - Belle Vue/ Albert Road School/ Council Offices/ Post Office

  28. Cosmeston - Cement Works/ St Peter's Church/ Landfill/ Medieval Village/ Country Park

Specified siting locations not set. Board Titles may differ from those listed.

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