Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1995

The Second Severn Crossing photographed under construction from the PS WAVERLEY on a murky day in May 1995. Due to adverse weather conditions a scheduled cruise down the Bristol Channel was amended and a cruise up the River Severn substituted which proved opportunistic for taking photographs of the Second Severn Crossing which was then under construction. The Bridge was completed in 1996 and renamed PONT TYWYSOG CYMRU in 2018 in honour of his then Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1993

Work in progress constructing one of the piers for the Second Severn Crossing - Now the Prince of Wales Bridge.

Second Severn Crossing Construction - May 1993

Work in progress constructing one of the piers for the Second Severn Crossing - Now the Prince of Wales Bridge.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llanthony lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay-on-Wye/ The ruins are under the care of Cadw and entrance is free. The priory is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956. Within the precincts of the Priory are two other buildings with Grade I listed status: the Abbey Hotel, listed on 1 September 1956; and the Church of St David, listed on the same date.

Flat Holm Island, Bristol Channel - June 1995

Flat Holm Island viewed from PS WAVERLEY Flat Holm (Ynys Echni) is a Welsh island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately 6 km (4 mi) from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan. It includes the most southerly point of Wales. The island has a long history of occupation, dating at least from the Bronze Age. Religious uses include visits by disciples of Saint Cadoc in the 5th-6th century AD, and in 1835 it was the site of the foundation of the Bristol Channel Mission, which later became the Mission to Seafarers. A sanatorium for cholera patients was built in 1896 as the isolation hospital for the port of Cardiff. Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first wireless signals over open sea from Flat Holm to Lavernock. Because of frequent shipwrecks, a lighthouse was built on the island, which was replaced by a Trinity House lighthouse in 1737. Because of its strategic position on the approaches to Bristol and Cardiff a series of gun emplacements, known as Flat Holm Battery, were built in the 1860s as part of a line of defences, known as Palmerston Forts. On the outbreak of World War II, the island was rearmed. It forms part of the City and County of Cardiff and is now managed by Cardiff Council's Flat Holm Project Team and designated as a Local Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area, because of the maritime grassland and rare plants such as rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum) and wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum).

Flat Holm Island, Bristol Channel - June 1995

Flat Holm Island viewed from PS WAVERLEY Flat Holm (Ynys Echni) is a Welsh island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately 6 km (4 mi) from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan. It includes the most southerly point of Wales. The island has a long history of occupation, dating at least from the Bronze Age. Religious uses include visits by disciples of Saint Cadoc in the 5th-6th century AD, and in 1835 it was the site of the foundation of the Bristol Channel Mission, which later became the Mission to Seafarers. A sanatorium for cholera patients was built in 1896 as the isolation hospital for the port of Cardiff. Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first wireless signals over open sea from Flat Holm to Lavernock. Because of frequent shipwrecks, a lighthouse was built on the island, which was replaced by a Trinity House lighthouse in 1737. Because of its strategic position on the approaches to Bristol and Cardiff a series of gun emplacements, known as Flat Holm Battery, were built in the 1860s as part of a line of defences, known as Palmerston Forts. On the outbreak of World War II, the island was rearmed. It forms part of the City and County of Cardiff and is now managed by Cardiff Council's Flat Holm Project Team and designated as a Local Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area, because of the maritime grassland and rare plants such as rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum) and wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum).

Penarth Pier, Penarth - August 1993

Penarth Pier - taken from MV BALMORAL. Penarth Pier was opened in 1898 and was a popular attraction to seaside-goers at the time, who also enjoyed trips on pleasure steamers that operated from the pier. It has on several occasions been damaged by vessels colliding with the structure and in 1931, a fire broke out in one of the pavilions. This wooden pavilion was never replaced, but a concrete pavilion has been used over the years as a concert hall, ballroom, cinema and for other purposes. For more details please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penarth_Pier

Penarth Pier, Penarth - August 1993

Penarth Pier - taken from MV BALMORAL. Penarth Pier was opened in 1898 and was a popular attraction to seaside-goers at the time, who also enjoyed trips on pleasure steamers that operated from the pier. It has on several occasions been damaged by vessels colliding with the structure and in 1931, a fire broke out in one of the pavilions. This wooden pavilion was never replaced, but a concrete pavilion has been used over the years as a concert hall, ballroom, cinema and for other purposes. For more details please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penarth_Pier

Port of Swansea, West Glamorgan - August 1992

Entrance to the port of Swansea - August 1982 photographed from MV BALMORAL on a sailing from Ilfracombe.

Storey Arms, Brecon Beacons, Powys - June 03, 1989

A popular stopping off point on the A470 for people visiting the Brecon Beacons National Park is the Storey Arms. The pub of the same name was demolished in the 1920s. The building on the right is an outdoor education centre near the site of the original coaching inn.

Craig Goch Dam, Elan Valley, Powys, Wales - June 03, 1989

View from Craig Goch Dam Craig Goch Dam, the highest upstream of the series of dams in the Elan Valley, is often referred to as the 'top dam'. It is located at a height of 1040 feet (317m) above sea level. As with all the dams, work started with the arrival of the railway line at the site. In the case of the top dam the line had the farthest to go and a rocky outcrop had to be blasted and dug through on the route to the site. Work on excavating the foundations for a secure base for the structure started in July 1897, some three years after the start of work on the lowest dam at Caban Coch. Craig Goch is seen by many as the most attractive of the dams, with an elegantly curved retaining wall and a series of arches carrying a narrow roadway across the top of the dam. It has a domed valve tower and the structure is typical of the 'Birmingham Baroque' style of much of the waterworks scheme.