Barry Docks

Situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff, Barry was the last of the great Welsh coal ports to be developed. No 1 Dock, covering 73 acres of deep water, opened in 1889 and was equipped with nineteen coal hoists. No 2 Dock, covering 34 acres of deep water, opened in 1898; the north side for coal, the south side for general cargo, and the eastern end for timber, with timber ponds covering 34 acres and six acres respectively. No 3 Dock, or the Basin, was the tidal entrance, but could accommodate some general cargo. The ship nearest the camera is Turnbull, Scott & Co’s ‘Eastgate’, which was built in their family-owned shipyard at of Thomas Turnbull & Son, Whitby. The yard was opened in 1840 to build wooden ships, but in 1871 production was switched to building iron tramps. A total of 113 were built between then and the yard’s closure in 1902. Of these, sixty were built for the Turnbull family themselves for their fleets at Whitby, Cardiff and London. The reason for the yard’s closure was that Whitby bridge restricted dimensions to a maximum beam of 44ft.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".

Beyond the happy holidaymakers the distinctively striped rock face, vividly illustrated here, is a signature feature of the cliff face between Barry and Penarth.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".

How sad – this is the end of our photographic journey around this part of the Vale of Glamorgan. Built for Peter Birt in the 1770s to a design by Robert Adam, this grand residence was for many years renowned for its beautiful interiors, their opulence virtually unparalleled in South Wales. From its pink and green dining room, a 19th-century visitor could wander throughout the castle enthralled by its vast and remarkable collection of stuffed animals on display.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".

Initially commissioned to honour those of the parish who fell in the First World War, the simple Celtic cross of the war memorial was to be sadly amended in the aftermath of the Second World War with the loss of four local men. Corporal Cyril Channon died as a Japanese POW, Gunner Alec Collins was lost at sea with Captain John Duncan, and Lieutenant Rhys Thomas was killed in action.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".

Seemingly indifferent to its position beside the busy thoroughfare connecting Cardiff and Cowbridge, Church Hall House (pictured) stands testament to a romanticised Victorian vision of a pre-industrial Britain. Built in 1898 in a William Morris-inspired Arts and Crafts style, the house boasts a distinctive stone, brick and render façade topped by terracotta tiles and an exaggerated turret.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".