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2001

Amelia Trust Farm

Amelia Trust Farm
The Amelia Trust Farm provides important local education and support functions, plus the chance for some volunteer agricultural work. A nice place to visit on a sunny weekend!

01/05/2001

Amelia Trust Farm

Amelia Trust Farm
A few of the animals at the farm. The farm, a charity, offers a pleasant few hours for the visitor, with animals, walks and a small cafeteria.

01/05/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
In the Summer Barry Island is definitely open to visitors! A beautiful Golden Beach, Sheltered water, and a busy promenade and funfair!

01/08/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
In the Summer Barry Island is definitely open to visitors! A beautiful Golden Beach, Sheltered water, and a busy promenade and funfair!

01/08/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
In the Summer Barry Island is definitely open to visitors! A beautiful Golden Beach, Sheltered water, and a busy promenade and funfair!

01/08/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
In the Summer Barry Island is definitely open to visitors! A beautiful Golden Beach, Sheltered water, and a busy promenade and funfair!

01/08/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
The first of the new houses on the Nell's Point headland development.

10/09/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
The beach at Whitmore Bay with the first of the new houses on the Nell's Point headland development.

10/09/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
Whitmore Bay, with the first of the new houses on the Nell's Point headland development behind.

10/09/2001

Barry Island

Barry Island
Whitmore Bay beach is busy and popular in the summer, as are the promenade and funfair.

10/09/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch - the Tappeto Volante Ride.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch - the Tappeto Volante Ride.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch - for the little ones!

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
One of the traditional Welsh ways of losing your lunch - and you might even get your own back on the other side!

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
Smaller rides for smaller people.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
Bigger rides for bigger people.

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
Rides for the very daring! The Evolution ride looks like a brown shorts job!

01/06/2001

Barry Island Fairground

Barry Island Fairground
Rides for the very daring! The Evolution ride is definately a brown shorts job!

01/06/2001

Barry Island Promenade

Barry Island Promenade
A far cry from the Summer bustle, in the winter the beach at Barry Island belongs to the locals.

16/01/2001

Barry Island Promenade and Beach

Barry Island Promenade and Beach
Unbeatable for a brisk wals on a crisp spring morning! In the background are the remains of the holiday camp, now awaiting redevelopment.

01/05/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island

Bonfire Night Display, Barry Island
Sponsored by local businesses and organised by the Rotary Club, there is a major fireworks display every bonfire night.

05/11/2001

Butlins, Barry Island

Butlins, Barry Island
The main entrance to the Butlins Camp, later 'The Barry Island Resort' and 'The Majestic'. Long closed and now awaiting redevelopment.

16/01/2001

Cardiff Bay Barrage

Cardiff Bay Barrage
Water buses operate from Penarth or Cardiff offering a nice cruise around the impounded Bay.

28/10/2001

Chemical Plants, Sully Moors

Chemical Plants, Sully Moors
The chemical plants to the east of Barry are serviced by sea, rail and road.

31/10/2001

Chemical Plants, Sully Moors

Chemical Plants, Sully Moors
The chemical plants to the east of Barry are serviced by sea, rail and road.

31/10/2001

Fisherman's Cottages, Old Harbour

Fisherman's Cottages, Old Harbour
The old port of Barry, and on the cliffs, the new Fisherman's Cottages (built around 1980) overlooking Watchtower Bay..

01/02/2001

Knap Lake - Feeding the Swans

Knap Lake - Feeding the Swans
During the winter about 150 Swans seem to make the lake their home - sustained by the bread brought by the visitors.

01/05/2001

Lakeside Civic Amenity Paper Bank

Lakeside Civic Amenity Paper Bank
It it just a coincidence, or do things like this really happen more often during school holidays?

01/05/2001

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display
The centenary celebrations for the Barry Dock lifeboat were held at the Waterfront, and included a display by the Red Devils Parachute Team.

01/06/2001

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display
The centenary celebrations for the Barry Dock lifeboat were held at the Waterfront, and included a display by the Red Devils Parachute Team.

01/06/2001

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display
The centenary celebrations for the Barry Dock lifeboat were held at the Waterfront, and included a display by the Red Devils Parachute Team.

01/06/2001

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display
The centenary celebrations for the Barry Dock lifeboat were held at the Waterfront, and included a display by the Red Devils Parachute Team.

01/06/2001

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display

Lifeboat Centenary Parachute Display
The centenary celebrations for the Barry Dock lifeboat were held at the Waterfront, and included a display by the Red Devils Parachute Team.

01/06/2001

Morrisons at The Waterfront

Morrisons at The Waterfront
The site of the new Morrisons Superstore. The deep ruts show the pleasures of a building site in winter!

16/01/2001

Nell's Point Redevelopment

Nell's Point Redevelopment
Once the site of a big holiday camp, changes in the holiday industry have caused the camp to close, and where the chalets once stood is now being redeveloped for housing. The sloping part of the land has been left for public use. Generous, eh?

01/05/2001

Nell's Point Redevelopment, Barry Island

Nell's Point Redevelopment, Barry Island
The "public space" at Nell's Point. Previously the site of chalets, it was presumably a bit steep for building on! Clements Colley Walk remains around the top of the cliff, and provides another means of access to Jackson's Bay. (It's a nice stroll, too!)

01/05/2001

Nell's Point to Sully

Nell's Point to Sully
Up the Welsh Coast from Nell's Point is the outer harbour of Barry Docks, the Atlantic Trading Estate at the Bendricks, and the village of Sully with Lavernock Point behind. The islands are Bendricks Rock and Sully Island.

01/05/2001

Old Harbour

Old Harbour
The Old Harbour and Watchtower Bay provide a huge expanse of golden sand at low tide. At high tide most (but not all) of the boats float. Watchtower Bay is separated from the Old Harbour by York Breakwater.

01/02/2001

Paddle Steamer 'Waverley'

Paddle Steamer 'Waverley'
The Waverley is a regular visitor to this coast, and with the 'Balmoral', runs a varied program of cruises.

01/02/2001

Paper Bank Fire, the Bridge Car Park

Paper Bank Fire, the Bridge Car Park
The paper bank has caught fire, and it's half term. Coincidence?

01/02/2001

Promenade Gardens, Barry Island

Promenade Gardens, Barry Island
Tranquility on a quiet summer evening.

01/06/2001

Railway Embankment Repairs

Railway Embankment Repairs
Following a really wet winter a few years ago, part of Park Avenue slipped onto the railway line. Years later this beast was brought in to repair the damage.

01/02/2001

Railway Embankment Repairs

Railway Embankment Repairs
Following a really wet winter a few years ago, part of Park Avenue slipped onto the railway line. Years later this beast was brought in to repair the damage. The arm is easily as tall as the houses bahind.

01/02/2001

Railway Embankment Repairs

Railway Embankment Repairs
Following a really wet winter a few years ago, part of Park Avenue slipped onto the railway line. Years later this beast was brought in to repair the damage. With the bucket on the opposite pavement you could still get a bus under the arm!

01/02/2001

Seaman's Memorial

Seaman's Memorial
1914 - 18 : Adams to Magulianos

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial

Seaman's Memorial
1914 -18 : Manions to York

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial

Seaman's Memorial
1939 - 45 : Abdullah to Lopez

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial

Seaman's Memorial
1939 - 45 : Lorenson to Young

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road
Built a few years ago, amidst considerable controvery over location and design, the monument commemorates Merchant Seamen lost in the two World Wars, 1914-18 and 1939-45

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road
Pacific Ocean

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road
Indian Ocean and main commemoration.

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road
Pacific and Mediterranean Oceans

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

01/05/2001

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

Seaman's Memorial, Civic Offices, Holton Road

01/05/2001

Spring Sunset at Barry Island

Spring Sunset at Barry Island
Whimore Bay and West Barry from Nell's Point.

01/05/2001

Sully from Barry Island

Sully from Barry Island
Sully and Sully Island from Clements Colley Walk, which runs around Nell's Point.

01/05/2001

Swans at Knap Lake

Swans at Knap Lake
There are often as many as 100 pairs of swans at the lake, and feeding them is a popular addition to a walk.

01/02/2001

Swans at the Knap Lake

Swans at the Knap Lake
Even on Boxing Day the swans want feeding!

26/12/2001

Swans at the Knap Lake

Swans at the Knap Lake
Even on Boxing Day the swans want feeding!

26/12/2001

Swans at the Knap Lake

Swans at the Knap Lake
Even on Boxing Day the swans want feeding!

26/12/2001

Swans at the Knap Lake

Swans at the Knap Lake
Even on Boxing Day the swans want feeding!

26/12/2001

The Dock Offices

The Dock Offices
The Dock Offices, wit the lights of the Waterfront Development and the town behind.

02/11/2001

The Points

The Points
From Nell's Point and looking down the Bristol Channel are Whitmore Bay and Friars's Point, Watchtower Bay and Knap Point, and the Knap and Porthkerry Beaches leading to Rhoose Point.

01/05/2001

The Points

The Points
From the newly 'publicised' Nell's Point you can see Friars's Point, Knap Point and Rhoose Point to the West down the Bristol Channel.

01/05/2001

The Remains of the Holiday Camp Complex.

The Remains of the Holiday Camp Complex.
The Boulevard provided much of the evening entertainment when the camps were open, including shops, night club and bars. Now it just waits for demolition.

01/05/2001

The Remains of the Holiday Camp Pool Complex.

The Remains of the Holiday Camp Pool Complex.
Once Butlins, then later Majestic, and the Barry Island Resort, little now remains of the holiday camp. The chalets are gone and housing now takes their place. The pools are derelict (in spite of the council wasting £000's on them!).

01/05/2001

The Waterfront

The Waterfront
The development is looking nice - less like a building site, more like a park. Apartments overlooking the water are springing up.

01/05/2001

The Waterfront

The Waterfront
The start of building work on apartments overlooking the water.

01/05/2001

The Waterfront

The Waterfront
Newly completed housing and apartments are starting to look "lived in", although there are still infrastructure works to complete

01/05/2001

The Waterfront

The Waterfront
Construction of new apartment blocks and a new superstore, as viewed from Barry Island.

01/05/2001

The Waterfront Development

The Waterfront Development
The first (and to date :2003, the only) retailer of the new development, Morrisons are building a supermarket and petrol station. Building started in January 2001, and the store opened in August 2001.

10/01/2001

The Waterfront Development

The Waterfront Development
Morrisons supermarket project, bogged in the winter mud! In the background are the dock offices, nicely restored, and home to the Council!

10/01/2001

The Waterfront Development - Morrisons Supermarket

The Waterfront Development - Morrisons Supermarket
After only about 8 weeks, the Morrisons superstore is taking shape. Work appears on target for an August completion.

28/02/2001

View from Nell's Point

View from Nell's Point
Up the Bristol Channel from Nell's Point the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm can be seen, and on the coast behind, Weston Super-Mare and Brean Down.

01/05/2001

Watchtower Bay

Watchtower Bay
As well as a sheltered area of water, Watchtower Bay has a public slipway for the launching of boats.

01/02/2001

Watchtower Bay and the Old Harbour

Watchtower Bay and the Old Harbour
Watchtower Bay provides a superb expanse of golden sand at low tide. In some places, under the right conditions, you can get quicksand, but it's not difficult to get out of! York Breakwater is a popular fishing spot at high tide.

01/05/2001

Waterfront Development

Waterfront Development
Although still predominantly a building site, parts of the Waterfront development are starting to look nice.

16/01/2001

Whitmore Bay

Whitmore Bay
A quiet Spring evening at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island. The headland is Nell's Point, and the former Butlins site is being prepared for new houses.

01/05/2001

Whitmore Bay

Whitmore Bay
A quiet Spring evening on the sands.

01/05/2001

Whitmore Bay and Barry Island

Whitmore Bay and Barry Island
Whitmore Bay form Nell's Point, with the 'public' part of Barry Island, and the West end of Barry beyond.

01/05/2001

Whitmore Bay and Nell's Point

Whitmore Bay and Nell's Point
A beautiful, sheltered bay at high tide, Whitmore Bay is a popular beach in the summer. The Butlins Camp on Nell's point is gone, and work is starting on new housing.

01/02/2001

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island
A quiet Spring evening at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island. The headland is Friar's Point, and the tide is a long way in! When the tide is out, about 3/4 of the way along the point, the beach is a mass of golden sand.

01/05/2001

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island
A much more sedate way to travel on the beach.

01/06/2001

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island
The beach, with the remains of the Butlins camp behind, and in the middle, new houses where holiday chalets once stood.

01/06/2001

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