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Gladstone Road, BARRY, CF63 1TD

Looking at first glance like a telephone exchange, this 90 metre long building is Barry Police Station, part of the South Wales Police force. The station entrance is in Gladstone Street.

The shop is on the corner of Court Road and Hannah Street.

Barry YMCA was established in the town in 1890. By 1997, Barry YMCA was near closure, with no money, the old building in disrepair and only four staff remaining. Gymnastics was the only activity keeping the centre open. Then a new management team was formed and a development plan put in place. The result was the HUB seen here, a £2¾ million building, entrance on the Gladstone Road side, which was constructed in 2005. It opened on January 12th 2006. Some details and figures from 2009 show the success of the new building: Income is generated from the sale of membership services, room hire and continuous fundraising. 46 people are employed, supported by 38 dedicated volunteers. The HUB is home to 5 other charities, a small business and a dedicated day unit for adults with multiple disabilities. In an average week, more than 1,000 children and young people attend activities here. Another 3000 people (parents, general public and hirers) also use the HUB each week.

This OS cut mark can be found on No77 Court Road. It marks a point 40.685m above mean sea level.

The location is near the corner of Gladstone Road and Court Road. A notice on the wall and another one on the gate state that the depot entrance is from the traffic lights at the Barry Road - Dyfan Road junction.

The entrance to the allotments http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3353740 is from Gladstone Road. On the right is the edge of a long L-shaped area http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3353707 of recycling bins. The floodlights in the background are in Jenner Park Stadium, the home ground of Barry Town F.C. (football club).

Viewed from Gladstone Road. Judging by the name of the allotments, one method of producing food on this site has been replaced by another. The allotment is owned by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. Anyone who lives in the Vale of Glamorgan can apply for one or two plots on any of the council-run allotment sites. Waiting times depend on the site, but it could be months or sometimes years. Allotment users can grow vegetables or flowers, and keep hens (but not cockerels). Some other types of livestock may be kept, subject to prior permission to do so from the council.

The large red Biffa bins have different coloured lettering for different types of items to be recycled. They are located alongside Gladstone Road near this gate http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3353696 which is not an entrance to Court Road depot.

This OS cut mark can be found on No448 Gladstone Road. It marks a point 32.720m above mean sea level.

Viewed from the Court Road end looking towards Barry Road. No doubt named at a time where there were shops and other businesses in this street, Commercial Road in 2013 is a residential street, with only one shop, on the corner of Court Road. One possible remnant of a former commercial use is the fragment of an archway remaining in the wall on the right.