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Kings Square, BARRY, CF63 4RW

Viewed from King Square. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3357758 for a wider view and some details. Beneath the stone lion on the right, there is a plaque http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3379340 dedicated to the memory of the United States military personnel stationed in and around Barry 1942-1945.

This is the Tynewydd Road side of the library located in King Square, Barry. This was the first new county library in Wales for more than a decade when it opened on January 4th 2007. The two-floor library has the largest selection of books in the Vale of Glamorgan and an extensive collection of music and DVDs. Borrowers can return and check out their books using a self-service checkout. The main reference library for the Vale of Glamorgan is on the first floor.

Unveiled in June 2012, the plaque is here. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3379335

Viewed across King Square. The following chronology is based on information shown on the Vale of Glamorgan Council website. This site was woodland until the end of the nineteenth century. 1900 Maes y Cwm Quarry was excavated on the site of nearby Central Park. 1903 The council acquired the quarry site, which was later filled in enabling the building of Central Park and the library. In the same year, a competition was held for the design of a new block of offices for Barry Urban District Council. The Council appealed to the Andrew Carnegie Trust for a grant to enable a public library for the town to be built. 1906 The library was completed and officially opened on March 1st by The Earl of Plymouth. 1908 Town hall completed at a cost of £7,488, and officially opened on April 22nd. The provision of the clock was not part of the same contract and was supplied at a cost of £329 10s. 1910 Town Hall Square was named King Square. 1939 A Charter of Incorporation was granted and Barry Borough Council was created with its administrative centre at the town hall. This charter authorised the council to appoint a mayor of Barry for the first time. 1974 Local government reorganisation led to the formation of the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council with its administrative centre here at the town hall. 1981 The Council Chamber at the town hall was used for the last time. The mayor and council then moved to the new Civic Office in Holton Road. 2001 Barry library relocated to a temporary home at Barry Leisure Centre. 2005 Work began on the redevelopment of the town hall, King Square and Central Park. 2006 The mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan Council moved into the refurbished town hall, using the former council chamber as the mayor's parlour. 2007 The new county library http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3356189 and town hall were officially opened on January 4th.

Viewed across Tynewydd Road. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3357758 to a front view and a potted history.

Viewed from King Square. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3357758 for a wider view and a potted history of the town hall.

This OS Flush Bracket can be found on the south face of the Library. It marks a point 33.881m above mean sea level.

The office of the estate agents and letting agents occupies the ground floor of 9 Tynewydd Road, Barry. The first floor is occupied by The Wellbeing Practice. Park Funeral Directors premises are on the left.

The years 1894 and 1962 are inscribed on the wall above the doorway of the Tynewydd Road church, viewed from the corner of Wyndham Street.