Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin)
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Barry Docks, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 13 February 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 13 February 1996
- Locality
- Barry Docks
- Community
- Barry
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39526, -3.26236
- Cadw reference
- 3212
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At seaward end of Barry Docks.
Exterior
3212
At seaward end of Barry Docks.
Construction of Barry Docks begun in 1884, first opened to traffic July 1889. Engineer-in-charge was John Wolfe Barry, in partnership with H M Brunel; contractor T W Walker.
Dock basin circa 180m by 150m. Walls in large snecked blocks of squared reddish stone; granite coping, dressings, and treads to steps down to water. Slipway at SE corner. Entrance to No 1 dock to NW side has concave recesses for lock gates (modern replacements). Sea entrance has concave recesses for lock gates.(modern replacements). Return walls on seaward side in similar materials.
Nearby in the register
- Sliding Bridge at N entrance to BasinTransportunder 1 mi
- Operator's Cabin to Sliding BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- SlipwayMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Lifeboat HouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.