Docks Heritage

The population of Barry at the time of the commencement of the construction of the docks in 1884 numbered only 490. By 1892, this had grown to 15,000.

By 1913, the docks were the busiest coal port in the world, exporting 11.05 million long tons (11,230,000 t; 12,380,000 short tons) at their peak