Barry Island Pleasure Park: archaeological desk-based assessment1
Contents Page
Summary..........................................................................................................................3Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................3Copyright notice...............................................................................................................3
1.
Introduction....................................................................................................................4
1.1 Planning history................................................................................................................41.2 Specification and methodology for study.........................................................................41.3 Assessment criteria...........................................................................................................4
2.
Background.....................................................................................................................7
2.1 Location and topography..................................................................................................72.2 Geology............................................................................................................................72.3 Walkover survey..............................................................................................................72.4 General historical and archaeological background........................................................102.5 Specific historical and archaeological background........................................................122.6 Review of Documentary, Cartographic and Aerial Resources:.....................................17
3.
Archaeological Interests..............................................................................................20
4.
Assessment....................................................................................................................28
4.1 Effect of the development on archaeological sites (Table 2).........................................28
5.
Mitigation......................................................................................................................36
Bibliography.................................................................................................................38
Websites........................................................................................................................39
Cartographic sources...................................................................................................39
Appendix I.....................................................................................................................40
Map Regression..............................................................................................................40
Appendix II...................................................................................................................46
Walkover Survey............................................................................................................46
Appendix III.................................................................................................................50
Aerial Photographs with Coverage of the Evaluation Area...........................................50
Appendix IV..................................................................................................................54
Gazetteer of archaeological interests..............................................................................54
Plates
Plate 1: View of Barry Island Pleasure Park looking northwest.........................................46
Plate 2: View of Barry Island Pleasure Park looking southwest.........................................46
Plate 3: View of Barry Island Pleasure Island looking southeast........................................47
Plate 4: View of Log Flume looking northwest......................................................................47
Plate 5: Front elevation of 1920’s building at Barry Island Pleasure Park looking north48
Plate 6: Front elevation of 1920’s building at Barry Island Pleasure Park looking north48
Plate 7: Front elevation of The Dolphin café at Barry Island Pleasure Park.....................49
Plate 8: Rear of The Dolphin café at Barry Island Pleasure Park......................................49
Plate 9: OS 66/200 16th August 1966......................................................................................52
Plate 10: Barry Island Pleasure Park WAG 2181 30th July 1981.......................................53