Saturday, August 02, 2008

Thompson Street, Barry Docks


The Project Team are indebted to Simon Wales for the loan of two books by Brian C Luxton on the history of Barry, South Wales. One of these books contains a print of Thompson Street, Barry Docks with the text :-

"General view of Thompson Street looking towards junction with Holton Road . The Street was named after Thomas Roe Thompson (d.1919) a native of Sunderland who was a director of the Barry Dock & Railway Company. Demolished 1972, it's heyday was prior to the Great War"

2 comments:

Chris-P said...

Simon, thanks for the loan of the books. Let me know how / when to get them back to you. Chris

Tad said...

great stuff Simon thanks