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Barry, Glan Y Mor, The Knap c.1960
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This YMCA residential hostel was opened in 1931 by the Countess of Plymouth, and was advertised as a modern residential centre catering for 130 guests. Its facilities included a small putting green, tennis courts and a photographic darkroom. By the 1950s, the accommodation was increased with the addition of a number of small bungalows - the hostel could now cater for over 200 guests. It was demolished in the 1980s, and houses built on the site.

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Barry, Glan Y Mor, The Knap c.1960

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My family moved from Salford (Manchester) to Barry in 1957. We lodged with a very kind lady called Mrs Beck for a few months while we waited for our new semi-detached house to be built on Maes-y-Coed road, Cold Knap. The house was right behind Glan-y-Mor, at the bottom of a grassy hill. If I remember, Glan-y-Mor was a Y.M.C.A and bus loads of Seniors and students came and stayed in the summer months. We knew the ...see more
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