Western Mail Wednesday April 28th. 1926. The following Items will be about BARRY and BARRY ISLAND, taken from  five pages of adverts. DOROTHY CAFE.- Barry Island- Hot and Cold Lunches, Teas & Supper. One minute from the Beach and Station Telephone Barry 369. Proprietor. H.E. HOLBROOK. THE MERRIE FRIAR'S CAFE= Barry Island. Recently erected, and fully equiped Electric Light and Lifts. American Soda Fountain.   Dance Hall. Extensive Balconies Overlooking Sands and Channel. Entirely under new management. H. CRISPIN LEWIS, Manager. (Late of the LOUIS, Duke Street, Cardiff and Blackpool Pleasure Beach Casino, and The Lounge, Harrogate).  Telephone Barry 49. H.R. PAUL & Son Ltd. Est. 1899. BUILDERS' MERCHANTS. 2,4,6,8,&10 Holton Road, Barry. (Sawmill and Timber Yard, Butrills Road, Barry. T.C. PALMER. Barry's Smartest Tailor, 102, Holton Road, Barry. and at 66, Queen Street, Cardiff and 87a, High Street, Merthyr. WHITE'S MOTORS, Penarth Road, Cardiff. Tele. Cardiff 4328; Barry 321. FARES- ELY-BARRY- 1/3 return.  CARDIFF-BARRY-1/6 return. Pay a visit to.- W.H. TREASURE & SONS, Ltd., The Stationers. 58, Holton Road, Barry Docks. BAGGETT & JOHN, Footwear Specialists, 2, Romilly Buildings, Barry.  Phone 339. C.J. VAUGHAN & Co., Ltd., Wine and Spirit Merchants, and Bottlers, St. Nicholas Road, Barry. PERCY C. EDMUNDS, Chemist & Optician, Market St. Barry. Taxi, Sir ? Day or Night. Weddings. Parties. Ring up Barry 462. D.W. MACLOED,Thompson Street Garage, Barry Dock. B. & H. BRACEY. Scale & Weighing Machine Makers. 35, Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff. Tele. 6110 DAVID BROOKS, Wholesale & Retail Newsagent, Stationer and Tobacconist, 23, High Street, Barry. H.V. THOMAS, 3, Broad Street, Barry. Ladies' and Gent's Hairdressing Saloons. W.E. WOODMAN. First-Class Fruiterer, Confectioner, Florist & Corn Merchant.  106, Broad Street., Barry. W.H. HOOPER & Co. Ironmongers and Complete House Furnishers, 99 &100, High Street, Barry. Tele. 64. J. ANEURIN EVANS, M.P.S.- Chemist and Druggist, 42, High Street, Barry. Tele. No.7. B. RICHARDS, High-class Family Butcher, 124, Holton-Road, Barry Dock. Tele. 637. PEGGIE LUEN, Tobacconist, Fruiterer and Confectioner. Woodland Stores, Woodland Road, Barry Dock. Tele. 102. RICH'S STORES, 269, Holton Road, Barry Dock. Grocer and Provision Merchant. (phone 638). PERCY F. CADLE & Co. Barry. Est. 1887. (opposite Barry Station) High-Class Tobacconists. Leading House in South Wales 40 Years Successful and Progressive Business Growth. (Cadle' Famous Little TINTERN ABBEY CIGAR- 5 for 1/6. IRENE BURNETT, Specialist in Ladies Underwear. 5, High Street, Barry. COLD KNAP BAY, BARRY. WATCH TOWER TEA GARDENS and Select Board Residence. Special "Cold Knap" Fruit & Cream Teas 1/6. Proprietrees R. LUEN.  Tele. 592. GEORGE OLIVER "The Name Behind The Shoe" 88 & 89 Holton Road, Barry Dock. DAVIES BROS. Everything For The Building Trade, Broad Street, Barry. (Head Office Newport). D.J. THOMAS. Dispensing and Photographic Chemist, 148, Holton Rd., Barry Dock. ( Your Eyesight Tested on Scientific Principles by J. GRIBBLE MAYNE)-The Optician. JOHN CRUISE &Son, 220, Holto Road, Barry Dock. Tele. 345. High-Class Dairyman. A.E. STEAD, Draper and Milliner, High Street, Barry. T.J. FOWLER. Qualified Chemist, 8, Barry Road, Cadoxton. W.T. ACE Wholesale & Retail Tobaccanist. 180, Holton Rd., Barry Dock. 'Phone 493. P.G. BURNETT, High-Class Meat Purveyor, 4 & 102, High Street, Barry. Tele. 525. CHESTER-WILLIAMS (The Leading Draper) 75/76, High Street, Barry. J.GRIFFITHS, Carmarthen Dairy and Cafe, 77, Holton Road, Barry Dock. F.C. BALL & Co. Art Florists & Nurserymen. 160, Holton Road, Barry. (Coldbrook Nurseries Phone 285). The Only Hotel On The Sea Front. PEBBLE BEACH, BARRY. SHIP HOTEL (D.L. NEIL) Two Minutes Station  Three Minutes Both Beaches. Phone 625. DAN EVANS & CO. 81, 83, 85, & 85c Holton Road, Barry Dock. Est. 1905. Phone 67. (Ironmongers - Furnishers.) P. HALEWOOD &Sons, Ltd. 104, High Street, Barry and 87, Main Street, Cadoxton. New Season's Footwear. There is an article (The Coming of Barry. by S.A. TYLKE former owner of Barry Island). John Patrick

Hi Thank you again, John Patrick. All your News Items are extremely interesting and I read them with great pleasure. This one especially, because The Merrie Friar's Cafe at Barry Island was owned at some point by my Grandmother's brother Griffith Griffiths who built up a business known as The Pickwick. He went to Barry from Carnarvon as a young boy with his brother after his parents died and starting from nothing built up a business with 2 shops in Holton Road, one in High Street, also Ann's Pantry, as well as The Merrie Friar's. All this was a bit before my time! But my Grandmother lived with us and it is from her that I had a very good start to my knowledge of my family history. My mother, still alive at over 100 yrs of age, still remembers her Uncle Griff. All the family are well remembered and if anyone on this list may know of my mother I would be very pleased to hear from you. She had many friends in the Barry area and outskirts. She was in Barry Girls County School and I have photographs of netball teams taken during the relevant period. Her name at that time was Lillian Edwards and she had a sister Dorothy and a brother Lewellyn (known as "Loo"). Lillian has a first cousin who is also over 100, in fact she is more than 101 yrs of age. Her name is Sallie and until very recently has been living near Romilly Park. Does anyone know this family? I know there are people in the Barry area who must be "belonging". Griffith Griffiths and his brother Iorwerth came from Carnarvon, as I said, and as they were only in their early teens they were taken by their aunt Margaret who had married William Parry and I believe that the Parry family lived in Station Street in Barry for many years. Hoping to hear from someone, Best Wishes, Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "J GRIFFITHS" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: [MON] News Items APRIL 1st to JUNE 30th 1926.Number One-Hundredthirty eight Western Mail Wednesday April 28th. 1926. THE MERRIE FRIAR'S CAFE= Barry Island. Recently erected, and fully equiped Electric Light and Lifts. American Soda Fountain. Dance Hall. Extensive Balconies Overlooking Sands and Channel. Entirely under new management. H. CRISPIN LEWIS, Manager. (Late of the LOUIS, Duke Street, Cardiff and Blackpool Pleasure Beach Casino, and The Lounge, Harrogate). Telephone Barry 49. John Patrick ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message