Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive

Links


10th Barry Guides
Hand Written Log Book By 10th Barry Guides From The 1940s
10th Barry Guides have discovered the above. Read it page by page by clicking on the above link. Our thanks go to Lisa Edwards, '10th Barry Guides' for providing the link to the book.


Archaeology
Glamorgan - Gwent Archaeological Trust
Want advice on archaeology in our area. Contact GGAT.


Barry Sites Of Interest
Barry Model Boat Club
Site has good number of interesting working models of vessels of all kinds - a must see site of the maritime modeller.


Britishexpats.com
Britishexpats.com
A resource for british expats around the world. Immigration and general discussion forums, articles, blogs, chat room, photo gallery and more.


Castles
Castles Of Wales
A good quality guide to Castles situated in Wales.


Coastguard
Barry Coast Guard Search & Rescue
Want to learn about the activities of the Barry Coastguard / Search and Rescue Team.


Community Web Sites Outside Barry
Llantwit Major Town Tourist Resident Information Vale Of Glamorgan
An excelent, informative guide the town of Llantwit Major.

Cowbridge Resident Tourist Information Vale Of Glamorgan
Like that for Llantwit Major, this site does same for Cowbridge.


David Davies
The Industrial Legacy Of David Davies
A short, but interesting text that relates to David Davies, one among many that were responsible for the opening of a docks at Barry. Produced by the National Museums and galleries, Wales.


Docks Around The Globe
Pembroke Town And Pembroke Dock (Wales)
A Port of call for history and and other essential information on the above.

Gloucester Docks (England)
A brief but most informative history of above.

Swansea & Port Talbot (Wales)
An interesting and comprehensive website that is run by former employees of Associated British Ports. Contains excellent historical information on both Swansea and Port Talbot Docks.

Newport Docks (Wales)
Provided By Newport City Councils Onine Library Service. For all who are interested in the history of Newport.

Cardiff Docks (By Welsh Icons, Wales)
From web site called 'Welsh Icons'. As the name suggests. There is a whole lot more to this Welsh web site. Its interesting and informative. Well worth a visit. Go there.


Genealogy
Welsh American Genealogical Society
Formed in 1990 in the United States to serve as a common link for Welsh genealogical researchers in the United States or anywhere throughout the Welsh world.

GENUKI Barry
Lots of information here for the family historian and history lover's alike.


Just Picture It - Wales
Just Picture It - Wales
An extensive collection of sites that concentrate on places and images from all over Wales. Designed to let people from all over the world see where their relatives came from in Wales. Thoughtfully brought together by Venita from the USA who has a love of her own Welsh Roots.


Museums
National Museum Of Wales
A direct link to the National Museums Of Wales.


RNLI
Barry Dock Lifeboat
Want to know more about the Barry Dock Lifeboat . Click on the above link.


Railway
Barry And Penarth Model Railway Club
A vital resource for those with local model railway interests.


Royal Navy Dedicated Sites
Old Ships - Everything Navy - Welcome
A web site dedicated to all who served with the Royal Navy and those stil serving in the Royal Navy.


Ships Badges & Flags
Royal Navy M.O.D. UK
Ever wanted to identify and know the meaning of flags flown by British vessels within the make up of our Royal Navy & Merchant Shipping Fleets. Well now you can with the release of useful information from the Ministry Of Defence.


Ships With Welsh Place Names
H.M.S Glamorgan (County Class Destroyer)
An excellent web site that keeps the memory of ship & crew that led the Britsh task force into the Falkland Sound, to retake the Falkland Islands in 1982. Note the vessel has since been decommisioned.


Special Maritime Interest
Freinds of Purton. Largest Ships' graveyard in Britain
The Friends of Purton Society was founded by Gloucester based Maritime Historian, Paul Barnett and it was through his efforts in bringing together a representative group of these growing enthusiasts that the inaugural meeting took place on 30th November 2008 resulting from which, the following aims were drafted: -The Primary Objective of the Society is to protect and secure the as yet undefined site and abandoned vessels lying at Purton, Gloucestershire, which is collectively referred to as ‘The Purton Ships’ Graveyard’.The aims of The Friends of Purton are: To foster the interest of the general public, historians, archaeologists, scientists and other professionals; To promote the understanding of this unique resource and all it can reveal; To facilitate continued investigation and research within the site for as long as it remains possible. Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive welcomes Paul Barnett and his team to our links page. We wish you well with your quest. Your site is a must for anyone interested in maritime history that wishes to broaden their horizons.


Sport
Barry Wanderers Wanderers Cricket Club.
A Brief History Of The Above Cricket Club


Useful Welsh Research Sites
Welsh Journals Online
This collection is now live English and Welsh. All academically significant Welsh periodicals published since 1900 are being digitised by the National Library of Wales, to provide, for the first time, a substantial corpus of material in the Welsh language freely available online, in perpetuity, to readers in all parts of the world.


Vale Of Glamorgan Fire Service
Barry Fire Station
Want to learn more about our local fire station. Check out this informative web site out for details.


Welsh Military History
Welsh Guards
Learn about the Welsh Guards from formation in 1915 to present day activities and much more here.

The Welsh Regiment 1914-1918
A must for all who have an interest in the Welsh Regiment during the period of the bloodiest World Conflict that has ever been fought.

The Royal Regiment Of Wales
The Royal Regiment of Wales was formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of two of Wales' most famous and distinguished regiments, namely The South Wales Borderers (24th Foot) and The Welch Regiment (41st/69th Foot). Read more of their history here.

1st Queens Dragoon Guards. Also Known As The Welsh Cavalry.
Look into their history and find out why they are known as the Welsh Cavalry and more.

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