FROM the Archive this week feature an Edwardian photograph of the Parade, in Barry,with children and young people.
One of the little girls is holding a small dog, no doubt a cherished pet.
Barry's relationship with our canine friends has sometimes been a challenge.
Observations in the newspapers in 1890 complained of packs of dogs roaming the streets of the town, sneaking in the pantry at the back of houses to steal a steak or chop or even a loaf of bread.
The dogs were so bold the local butcher was also a target for their pilfering.
In 1891 a letter to the papers begged for volunteers to help run a Dog Exchange and Home (which might include cats later on).
By 1893 visitors to Barry compared the town with Constantinople due to the large number of dogs wandering around so I guess the Barry Dog Exchange didn't take off.
The Barry & District News would like to thank Cllr Shirley Hodges for the photograph and information.
If you have an old Barry photograph you would like to see included, with information about what it depicts, email sha@barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
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