{"id":16036,"date":"2017-01-27T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T15:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=16036"},"modified":"2017-01-27T15:37:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T15:37:51","slug":"barrys-iconic-eastern-shelter-closed-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/27\/barrys-iconic-eastern-shelter-closed-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry&#039;s iconic Eastern Shelter closed for repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONE of Barry Island\u2019s most iconic beachfront buildings is closed for repairs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Eastern Shelter, which is closed for routine maintenance, was made famous in the BBC TV series Gavin and Stacey. Darren Hirley, 51, from Caledfryn said: \u201cPeople come here just to see the shelter. I have a friend from London and the first thing he said was that we had to go see it.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shelter was part of a multi-million pound regeneration programme which was only completed two years ago. The shelter is now fenced off and people have to take a diversion causing confusion to locals and visitors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lynn McDonald, 65, from Barry Road, Bary said: \u201cI don\u2019t understand why they have closed the bottom because it\u2019s unsafe, but then still let people walk on the top. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI bet this will be going on for months.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, some people don\u2019t mind the repair work. Helen Robertson, 55, said \u201cThey\u2019ve spent so much money on regeneration over the past few years. It\u2019s so much more attractive now.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helen\u2019s husband, Michael Robertson, 59 said: \u201cThere was a time when you literally couldn\u2019t put a beach towel down. Then the place was dead for years and it became run down. Then after Gavin and Stacey and the regeneration it\u2019s back on the up.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lynn Jones, 61 from Penylan said: \u201cThis is such a beautiful place. What they have done here over the past few years is remarkable. To see so many people on the beach is just lovely to see.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Councillor Gwyn John, cabinet member for Visible, Leisure and Regulatory Services, said: \u201cThe seafront location of this historic structure means the Eastern Shelter bears the brunt of the elements throughout the year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs a result the council has to undertake some routine maintenance every so often. This is what is now under way.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is only the pathway under the shelter that is closed and the diversion that takes visitors through the promenade gardens and back down onto the promenade near to the climbing wall is fully accessible. It also offers one of the best views out to sea of the whole resort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of Barry Island\u2019s most iconic beachfront buildings is closed for repairs. 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