The East Shelter was constructed c.1923 as part of the development of Barry Island as a democratic seaside resort aimed at the working classes of the industrial areas of South Wales. In 1909, Lord Windsor of Friars Point House had gifted the land between the high watermark of Whitmore Bay and Friars Road to the Barry Urban District Council for this purpose.

Built in the Classical style, it is a tall. open, single-storey concrete structure spanning the seafront promenade and set within the seafront wall. It has nine bays divided by paired Tuscan columns with full entablature and pannelled pediment above. It also has sloping flank walls and a viewing platform on the roof,

See also :- West Shelter and Amusement Arcade (nprn:-411105)