ðə pˈɑːɹk wʌz fˈʊli lˈændskeɪpt baɪ ðə ɹˈɑːmɪli fˈæmɪli ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ænd ðeɪ sˈoʊld ɪt tə bˈæɹi ˈɜːbən dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
The park was fully landscaped by the Romilly family in the 1840s, and they sold it to Barry Urban District Council in 1929.