In 1991 Barry Kirk legally changed his name to his superhero persona ‘Captain Beany.’
The Captain runs the world's only baked bean museum from his council flat in Sandfields,
Port Talbot. Since his first charity event in the mid 80s (sitting for 100 hours in a baked bean-
filled bath) he has raised over £100,000 for good causes. Beany is well known in the town
and elsewhere with numerous television appearances. When I photographed The Captain, I
noticed his head was tattooed with drawings of beans each one initialled—one of his charity
stunts where patrons could donate money in order to be immortalised.
© Roo Lewis 2023 courtesy GOST Books
