Jean Good, hard at work.
Welcome to the latest editon of the Glamorgan Record Office Newsletter
The list that follows gives brief details of accessions received by gift, deposit
or purchase for the period 1 September to 30 November 2002. Please note that
not all items shown are available for immediate consultation, and some dates
given are approximate. Some items may be on restricted access. Reference codes
or accession numbers are given in brackets.
Borough of Cardiff, pamphlet commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen, and the erection of a seamen's hospital to replace HMS Hamadryad, 1897 (2002/196)
Cardiff City Council, proposed development schemes for Cardiff city centre, c.1986 (2002/157)
Caerphilly Urban District Council,
'Looking to Leisure' - the story of Caerphilly Council's recreation grounds,
1964 (2002/160)
Glamorgan County Council
Clerk's Department: copy letters relating to evacuation, 1940 (2002/185), Education
Committee, Attendance Officers’ prosecution book, 1914 – 1946 (2002/142), Central
Welsh Board and Welsh Department Board of Education circulars, reports and minutes,
1927-1931 (2002/163), Technical Instruction Committee: report of the second
annual mining tour, 1902 (2002/168), photograph taken during the Festival of
Britain, and a photograph of members outside County Hall, c. 1951 (2002/151),
sheep dipping regulations, 1950 (2002/152), souvenir of a luncheon given by
the chairman of the Council at the opening of the bridge and viaduct over the
Neath estuary, 1955 (2002/153)
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Glamorgan Graveyard Liaison Committee, minutes, agenda and reports, 1984-1993 (2002/179)
Glamorgan Record Office, 'Information for Visitors' and 'Education Service' leaflets, 1990s (2002/194)
Mid Glamorgan County Council, member's handbook, and an analysis of the problems of MGCC, 1974-1975 (2002/164), Clerk's Department: photograph and key, 1992 (2002/180), Planning Dept.: photographs of Rhoose Airport; St Athan; Bridgend; Caerphilly etc., and Danygraig Home for the Aged, C20 (2002/149)
Mid Glamorgan County Council, member's handbook, and an analysis of the problems of MGCC, 1974-1975 (2002/164), Clerk's Department: photograph and key, 1992 (2002/180), Planning Dept.: photographs of Rhoose Airport; St Athan; Bridgend; Caerphilly etc., and Danygraig Home for the Aged, C20 (2002/149)
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council registers of electors 2002 (2002/198)
Rhymney Valley Graveyard Liaison Committee, minutes, agenda, reports and correspondence, 1986-1995 (2002/178)
South Glamorgan County Council, programme from the High Sheriff's luncheon, 1980 (2002/184)
Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council,
programme from a mayoral dinner on the occasion of the election of Councillor
Hinds as Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, 1975 (2002/146)
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Glamorgan Constabulary, Mountain
Ash Division: telephone message books, and parade and crime statistics, 1925-1988
(2002/225)
Jean Good, hard at work. |
Jean Good, a regular volunteer at the office for a number of years has been hard at work cataloguing a large collection of South Wales Police Association photographs. The collection includes pictures of individuals, groups, stations and buildings as well as methods of transport used by the force and covers the period from the late 19th century to 1969. |
Bridgend General Hospital, aerial photograph of the new block; notes compiled by E. R. Baker on stationing first members of police force in Bridgend workhouse, c.1962 (2002/154)
Probation Officer's annual
report and partnerships plan, 1982-2002 (2002/159)
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Cardiff, programme for Corpus Christi celebration, Cardiff Arms Park, 1993
(2002/145)
Marriage register of Bethany Baptist Chapel, Pwll Gwaun, 1896-1992 (2002/224)
Order of service for the September 11th National Memorial Service held at St.
John's Church, Cardiff 2002 (2002/170)
Records of Cowbridge Benefice, C19-C20 (2002/199), Parish magazine of
the Benefice of Cowbridge, 1882-1985 (2002/221)
Copies of registers of Ebenezer, Nebo and Salem Congregational chapels, Aberdare,
C18-C19 (2002/234)
Records of the Society of Friends
South Wales Monthly Meeting, including minutes; photographs; correspondence;
accounts; reports; membership records; testimonies; certificates of accomplishment
and other miscellaneous papers, 1898-1996 (2002/175)
Records of the Rhondda Valley English Methodist Circuit, including registers
of baptisms and marriages; records of Ynyswen chapel, and records of Llwynypia
chapel and Sunday School, 1893-1994 (2002/214)
Photograph of members of Tabernacle Baptist Church at the Christian Endeavour
Convention, 1921 (2002/144) St. Saviour's Parish magazine, 1928 (2002/189)
Marriage registers from closed Congregational
churches in Glamorgan, 1910 – 1985 (2002/140)
Annual reports and statements of accounts of the English Congregational Church,
Bridgend, 1920 – 1959 (2002/141)
Records relating to Roath Methodist Church, C19-C20 (2002/217)
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Cowbridge Board School: admissions
register, 1876-1885 (2002/188)
Register of Maesteg Voluntary Nursery School; notes on the beginnings
of Maesteg Welsh School, and newspaper cuttings concerning Miss Roberts, head
teacher, 1948-1952 (2002/235)
Abernant Primary School, registers of daily attendances; pre-school age
admissions register, 1940 – 1960s (2002/135)
Cousins and Leonard Solicitors,
papers relating to Cousins and Leonard Solicitors, Pembroke Terrace, Cardiff,
c. 1911 – 1940s (2002/148)
Abbey Line Shipping Co., annual return and balance sheets, 1916-1984
(2002/176)
Aberthaw and Bristol Channel Portland Cement Co., description of works
and methods, prospectus and related papers, 1914-1915 (2002/211)
Alfred Shanklands and Sons Incorporated Accountants, trading profit and
loss accounts for Messrs. F&O Ruckey, Market Gardeners, Cadoxton, and E. K.
Studios Ltd., Cornwall St., Cardiff, 1938-1948 (2002/165)
Andrews Brothers, records relating to the Bute Estate; sports; Cardiff
Fine Art Exhibition 1896; the sale of Roath Court and Roath Park United Reform
Church, C19-C20 (2002/230)
Baldwin's Ltd., notebooks, plans and sections, c.1913-1950s (2002/186)
Bird and Son, business records of Bird and Son, tar distillers, (2002/217)
Chamberlains and Sons, business records of Chamberlain and Sons wine
and spirit merchants, c.1912-1960s (2002/219)
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Everett, Tomlin, Lloyd and Pratt Solicitors, pre-registration title deeds
relating to 14 Llancaiach Road, Cardiff, C19-C20 (2002/226)
Miners' Strike 1984, circulars, newsletters and flyers, 1984 (2002/166)
National Union of Railwaymen, postcard of a stained glass mural at Unity
House, London depicting the history of the N.U.R., 1983 (2002/195)
Stephenson and Alexander, client files, C20 (2002/197), client files
and map, 1900-1919 (2002/213), sale particulars, C20 (2002/218), firm's files
and lists, c.1908-1923 (2002/223), client files, C20 (2002/233)
Microfiche copies of building plans, including Gadlys Pit; colliers and transport
depots, 1990s (2002/162)
Plans of Bedwas Bridge, 1910-1942 (2002/200)
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Photographs of buses and notes on
transport history in the Rhondda and Cardiff, 1970s-1990s (2002/181)
British Railway Property Board, papers relating to a proposed siding
for Ford Motor Company at Bridgend, 1977-1978 (2002/187), Deeds, C19-C20 (2002/222)
Cardiff International Airport, programme from Cardiff International Airport
Summer Ball 2002 (2002/138)
Great Western Ports, port books, 1930s (2002/231)
Port of Cardiff, fishing ledger, 1970-1988 (2002/228)
Survey of Cardiff, Minutes, agenda and reports of the executive committee; statements
of account; 'The Inner Harbour: An Historical Appraisal', and 'A Bibliography
of Cardiff Directories, 1795-1978’, 1988-1991 (2002/177)
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Since November of last year we have
another new member of staff dedicated to the task of preserving our ever increasing
and varied archives. Rachel Mackenzie has been carrying out preventative conservation
measures, such as re-packaging and repairing items, ensuring it is possible
for them to be seen and handled. If you are keen to take steps in preserving
your own family archive we strongly recommend attending one of the courses run
by our chief conservator, Mike Hodgson.
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Almost 15,000 out of the 40,000 building plans have now been listed and conserved. A number of volunteers have been working extremely hard to help repair and preserve some of the larger plans. The project is currently on target for completion by August 2003 |
| The Glamorgan Record Office has recently completed cataloguing the diaries of Robert Drane of Cardiff, from 1881 up to his death in 1914. Drane was a chemist by trade, but he was also a founding member of the Cardiff Naturalists Society and keen antiquarian. | |
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uncensored opinions on everyone whom he encounters, from his shop assistants,
to members of Cardiff society and visiting lecturers such as Winston Churchill.
Other incidents recorded in the diaries include the Marquess of Bute’s admirable behaviour during a fire at banquet in the castle in 1891 and Drane’s first drive in a motor car, as well as his ideas about the proposed channel tunnel in 1882 and that the practice of sending Christmas cards would never catch on. |
The First Friday group is an informal
gathering of students who use the Record Office in the course of their postgraduate
research. The group meets on the first Friday of each month at 2pm in the coffee
shop of the Glamorgan Building to discuss progress, sources and anything else
that comes up! If you are interested please come along to the next meeting on
Friday 6 February, or contact the office, and we will add you to the mailing
list.
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| Over the last quarter the
office has carried out several surveys in addition to making our usual
feedback forms available. Below you will find a summary of some of the
comments we have received over the year, as well as our response to them. |
Many users praised the record office staff. Comments included: ‘… courteous, efficient and cheerful assistance’ and ‘what a marvellous place- friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff’. |
Some users expressed concern at the closure of the office for two weeks and that this closure period wasn’t well advertised. |
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Our response: The closure period is a valuable opportunity to undertake work in the office in a way that is not possible when open to the public. Work carried out in November included rebinding almost 150 parish registers, as well as listing the minutes and writing summary descriptions of the official collections held in the office. The latter was particularly important to enable compliance with Freedom of Information legislation. To ensure that any future closure is as widely publicised as possible
we will arrange to have notices displayed at local libraries, we will
notify all county record offices in England and Wales, we will post
a notice on the front page of our website and we will inform everyone
who contacts the record office. |
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All the material
offered to this project has now been digitised and will gradually make
its way on to the website at www.gtj.org.uk.
Items submitted by the office included an excellent series of maps of
Merthyr Tydfil, drawn up in 1851 by the Local Board of Health to enable
proper sewerage and a water supply to be installed. Beautifully coloured,
the originals are too fragile for production and will be much more widely
accessible in a digital format. |
How
to Read
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An introduction to the handwriting of previous ages, with some tips on how to decipher the letters and on abbreviations commonly used |
Starting
Your
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This popular topic can be confusing at first, but once the available sources are understood anyone should be able to find out who their ancestors were |
Become
A
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Find out how much you can discover about your house, and the buildings in your area of Glamorgan |
Using MapsMonday 24th
March 2003 |
Printed and manuscript maps can reveal a wealth of details about the past |
Looking
after
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Many people have their own records at home. Discover how to care for them and carry out simple repairs, to ensure their long-term survival |
NEWSLETTER 1 JUNE 2002 - 31 AUGUST 2002
NEWSLETTER 1ST MARCH 2002 - 31 MAY 2002
NEWSLETTER 1ST DECEMBER 2001 - 28 FEBRUARY
2002 NEWSLETTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 - 30 NOVEMBER
2001All sessions are held at the Glamorgan Record Office on a
Monday between 2.00 and 4.30pm
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