The Restoration of the Norman Castle of Neath by D Bailey, borough engineer. (Borough of Neath)

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Various records relating to Neath and districtNAS Z 16

Records relating to the parishes of Neath and Cadoxton-juxta-NeathNAS Z 16/1/hub

Taylor and Sons Limited of Briton Ferry, manufacturing engineers and iron and brass foundersNAS Z 16/2/hub

Alderman Daviess Charity. In 1719 Alderman John Davies, former portreeve, or mayor, of the town of Neath, provided £200 in his will for the provision of education for poor children in Neath. This would eventually lead to the opening in 1858 in Neath of the school named after him.NAS Z 16/3/hub

Other recordsNAS Z 16/4/hub

Abstract of title of John Herbert Purdon Lloyd and his mortgagees to freehold estates in parishes of Killy-be-bill [Cilybebyll], Cadoxton[-juxta-Neath], Llangwicke [Llangiwg] and Llangavelach [Llangyfelach], and parish of Llangadoc [Llangadog], Carmarthenshire, 16 Feb 1827-1916NAS Z 16/28/1-2

Neath cinemas: Ninety Years of Cinema in Neath by Brian HornseyNAS Z 16/29

Cistercians and the urban community at Neath by Tony Hopkins. (Archaeologia Cambrensis 154)NAS Z 16/30/1-4

National Oil Refineries Limited/British Petroleum, Llandarcy: Record of workforce wage rates (with notes concerning alterations to working hours and patterns, industrial action, and international and national events)NAS Z 16/31

National Oil Refineries Limited, Llandarcy: minutes of meeting of trustees of National Oil Refineries L[imi]t[e]d Provident Fund held at Lloyds Bank Chambers, Wind Street, Swansea (including list of applicants for membership of fund)NAS Z 16/32

Mario Raggi, sculptor: letter concerning Mario Raggi, sculptor of Howel Gwyn statue in Neath, published in South Wales Evening PostNAS Z 16/33

Snow family of Neath: Article concerning Snow family who were involved in building trade in Neath, and whose connection with town dates from arrival of Benjamin Snow from Devon in 1850s, and then Thomas, his brother (including photograph of William Henry Snow (son of Thomas) and family in 1913), by Carole Snow-MuirNAS Z 16/34

Gnoll House, Neath: Study of Gnoll House and grounds, Neath (including history of buildings, features and inhabitants; description of industrial developments (coal and metal workings) in area)NAS Z 16/35

Sothebys, auctioneers: Catalogues for auctions to be held at 34-35 New Bond Street, London: Fifty Magnificent Illuminated Manuscripts and Western Manuscripts and MiniaturesNAS Z 16/36/1-2

Neath and Briton Ferry guide book produced by Neath Community CouncilNAS Z 16/37

Neath tourist guide by George Eaton, produced by Neath Borough CouncilNAS Z 16/38

Neath borough guide by George Eaton, produced by Neath Borough CouncilNAS Z 16/39

Neath guide produced by Neath Community CouncilNAS Z 16/40

Neath Borough Council 1974-1996. A Commemorative Booklet compiled by Joyce Havard and Keith Tucker, Neath Antiquarian SocietyNAS Z 16/41

The Mackworths of the Gnoll. A Century of Domination by George EatonNAS Z 16/42

Commemorative booklet for Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (including articles concerning castles of West Glamorgan, county and people of West Glamorgan, and royal visitors to West Glamorgan). (West Glamorgan Committee for Queens Silver Jubilee Appeal)NAS Z 16/43

The Restoration of the Norman Castle of Neath by D Bailey, borough engineer. (Borough of Neath)NAS Z 16/44

The Old Gunpowder Factory at Glynneath by Tom Pritchard, Jack Evans and Sydney Johnson. (Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists Society)NAS Z 16/45

Farmhouses and Cottages in Wales. (National Museum of Wales (Welsh Folk Museum), St Fagans, Cardiff)NAS Z 16/46

British Petroleums Angle Bay ProjectNAS Z 16/47

St Davids Church, Neath: Programme for flower festival (to include performance of excerpts from Haydns Creation on 6 Sep, organ recital by Stephen Hicks on 7 Sep and parish evensong on 8 Sep)NAS Z 16/48

Rotary Club of Neath: Programme for Neath Past Present and Future exhibition organised by Rotary Club of Neath, and held at Gwyn Hall and Town Hall, NeathNAS Z 16/49

The Showmens Guild of Great Britain: All the Fun of the Fair (including articles concerning origin of fairs and their organisation, showmans life, famous fairs, and Showmens Guild and its role)NAS Z 16/50

Neath Rugby Football Club: match programmes: versus Aberavon (Welsh Premier League), 28 Mar 2005; versus Pontypool (Principality Premiership), 22 Oct 2005; versus Newport (Principality Premiership), 28 Jan 2006; versus Maesteg (Principality Premiership), 7 Oct 2006NAS Z 16/51/1-4

Parish of Neath with Llantwit: Neath and Llantwit parish magazine (with The Sign)NAS Z 16/52

Index to annual volumes of Archaeologia Cambrensis, journal of Cambrian Archaeological Association, covering period from 1981 to 2000. (Cambrian Archaeological Association)NAS Z 16/53

Neath Borough Council: Register of buildings of special architectural or historic interestNAS Z 16/54

John George Wood, artist, engraver and publisher: Etchings by Jo[hn] Geo[rge] Wood of views in Vale of Neath: Aber-dulas [Aberdulais] Mill; Aqueduct over River Neath; Iron work at Melincourt; Scwd Eineon Gam [Sgwd Einion Gam or the Waterfall of the Crooked Anvil]NAS Z 16/55/1-4

Neath river bridge: Minutes of committee for building Neath river bridge (including introductory statement that At A Meeting to take into Consideration the repair of Neath Bridge, It was resolved, that the old Bridge is in so ruinous a state that the best and most permanent Mode will be to build a New Stone Bridge.)NAS Z 16/56

St Illtyds Church, Llantwit-juxta-Neath: An Account of Lantwit Church (including illustrations of L[l]antwit Church and L[l]antwit Cottage, and statement that Any profits arising from the sale of this work to be devoted to a Fund for the Restoration of the Church.)NAS Z 16/57

Orchard Place Baptist Chapel, Neath: Programme for centenary celebrations (including history of Chapel, list of ministers (with dates served), and names of choirmaster, deacons, organist, secretary and treasurer in 1971)NAS Z 16/58

Neath Town Council: Order of service for civic service held at St Thomass Church, NeathNAS Z 16/59

George Grant Francis, antiquary: Original Charters and Materials for a History of Neath and its Abbey by Geo[rge] Grant FrancisNAS Z 16/60

Royal British Legion (Neath Branch): order of service for Remembrance Day service held at St Davids Church, Neath, and drumhead service held at Gnoll Memorial Gates, NeathNAS Z 16/61

Cambrian Archaeological Association. Programme of excursions and notes on places visited during annual meeting at Hereford (including articles concerning history of Hereford, and hill forts of Welsh border): 23 Aug (Hereford All Saints Church; Bishops Palace; Blackfriars; Booth Hall; Butchers Hall (The Old House); Cathedral; Chained Library; City Wall; Coningsby Hospital); 24 Aug (Churches of Kempley and Dymock; Hellens; Herefordshire Beacon; Ledbury Church; Much Marcle Church; Priory Church, Great Malvern); 25 Aug (Croft Ambrey; Croft Castle; Eye Manor; Leominster Priory; Richards Castle; The Grange, Leominster); 26 Aug (Abbey Dore; Goodrich Castle; Hill Court; Kilpeck Castle; Kilpeck Church); 27 Aug (Brinsop Court; Credenhill Camp; Eardisley Church; Kenchester; Kington Tramway; Monnington-on-Wye Church; Weobley; Weobley Castle and borough; Weobley Church)NAS Z 16/62

Reverend Joseph Llewelyn Thomas, vicar of Aberpergwm: Newspaper cuttings from Aberdare Leader, Echo and Express, Gwalia Star, Neath Gazette, News Chronicle, S[outh] W[ales] Daily News, S[outh] W[ales] Daily Post, [South Wales] Evening Post, [The] Times, Weekly Mail and Western Mail of articles and letters by and concerning Reverend Joseph Llewelyn Thomas, vicar of Aberpergwm. (The cuttings cover a wide range of subjects including the visit of Captain [Robert Falcon] Scott to Cardiff, 7 Dec 1904; Reverend Thomass interest in Japan (being a member of the Japan Society), Feb, 5 and 15 Apr, 2 Jun, and 14 Dec 1905, and 9 Mar 1933; Watcyn Wyn, the bard of Gwynfryn, 20 Nov 1905; Reverend Thomass travels in the Crimea, 20 Sep and 10 Oct 1909, and Italy (which included the visit to the grave of Private Llewellyn Morgan Jones of Rhigos, near Glynneath), 24 Aug 1929, and the visit to Kaiser Wilhelm II in the Netherlands, 19 Aug and 25 Nov 1930, and 3 Oct 1931; opening of new cemetery at Glynneath (with photograph), 31 Oct 1927)NAS Z 16/63

Henry Gastineau, artist: Remains of the Abbey Church, Neath, Glamorganshire by H[enry] GastineauNAS Z 16/64

Copy of an engraving entitled Neath AbbeyNAS Z 16/65

Alltwen Independent Chapel: Plans of graveyard (scales: 1/200 and 1/2500). (The West Glamorgan Archive Service, Civic Centre, Swansea, holds a register of graves at Alltwen Independent Chapel, reference D/D MI 47/1-2)NAS Z 16/66

Copy of Plan of the Gnol Estate at Neath in the County of Glamorgan belonging to Capel Leigh Esqr (scale: 10 chains to 1½ inches)NAS Z 16/67

Family tree of George family of Cadoxton-juxta[-]Neath and NeathNAS Z 16/68

Lease (copy) for 99 years from 25 Mar 1861, yearly rents £80 and £6, royalty 6d for every ton of fire clay obtained, (i) William Jones of Tynyrheol, near Neath, [parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath], gentleman, to (ii) George Bedford of Britonferry, brick manufacturer, George Treharne of Britonferry, builder, John Lindsay of Neath, ironmonger, and Rees Richards of Pentyrch, brick manufacturer. Seam of fire clay which crops out at waterfall at Melincourt in hamlet of Clyne, parish of Llantwit[-]juxta[-]Neath, as lies beneath farm called Pencaerfelin, field called Gwern Henllan (part of farm called Henllan uchaf), and farms called Glyngwillim uchaf, Blaen cwm ca and Ty lwyd respectively in hamlet of Clyne and in hamlet of Resolven. Inscribed: To work the Fire Clay by means of and thro the Level lately made by W. Jones, and thro such Level only. Secondly, (ii) may make and maintain railway or tramroad from said level to siding of Vale of Neath Railway on farm called Aberclydach isha in hamlet of Clyne, over surface of farms called Pencaerfelin and Aberclydach isha, for carriage of fire clay and all materials and things necessary for working same and for no other purpose whatsoever. Thirdly, croft with 2 cottages thereon (part of farm called Aberclydach issa) near to siding, with full power and authority for (ii) to build and occupy such kilns, smiths and carpenters shops, engines, machinery and buildings on croft as shall be required for working, obtaining, manufacturing and disposing of fire clayNAS Z 16/69

Grant of wayleave (counterpart) for 60 years from 25 Mar 1900, yearly rent £25, rent 3 farthings for every ton of minerals and mineral products, materials, goods, wares or things whatsoever carried by (ii) over railway or tramway, (i) William Jones of Tynyrheol, near Neath, [parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath], esquire, to (ii) Frederick Stock of Norwood, Staplehill, Bristol, county of Gloucester, gentleman, Roupell Burmann Brand of Boxwood, Steirnage [Stevenage], county of Hert[ford]s[hire], esquire, and Alick Marshall of Auchinraith, Bexley, county of Kent, esquire. Site of line of railway or tramway now on surface of piece of land called Coed-Cae Blaen-y-cwm, parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath. Plan, scale: 208.33 feet to inchNAS Z 16/70

Glamorgan Hunt: Programme for steeplechases and hurdle races meeting at Penllyn Course, CowbridgeNAS Z 16/71

Royal Humane Society: Testimonial awarded to Abraham Dodd [of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire] for having on the 30th July 1898, gone to the rescue of Maggie Rowland, who was in imminent danger of drowning at Llanelly, and whose life he gallantly assisted in saving.NAS Z 16/72

Hugh Dalton, politician: Menu and toast list for dinner at Castle Hotel, [Neath], to commemorate presentation of freedom of borough of Neath to Hugh Dalton MP, Chancellor of ExchequerNAS Z 16/73

Neath estuary crossing: Menu and toast list for dinner at Castle Hotel, Neath, to commemorate visit of Alfred Barnes MP, Minister of Transport, to inaugurate scheme for construction of bridge and viaduct over Neath estuary (with article on history of scheme, plans and programme for site ceremony)NAS Z 16/74/1-2

Neath and District Association of Building Trades Employers: Menu and toast list for dinner at Castle Hotel, Neath, for W E Thomas of Neath, president of South Wales Federation of Building Trades Employers (with names of committee members and officers of Neath and District Association of Building Trades Employers, 1950)NAS Z 16/75

Home Guard: Menu and toast list for Home Guard (West Glamorgan sector) annual dinner at Castle Hotel, NeathNAS Z 16/76

Neath Building Trades Employers Association: Menu and toast list for Associations annual dinner and dance at Castle Hotel, Neath (with names of Associations committee members and officers, 1953)NAS Z 16/77

William Vincent Doolan, policeman: Menu and toast list for dinner given by Neath county and borough magistrates for William Vincent Doolan, superintendent of N Division, Glamorgan Constabulary, formerly chief constable of Neath Borough Constabulary, on his retirementNAS Z 16/78

Soroptimist International of Neath: Menu and toast list for diamond jubilee banquet at Glyn Clydach Hotel, Longford, Neath (with list of past presidents, 1947-2008)NAS Z 16/79/1-3

Neath Town Council: Menu and toast list for dinner at Town Hall, NeathNAS Z 16/80

Neath Civic Centre. Article in South Wales Evening Post concerning demolition of Neath Civic Centre as part of redevelopment of town centreNAS Z 16/81

Neath Town Hall. Neaths Guildhall was in the centre of Old Market Street (formerly High Street, originally Neaths principal street). The Corporation of Neath, reflecting the general feeling that the growing communitys needs would be better served by a more suitable building, commissioned the construction of a new town hall, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1820. Neath Town Hall was completed in 1821.NAS Z 16/5/hub

Various recordsNAS Z 16/6/hub

Ernest J Rollings MC, soldier and policeman. Ernest James Rollings MC served with the Royal Tank Corps in the First World War. During the summer of 1918 he gathered important documents from the German headquarters at Framerville, northern France. This action was credited with securing a swifter end to the conflict than would otherwise have been the case. Having joined the Glamorgan Constabulary in 1913, he was a policeman in Neath after the War and died in 1966, aged 73. He was presented with the freedom of the borough of Neath on 20 January 1932.NAS Z 16/7/hub

Other recordsNAS Z 16/8/hub

Various records, including programmes for eventsNAS Z 16/9/hub

Programmes for dramatic and musical performancesNAS Z 16/10/hub

Neath Rugby Football ClubNAS Z 16/10a/hub

Printed materialNAS Z 16/11/hub

Records relating to Dyffryn and Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parishesNAS Z 16/12/hub

Programmes and commemorative itemsNAS Z 16/13/hub

Court Herbert, Neath Abbey: sales catalogueNAS Z 16/14/hub

Orchard Place Baptist Church, NeathNAS Z 16/15/hub

St Thomas's Church, Neath: Orders of serviceNAS Z 16/16/hub

Neath BoroughNAS Z 16/17/hub

Acts of ParliamentNAS Z 16/18/hub

Independent Order of OddfellowsNAS Z 16/19/hub

Rehoboth Baptist Church, Briton FerryNAS Z 16/20/hub

Acts of ParliamentNAS Z 16/21/hub

Neath Choral SocietyNAS Z 16/22/hub

Deeds of properties in parishes of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Neath and Llantwit-juxta-NeathNAS Z 16/23/hub

Programmes for the Freedom of the Borough of Neath, 1984-1996NAS Z 16/24/hub

GWR planNAS Z 16/25/hub

Alfred Russell WallaceNAS Z 16/26/hub

Other recordsNAS Z 16/27/hub