Draft lease for 99 years from 25 Mar 1894 for £8 annual rent dated 19 Aug 1895; Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Dyffryn, widow, to Jonathan Griffith Morgan of Gowerton, blacksmith: Land (1a) part of Alltwen Ganol with 6 cottages erected thereon

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Dyffryn (Gwyn) Estate RecordsD/D Gw

Deeds of Properties In Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath ParishDD Gw/1/hub

Deeds of Properties In Cilybebyll ParishDD Gw/2/hub

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 14s annual rent, dated 1 Nov 1831; Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., to Josiah Jenkin of Llangiwg, mason: Land (2a 2r 17p) on Alltwen Common between land occupied by Evan Griffith, Llewellyn Rees, and a plantation; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of the above lease, Robert Evans and Elizabeth Evans of Cross Inn, Pontardawe, innkeeper (legatees of the will of Josiah Jenkin), to Howel Gwyn, dated 3 April 1877D/D Gw 23

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 52 years) for £40 5s annual rent, dated 1 Nov 1831; Howel Gwyn of Neath esq., to Lewis Lewis of Cilybebyll, miller: Land (8a 2r) on Alltwen common, with mill house, rights to use water from the River Tawe and a stream called Lleche BrookD/D Gw 24

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £3 annual rent, dated 1 Nov 1831; Howel Gwyn of Neath esq., to John James of Llangyfelach, labourer: Land (2a 3r 30p) on Alltwen Common, between land occupied by Evan Griffith, a plantation, and a road from Neath to Pontardawe; Includes planD/D Gw 25

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 7s, dated 1 Nov 1831; Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., to Llewellyn Rees of Pontardawe, quarryman: Land (2a 35p) on Alltwen Common, bounded by land occupied by Josiah Jenkins, a plantation, and a road; Includes planD/D Gw 26

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 2s annual rent, dated 1 Jan 1832; Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., to Llewellyn Thomas of Cilybebyll, joiner: Two cottages and gardens part of Alltwen Common; Endorsed: note to the effect that the property was surrendered, named Pant and sold and leased from Jane Nathaniel to Sarah BowenD/D Gw 27

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £4 6s annual rent, dated 1 Jan 1832; Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., to Jenkin Davies of Cilybebyll, tiler: Cottages, buildings and gardens on Alltwen Common, not further described; Endorsed: note to the effect that the property was subsequently leased to David SmithD/D Gw 28

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 1s annual rent, dated 29 Sept 1834; Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., to Llewellyn Howel of Cilybebyll, victualler: Land (2r 28p) part of Alltwen Common, between the road from Neath to Pontardawe, an adjoining road, a clay pit and lands occupied by David Howell ; Includes planD/D Gw 29

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 10s annual rent dated 23 June 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House, esq., to Richard Hopkin senior of Cwmnantllwyd, Cilybebyll, farmer: Land called Cae Tir Llwyn (1r) between Cae Llwyn, Alltwen Genol and the road from Pontardawe to Neath; Includes planD/D Gw 30

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 10s annual rent dated 23 June 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House, esq., to Philip Griffiths of Cwm Llygoed, minister of the Gospel: Plot of ground (1r) called Cae Pimp Quarter Cwm Llygoed for building; Includes planD/D Gw 31

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 5s annual rent, dated 25 June 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House, esq., to David Hopkin of Cwmnantllwyd, farmer: Plot of land called The Quar, not further describedD/D Gw 32

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 annual rent dated 25 June 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Richard Watkin senior of Cwmnantllwyd, farmer: Land called Tir Graig Isha, for building; Endorsed: surrender of the above premises, dated 30 Jan 1824, Henry Davies of Alltwen, farmer, to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Neath, widowD/D Gw 33

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 11s annual rent dated 25 June 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to William Rees of the Old Furnace, Cadoxton, collier: Land (3r 5p) called Anhereg y tombe Isha, on the road from Neath to Pontardawe; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of above premises, dated 6 Nov 1893, Matthew Rees of Clydach, engine driver, to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn, widowD/D Gw 34

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 5s annual rent dated 19 Oct 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Evan Morgan of Cilybebyll, collier: Land called Anhereg y Tombe Uchaf, for building, situated at the junction of the road from Pontardawe to Neath and the road to Cilybebyll; Includes plan; Endorsed: note of surrender of lease and note of a new lease dated 1866, to Evan MorganD/D Gw 35

Counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £10 4s annual rent, dated 19 Oct 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to John Thomas of Cefn Celvi, farmer: Land called Tir David William Howell (10a 39 1/2 p) ; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of part of the above property (3r), Howel Gwyn with John Thomas, dated 8 Dec 1854, for the Swansea Vale Railway Co. to build a railway; Enclosures: Memorandum of recommendations respecting the proposed agreement between the Swansea Vale Railway Co. and Howel Gwyn for the purchase of land to extend the railway to Pontardawe, dated 4 Nov 1852D/D Gw 36

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 5s annual rent, dated 19 Oct 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Samuel Howells of Cilybebyll, collier: Piece of land (12p) called The Triangle, for building; Endorsed: surrender of the above property, dated 15 Apr 1880D/D Gw 37

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 6 Dec 1836; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall esq., to David Morgan of Alltwen: Land (1a) called Tyr Graig Ucha, for buildingD/D Gw 38

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £25 annual rent dated 17 Apr 1838; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Richard Hopkin of Penyralltwen Ucha, farmer: Farm called Penyralltwen Ucha, including fields called Gwain Quarter, Erw, Erw Galad, Coed Cae, Cae Ishaf, Cae Sgybor Ychaf, Carran Ychaf, Carrian Ishaf, Cae Ychaf, Cae Groes, Cae Graig, Cae Pentwyn, Cae Dan Ty, homestead, Cae Rodin, Gwain Bryn Cawsa, Pymp Quarter, and Roes Bryn Hir, a total area of 58a 2r 30p.; Includes planD/D Gw 39

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent, dated 17 Apr 1838; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall esq., to Lewis William of Penyralltwen, farmer: Piece of a field (1a 3p) called Tyr Graig, for building two houses; Includes planD/D Gw 40

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 2s 6d annual rent dated 5 Dec 1838; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall esq., to John Davies of Cilybebyll, tiler: Land (2r) called Fynnon-y-Banwen (for building); Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 15 Apr 1880D/D Gw 41

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £4 annual rent, dated 5 Dec 1838; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to David Thomas of Cilybebyll, farmer: Land (2a) called Brin Hir Ucha for buildingD/D Gw 42

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 1 Jan 1839; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Howel Powell of Cilybebyll, blacksmith: Land called Bryn-y-Rhos; Note on dorse to the effect that a new lease was granted to Thomas William Smith, and the property was called the Smith's ArmsD/D Gw 43

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 10s annual rent dated 30 June 1840; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to David Hopkin of the Rock victualler: Land (1r 12p) at the junction between Mr Parson's tramroad and the road from Neath to Pontardawe; Includes planD/D Gw 44

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 16s annual rent dated 30 June 1840; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Daniel Harris of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (2r) called Rhos Isha and messuage or dwelling house and buildings built thereon; Includes planD/D Gw 45

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 16s annual rent dated 30 June 1840; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to Hopkin Powell of Cilybebyll, mason: Land (2r) called Rhos Genol, and messuage or dwelling house and buildings built thereon; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 20 Feb 1894D/D Gw 46

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 16s annual rent, dated 30 June 1840; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall esq., to William Abraham of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (2r) called Rhos Ucha, with messuage or dwelling house and buildings built thereon; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease, dated 14 May 1877D/D Gw 47

Lease and counterpart lease for 1 life (term certain of 50 years) for 10s annual rent, dated 19 May 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall, esq., to John Thomas junior of Cevncelvi, colliery proprietor: Land in the parish of Cilybebyll (30 1/2p) beside the junction of Mr Parson's tramroad and the roads to Neath and Pontardawe, and land (2r 31p) called Tir David William Howell in the parish of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, bounded by the parish boundary and John Parson's tramroad, for building; Includes plan; Endorsed: notes to the effect that subsequent tenants were Thomas Morgan of New Inn Alltwen, then David Smith of Mount Pleasant, then M. J. Evans, then Mary Thomas (no dates given)D/D Gw 48

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 1s annual rent dated 7 Dec 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to George Davies of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (2r) part of a field called Crofter Bont Lleche, between the railway and the Lleche Brook, for building; Includes plan ; Enclosures: correspondence relating to the renewal of the lease 1912-1913D/D Gw 49

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 1s annual rent dated 7 Dec 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Evans of Cilybebyll, collier : Land (2r) part of a field called Llyn Ucha, between the railway and Nant Lleche; Includes plan; Endorsed: note to the effect that the new tennants are J and T Evans, and surrender of lease, Thomas Evans of Aberdare and Jenkin Evans of Maesteg to Howel Gwyn, dated 8 May 1888D/D Gw 50

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £5 5s annual rent dated 7 Dec 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan Hall esq., to William Gape of Cilybebyll, butcher: Land (1a) part of a tenement called Tir Bach and 3a. of land called Cae Llyn for building; Includes plan, with 3 houses marked on in pencil; Endorsed: surrender of lease, John Gape to Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn, dated 7 June 1892D/D Gw 51

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 1s annual rent dated 7 Dec 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to Philip Gibbs of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (2r) part of a field called Pen Barley (immediately opposite the Colliers Arms public house) on the road from Pontardawe to Neath; Includes plan; Enclosures: letter to the effect that the plot is being built upon, dated 1912D/D Gw 52

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 1s annual rent dated 7 Dec 1841; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Bowen of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (2r) part of a field called Llyn Isha, between the railway and Nant Lleche, for building; Includes planD/D Gw 53

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £4 4s annual rent dated 25 Mar 1842; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Jenkin of Pontardawe, collier: Land (2a) part of Alltwen With Farm, for building, situated between the railway and the road from Alltwen to Neath; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease, Mrs Elizabeth Jenkin to Mrs Ellen E. Gwyn, dated 7 Aug 1888D/D Gw 54

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 13s 6d annual rent, dated 5 July 1843; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Griffiths of Alltwen, mason: Land (1/2a) part of a field called Coed Cae, for building; Includes planD/D Gw 55

Conveyance for 10s dated 1846 (day and month left blank); Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to The Revd. William Thomas of Cilybebyll, clerk, Rees John Gibbs of Alltwen Genol and Richard Smith of Wigfa, yeomen (the vicar and churchwardens of Cilybebyll parish) ; School house, buildings and garden on part of Penyralltwen Farm, for a school for the children of the parishD/D Gw 56

Lease and counterpart lease for 4 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 5s annual rent to Howel Gwyn and 15s to William Howells, dated 28 Feb 1846; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House, esq., with William Howells of Alltwen, collier, to Theophilus Davies of Ynismodw, weaver: Land (30p) on land called Alltwen Banwen, for building, on the road from Pontardawe to Neath; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 3 Dec 1878D/D Gw 57

Lease and counterpart lease for 4 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 28 Feb 1846; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Rees of Nantygassig, joiner: Land (1a) called Penywern, for building, at a place where the road and tramroad run side by side; Includes plan; Endorsed: note to the effect that the new tenant is Thomas Rees, and that the annual rent has increased to £8, and also surrender of lease dated 1871 (day and month left blank)D/D Gw 58

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 annual rent dated 28 Feb 1846; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to Nathaniel Nathaniel of Alltwen, labourer: Land (2r) part of a tenement called Tir Shon Butcher between Alltwen Tram Road and the Lleche Brook, for building; Includes planD/D Gw 59

Conveyance for £120 dated 4 Oct 1848; John Thomas of Ynisymond Ucha, farmer, to Thomas Morgan of Alltwen, victualler: Land part of Tir David William, lately in the occupation of John Thomas senior, and land lately in the occupation of Jane Howell and others, a total area of 3r 21pD/D Gw 60

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 9 Nov 1850; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to Thomas Williams of Cilybebyll, blacksmith: Land (1/2 a) called Bryn-y-Rhos, containing the Smiths Arms public house; ; Endorsed: note to the effect that the lease was bought by Thomas Williams off Howel Powell and was merged in a lease of the Smiths Arms, and that the rent was raised by £1 10sD/D Gw 61

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 10s annual rent dated 16 Apr 1851; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to John Nathaniel of Alltwen, labourer: Land (94p) called Pant, on the road to Alltwen Wood, between the road, the plantation, Ty Saer premises and Hopkin Thomas' premises, for building; Includes planD/D Gw 62

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for 13s annual rent dated 16 Apr 1851; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., with Thomas Lott Martin of Gelly Fawr, Llanguicke, gent., to John Morgan of Cilybebyll, collier: Land (23p) part of Alltwen Isha farm, between the road from Glais to Alltwen and Tyn y Cae Farm; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease, Gwenllian Williams to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn, dated 7 June 1892D/D Gw 63

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 3 Aug 1853; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., with Thomas Lott Martin of Gellyfawr, Llanguicke, gent, to Daniel Thomas of Twyn y Graig, labourer: Land (2a) part of Alltwen Isha, bounded on three sides by the Cilybebyll Estate, and on the other by the road from Cilybebyll to Pontardawe, for building; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease, David Jones to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn, dated 13 Sept 1893D/D Gw 64

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £1 annual rent, dated 31 Dec 1853; ; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House esq., to Juan Gibbs of Alltwen, spinster: Land (3r 23p) on the road from Pontardawe to Neath called Graig Alltwen, for building; Includes plan, showing 3 houses; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 1880 (day and month left blank)D/D Gw 65

Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 60 years) for £25 annual rent dated 13 Jan 1854 (attested copy); Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn House esq. to David Hopkins of Alltwen, yeoman: Land (3a 3r) part of Alltwen Wyth and land (16a 3r 12p) also part of Alltwen Wyth, for building ; Includes planD/D Gw 66

Assignment of leasehold premises for £140, dated 29 Mar 1854; John Rees of Alltwen, carpenter, to Thomas Rees of Rhydyfro, carpenter: Land (1a) at Penywern (see D/D Gw 58)D/D Gw 67

Counterpart Lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £30 dated 9 Dec 1854; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Thomas Lott Martin of Gellyfawr, gent.: Land (70a 3r 24p) called Alltwen Isha farm; Includes plan and schedule of fields; Endorsed: memorandum of the surrender of part of the above property and the reduction of the rent to £22 6s 8d as from 29 Sept 1898; Enclosures: receipt for £10 for land taken by Mr Gilbertson for his new railwayD/D Gw 68

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives for £2 2s annual rent dated 1856 (day and month left blank); Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to David Howells of Banwen Alltwen, coal miner: Land (1a) part of Alltwen Banwen; Endorsed: note to the effect that the lease was never executed but a fresh lease was drawn up with an insurance clause inserted, dated 24 June 1857D/D Gw 69

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 31 years) for £2 annual rent dated 8 April 1856; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn esq., to Llewellyn Rees of Alltwen, collier: Land (2r 30p) part of Alltwen Banwen, between the Alltwen plantation and land belonging to F.E.Lloyd esq.; Includes planD/D Gw 70

Lease for 4 lives (term certain of 63 years) for £1 1s annual rent, dated 6 July 1857; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn esq., to John Howells of Pardy, labourer: Land (3r 12p) part of Alltwen Isha, between the plantation, a road from the turnpike road from Neath to Pontardawe, and land on lease to Thomas Morgan; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of part of premises dated 6 July 1886 and surrender of the residue dated 28 July 1916. Also, pencil note to the effect that the site of St John's church Alltwen was taken as of this lease;D/D Gw 71

Lease for 28 years from 25 Mar 1858 for £12 10s annual rent dated 26 Feb 1859; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn esq., to John Morgan, Thomas Morgan and Griffith Lewis of the Primrose Colliery, Cilybebyll, coal merchants: Land (17a) called Altwen Genol Meadow, beside the Primrose Colliery, bounded by the road to Alltwen and the Brook; Includes planD/D Gw 72

Lease and counterpart lease for 60 years from 25 Mar 1861 for £1 10s annual rent dated 6 Nov 1861; Howel Gwyn of Baglan House, esq., to David Hopkin of the Rock Inn, victualler: Land (1a 34p) including the Rock Public House, at the junction of the roads from Glais, Neath and Pontardawe, Alltwen; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 5 June 1908, Henry Davies, with Henry Davies, John Davies, Henry Richard Davies, Sidney William Davies, Cecil Ann Davies, with Cecil Ann Davies, to Joseph Edward Moore GwynD/D Gw 73

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 60 years) for £1 annual rent, dated 6 Nov 1861; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn esq., to John Titus of Alltwen, coal miner: Land (20a) part of a farm called Alltwen Banwen, bounded by land leased to Jenkin Davies and David Hopkin, and the road to Pontardawe; Includes plan; Endorsed: note to the effect that the lease was surrendered, and a new lease was granted to David MaddockD/D Gw 74

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 60 years) for £1 annual rent dated 25 Sept 1863; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Thomas Lewis of Alltwen, collier: Land (20p) for building, formerly used as a quarry called Alltwen Quarry; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 3 Nov 1896D/D Gw 75

Lease and counterpart lease for 3 lives (term certain of 60 years) for £3 annual rent dated 1 Aug 1866; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Evan Morgan of Cilybebyll, hostler: Land bounded by the turnpike road from Cilybebyll to Pontardawe, the road from Pontardawe to Neath and land belonging to Howel Gwyn, and land with a cottage and a building plot measuring 18p, on the side of the Pontardawe to Neath turnpike road opposite to the first described piece of land, a total area of 3r 39p; Includes plan; Endorsed: surrender of lease dated 31 Dec 1894D/D Gw 76

Counterpart lease for 60 years from 25 Mar 1868 for £45 dated 9 Jan 1869; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Herbert Lloyd of Plas Cilybebyll, esq.: Land called Clyndelle, in the parishes of Cilybebyll and Llanguicke, and land called Gwain Quarter in Cilybebyll parish, part of Penyralltwen Farm, including fields called Croft-y-Lloi, Craig, Cae Clyn Issa, Cae Clyn Ucha, a homestead, woods and meadows; Includes plan; Endorsed: Surrender dated 6 Nov 1898, Herbert Lloyd to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn, 4a 32p of land beside te Swansea Vale Railway, to the south of the River Tawe, and Surrender dated 21 May 1917, F. W. Gilbertson, Joseph Gwyn Moore Gwyn and Edward Trevor, to Joseph Edward Moore Gwyn; the remainder of the lands conveyed in the above leaseD/D Gw 77

Lease and counterpart lease for 21 years from 25 Mar 1873, for £7 annual rent dated 1 Aug 1873; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn esq., to Llewellyn Lewis Howel of Rutland House, Swansea, commercial traveller: Messuage and tenement called the Gwyn Arms, with outbuildings yards and stables; Endorsed: Assignment of lease for £100 dated 12 July 1881, Llewellyn Howel to John Hawkins of the Gwyn Arms, publican; premises as above, and Surrender of lease, dated 22 Feb 1893, John Hawkins to Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn; property as aboveD/D Gw 78

Probate of the will of John Evans of 5 Pryse Street, Mountain Ash, Llanwono, dated 26 June 1873, bequeathing his premises at Alltwen to his two surviving sons Thomas and Jenkin Evans. proved 7 Dec 1874D/D Gw 79

Assignment of lease for £150, dated 16 Jan 1874; Daniel Thomas of Rhydyfro, collier, to David Jones of Penyvern, collier: Land (2a) called Alltwen Isha with a cottage and other buildings erected thereonD/D Gw 80

Mortgage for the residue of a term of 60 years and 3 lives for £283 at £5 interest per year, dated 13 Feb 1878; David Hopkin of Alltwen, farmer, to Henry Davies of the Rock Inn, Alltwen, joiner and publican: Premises comprised in a lease dated 6 Nov 1861, namely the Rock public house (D/D Gw 73); Enclosures: Licence to assign, dated 13 Feb 1878, Howel Gwyn to David Hopkin; property as aboveD/D Gw 81

Deed of trust, dated 6 Dec 1878; John Davies of Lleche, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, plasterer, with Esther Williams of Penrheolddu, Llandybie, spinster, to Mary Williams, alias Mary Thomas, of Penrheolddu: Leasehold messuage or tenement called Lleche, leased to John Davies, and all his stock and goods held at Lleche, and a public house, garden and premises called the Farmers Arms near Alltwen, in trust for John Davies and after his death for Mary Williams, for the purpose of maintaining Mary WilliamsD/D Gw 82

Lease and counterpart lease for 70 years from 25 Mar 1880 for £3 annual rent dated 16 Apr 1880; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to John Howell of Cadoxton, farmer: Piece of ground (27p) called the Triangle, at the junction of a lane and the road from Pontardawe to Neath, with two cottages and a shed built thereon; Includes plan; Endorsed: Surrender, dated 10 Jan 1894D/D Gw 83

Lease for 70 years from 25 Mar 1880 for £5 annual rent dated 16 April 1880; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to John Davies of Lleche, Ynysymond, plasterer: Land (5p) called Ffynon-y-Banwen including the Farmers Arms and cottages (number not specified) built thereon; Includes plan; Endorsed: Surrender of lease dated 19 Nov 1904, and memorandum that the said premises were subject to certain trusts by virtue of a deed dated 6 Nov 1878D/D Gw 84

Counterpart lease for 51 years from 29 Sept 1882 for £12 6s annual rent dated 28 Feb 1883; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Griffith Lewis of Alltycham, Llanguicke, colliery proprietor trading under the name of the Primrose Colliery Co. : Two plots of land measuring 1a 4p in total, part of a farm called Alltwen Genol, beside the Primrose colliery mine, including the colliery manager's house and four cottages; Includes planD/D Gw 85

Counterpart lease for 51 years from 29 Sept 1882 for £27 annual rent dated 28 Feb 1883; Howel Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Griffith Lewis of Alltycham, Llanguicke, colliery proprietor trading under the name of the Primrose Colliery Co.: Land, part of Bryn Brych and Alltwen Genol farms, to the east and south of the Primrose Colliery, including colliery buildings, land for new building (1a 4p), land for the extension of a tip (1r 12p), land for agriculture (31a 2r 36p), as far east as the road from Pontardawe to Neath and as far south as the river and a tributary stream; Includes planD/D Gw 86

Lease for 21 years from 25 Mar 1888 for £4 annual rent dated 9 Aug 1888; Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Dyffryn, widow, to Elizabeth Jenkin of Alltwen, widow: Land (5a 1r) part of The Wern farm, Alltwen; Includes planD/D Gw 87

Agreement dated 19 June 1889; Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Dyffryn, widow, with Joseph Edward Moore of Dyffryn, esq., to John Davies of Alltwen, coal miner: Agreement to assign lease of part of Tir Shon Butcher (2r) between the tramroad and Lleche Brook, once in the occupation of Nathaniel Nathaniel (deceased), for £4 annual rentD/D Gw 88

Conveyance, assignment and lease for £105 dated 29 June 1889; (i) Esther Thomas of Blaina, co. Mon., wife of Thomas Bowen Thomas, chemical manufacturer, with (ii) Thomas Bowen Thomas and Esther Thomas, with (iii) Mary Davies of Alltwen (otherwise Mary Thomas or Mary Williams) to (iv) Thomas Davies of St John's Road, Clydach, plasterer, with (v) Daniel Davies of Craig Trebanos, grocer: Premises comprised in a deed of trust dated 6 Dec 1878, being leasehold messuage or dwelling house called Lleche or Lecha, with release from all trustsD/D Gw 89

Draft lease for 99 years from 25 Mar 1894 for £8 annual rent dated 19 Aug 1895; Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Dyffryn, widow, to Jonathan Griffith Morgan of Gowerton, blacksmith: Land (1a) part of Alltwen Ganol with 6 cottages erected thereonD/D Gw 90

File of papers relating to an action resulting from a claim in relation to the above conveyance, including a bill of costs, a summons (L.J.Kempthorne v J.G.Morgan) and correspondence . 1894-1899D/D Gw 91

Counterpart lease for 36 years from 29 Sept 1897 for £8 annual rent dated 22 Dec 1898; Ellen Elizabeth Gwyn of Dyffryn, widow, with Herbert Lloyd of Plas Cilybebyll, esq. and Osborne Sheppard of Neath, gent, to the South Wales Primrose Coal Company Ltd: Land (4a 32p) part of Clynydella farm, situated between the Midland Railway and Clynydella farm house; Includes planD/D Gw 92

Assignment of lease for £525 dated 2 June 1903; Daniel Davies of Graig Trebanos, grocer, to William Hancock and Company Ltd.: Land (75p) called Ffynon-y-Banwen, with the Farmers Arms public house; Enclosures: Licence to assign, dated 2 June 1903, Joseph Edward Moore Gwyn of Dyffryn, esq., to Daniel DaviesD/D Gw 93

Draft assignment of lease for dated 1908 (day and month left blank); Henry Davies of Alltwenchwyth, builder, with John Davies of 5 Hannah Street, Porth, chemist, Henry Robert Jones of 25 Neville Street, Canton, chemist, Sidney William Davies of 5 Hannah Street, Porth, chemist, and Cecil Ann Davies of Alltwenchwyth, spinster, to Richard Davies of Pontardawe, builder: Cottages and premises called the Rock Public House, subject to certain trusts (see D/D Gw 81)D/D Gw 94

Correspondence between Henry Davies and Robert Rees (acting on behalf of J. Moore Gwyn) relating to the extension of his leasehold premises at the Rock, Alltwen. 1907-1908D/D Gw 95

Letter from Jos. Griffiths regarding lands at Alltwenchwyth and the extension of gardens and possible new buildings alongside the road from Alltwen quarry to the main road from Neath to Pontardawe, with plans and schedule of leases. 1915D/D Gw 96

Property At Rhos In The Parish CilybebyllDD Gw/3/hub

Deeds of Properties In Llandeilo Talybont ParishDD Gw/4/hub

Papers Relating To The Lease of A Tramway From Birchrock Colliery To The RailwayDD Gw/5/hub

Deeds of A Property In Pontarddulais On The Road From Carmarthen To Swansea Beside The Toll House And The RailwayDD Gw/6/hub

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Minerals And A Railway In Llangynwyd And Bettws ParishesDD Gw/28/hub

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InventoriesDD Gw/33/hub

Financial FilesDD Gw/34/hub

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Lease of Minerals Under Craig-Y-Perchil Farm, Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath ParishDD Gw/39/hub

Deed Relating To Furniture At Lonlâs HouseDD Gw/40/hub

Estate MapsDD Gw/41/hub

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