Articles requirable at the Borough Court of a survey of the Rt. Honble Phillip Earl of Pembroke, with transcript. n.d., c. 1666

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Papers of A. Leslie EvansD/D LE

Section 1: Original And Copy Documents Collected By A. Leslie EvansDD LE/1/hub

Local Authority Records: Borough Of AberavonDD LE/1/1/hub

Minute book of the Borough of Aberavon, 1859-1860, including burgess rolls for those years, and rental of lands of the Borough of Aberavon, giving the tenants name, name of lands, date of the lease and annual rent, 1847, and account of cash received by Thomas Thomas, Common Attorney, for the year ended 29 Sept. 1850. 1847-1860D/D LE/B/A 1

Minute book for meetings of the Freemen of the Borough of Aberavon, 1899-1901, including a transcript of the rental of Borough lands, 1847 (see D/D LE B/A 1 above). 1847, 1899-1901D/D LE/B/A 2

Minute book for the Freemen of the Borough of Aberavon. 1901-1904, 1932-1935D/D LE/B/A 3

Report book of the Surveyor of the Borough of Aberavon. 1898-1900D/D LE/B/A 4

Volume of notes and translations and transcriptions of charters, seeking to put forward the claims of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Freemen Burgesses to corporation property, including a translation of the charter of Leyson ap Morgan to the inhabitants of Avene (Aberavon) and a translation of charter of Edward le Despenser, 1373, and the opinion of Mr Budd as to whether the Crown could or would alter the rights expressed in the historic charters of Aberavon Borough. 1859D/D LE/B/A 5

Typed translations of the charters of Aberavon Borough, including the charters of Leyson ap Morgan, Thomas de Avene (1350), Edward le Despenser (1373), and the royal charter of Queen Victoria, 1861. n.d.D/D LE/B/A 6

Two copies of the Case and Opinion of Mr F. W. Budd and Mr Richard Bethell (Attorney General) regarding the question of whether the creation of a reformed borough of Aberavon would mean the extinguishment of the current borough, against the will of the burgesses. Sept. 1859D/D LE/B/A 7-8

Copies of Court Orders (Court of Chancery) in a case between the Attorney General at the relation of Edward Jones, informant, and the Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses of Avon, and Griffith Williams, John Jones and the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Aberavon, relating to the powers of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses to dispose of corporation land, and ordering that the new corporation of 1861 was the successor to the ancient corporation. 1863D/D LE/B/A 9

Case to 1863 and copy of Court Order (Court of Chancery) in a case between the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Aberavon v. Cadogan Morgan Thomas (since deceased), William John David, John Donague, Morgan Lewis and Thomas Andrew, relating to the sale of corporation land in 1860. 1875D/D LE/B/A 10-11

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the opinion of Mr J. G. Wood QC as to the rights of the Portreeve, Aldermen and Freemen Burgesses to corporation lands. 1900D/D LE/B/A 12

Copy Affidavit of Marmaduke Tennant, and Court Order (Court of Chancery) in a case between the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Aberavon v. John Charles Jones, relating to the defendants attempts to prevent the plaintiffs from collecting rents and rates in Aberavon. 1902D/D LE/B/A 13-17

Case for the opinion of Counsel and opinion of Mr Dapho Llewellyn Powell as to whether the Portreeve, Aldermen etc. of the old corporation have any rights to corporation property. 1935D/D LE/B/A 18-19

Copy report of H. Jones on the claims of the Freemen Burgesses of Avon. 1938D/D LE/B/A 20

File of correspondence relating to the application by the Coal Commission to mine on Corporation lands, and relating to the claims of the Freemen Burgesses of Avon. 1938D/D LE/B/A 21

Notice of tolls, rents and stallage payable to the Corporation for goods sold in Aberavon Market, set down in the Aberavon Market Act 1848. 1848D/D LE/B/A 22

Agreement to lease for 5s per acre annual rent dated 20 Sept. 1849; (i) The Portreeve, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Corporation and Borough of Avon; (ii) Eleanor Thomas, widow of Isaac Thomas: Piece of land (3a) on Avon Marsh marked 15 from the Sea Wall called Wal-Clian BaglanD/D LE/B/A 23

Typescript copy of a catalogue for the sale of a number of houses, building land and freehold ground rents in the parishes of Aberavon and Baglan. 14 Feb. 1860D/D LE/B/A 24

Articles requirable at the Borough Court of a survey of the Rt. Honble Phillip Earl of Pembroke, with transcript. n.d., c. 1666D/D LE/B/A 25-26

Letter relating to land in Aberavon in the occupation of Thomas Richard. 1837D/D LE/B/A 27

Notes on the pedigree of Leysan ap Morgan, and story of how his charter was discovered and returned to Aberavon. n.d.D/D LE/B/A 28

Transcription of part of the Survey of Avan Borough, 1611, from the Bushby Collection in the Cardiff Central Library. n.d.D/D LE/B/A 29

List of public houses in Aberavon between 1840 and 1880. n.d.D/D LE/B/A 30

Representation of the Minister of Health with respect to the alteration of the boundary of the Borough of Aberavon. 1920D/D LE/B/A 31

Extract of decree by the Lord Justices in the High Court of Chancery in settlement of the case between the Old Corporation of Afan and the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Aberavon Borough, stating that a decree of 1863 be reversed in favour of the Old Corporation of Afan. August 1905D/D LE/B/A 32

Local Authority Records: Borough Of KenfigDD LE/1/2/hub

Local Authority Records: Borough Of NeathDD LE/1/3/hub

Local Authority Records: Margam Urban District CouncilDD LE/1/4/hub

Parish Records: Aberavon ParishDD LE/1/5/hub

Parish Records: Baglan ParishDD LE/1/6/hub

Parish Records: Margam ParishDD LE/1/7/hub

School Records: Eastern Boys' School, Taibach, Port TalbotDD LE/1/8/hub

School Records: Eastern Senior Mixed School, Taibach, Port TalbotDD LE/1/9/hub

School Records: Central County Primary School, Port TalbotDD LE/1/10/hub

School Records: Port Talbot Schools Cricket LeagueDD LE/1/11/hub

Deeds And Estate Records Collected By A. Leslie EvansDD LE/1/12/hub

Baglan EstateDD LE/1/13/hub

Margam EstateDD LE/1/14/hub

Port Talbot Harbour RecordsDD LE/1/15/hub

Papers Relating To The Ynysavon CollieryDD LE/1/16/hub

Papers Relating To Vivian And Son's Extraction Of Sand On The Margam EstateDD LE/1/17/hub

The Philanthropic Institution, Afan Lodge, AberavonDD LE/1/18/hub

The Gymdeithas Ddi-GyfrinachDD LE/1/19/hub

Glamorganshire Reformatory SchoolDD LE/1/20/hub

Houses In The Port Talbot AreaDD LE/1/21/hub

Leases Of Chapels In Port Talbot And Kenfig HillDD LE/1/22/hub

Papers Relating To Collieries And MineralsDD LE/1/23/hub

RailwaysDD LE/1/24/hub

Swansea Grammar SchoolDD LE/1/25/hub

Bundle Of Deeds Of Premises In Porthcawl, Bridgend And Aberavon, Collected By A. Leslie EvansDD LE/1/26/hub

PoetryDD LE/1/27/hub

Bundle Of Documents Collected By A. Leslie Evans From William Thomas Of Galltcwm Farm, MargamDD LE/1/28/hub

Photographic Copies Of Documents Held At Other RepositoriesDD LE/1/29/hub

Hand-Written Copies Of Original DocumentsDD LE/1/30/hub

Miscellaneous Original DocumentsDD LE/1/31/hub

Section 2: Notes And Publications By A. Leslie EvansDD LE/2/hub