Copy of short essay 'The history of the factory at Resolven', Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan, compiled by N.D. Darvell; n.d. (20th c.)

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Local History Notes, Articles And ReportsNAS HG/1/hub

File of material on Banwen ironworks, (Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan) containing: sale notice of Banwen iron works Feb 1854; 3 b/w photographs of Banwen ironworks 1903; copy of portion of OS 6" Glam IV.9 showing Nant-y-fedwen-fawr and Ton-y-castell (Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish) farms n.d.; copy of portion of OS 6" Glam IV.10; copy of portion of OS 6" Glam III.12 annotated with routes of Clay Pon's tramroad, Brecon Forest tramroad and the site of Drum colliery; copy of portion of OS 25" Glam IV.5 annotated with route of Brecon Forest tramroad; transcription of fly-poster for sale of Banwen ironworks, sent to Stephen Hughes, Royal Commission (of Ancient and Historic Monuments, Wales), Aberystwyth; sketch map from W. Bevan's map of the Swansea Canal showing proposed site of John Parson's ironworks 1825; article entitled 'Riddle and Young Colliery and Tramroad' by Harry Green 1977, including 2 b/w photographs of Bridge Colliery and Cefn Morfydd; 1854-1977NAS HG 1/1

Bundle containing photocopies of articles from Mining Journal 1847-1866. Also notes on railways by HG; also transcript of conveyance between Charles Strange and Robert Parsons of Baglan, Glamorgan, coal proprietors, merchants and co-partners to James Morrison esq. of Fonthill Park, Wiltshire, of right of transit upon railway dated 1842; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/2

Alphabetical handwritten card index of ships (retained in original bundles, no discernible order); n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/3

Notes on the Neath Canal and its effect on the industrial development of Clyne hamlet, Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan 1838-1849; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/4

File of material on Melincourt furnace (Melin-court, Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan) including: copy portion of OS 6" maps; copy plan of Briton Ferry docks, Glamorgan, by I.K. Brunel 1851; copy plan of Melin-y-cwrt (Melin-court) iron works ruins 1980, drawn by Martin Cahn; copy sketch plan of Melin-cwrt (Melin-court) furnace water power resources 1708-1808; copy plan of Melynycourt (Melin-court) furnace dated 1793; copy leaflet for Melincourt Weekend Apr 1980 at Melincourt Iron Furnace to survey the remains of the furnace with help of Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust; photocopies from unidentified book about blast furnaces; copy article entitled 'In search of the picturesque' in: (1976) Architectural Review about John Nash and with references to Rheola House; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/5

Copy of short essay 'The history of the factory at Resolven', Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan, compiled by N.D. Darvell; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/6

Bundle containing: photocopied receipt 1749 for £4.14.8 of Herbert Mackworth by Leyson Hopkin; copy notice of sailing of the Nightingale from Mounts Bay to Neath, Glamorgan, under William Davies, master, 18th c.; photocopies of entries of Robert Digby and Humphrey Mackworth (from DNB or similar), n.d.; review of local history society transactions c.1977; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/7

Notes concerning 1823 copy of 1601 terrier and rent roll of Afan Wallia (manor of Avon Wallia, Glamorgan) as discovered by HG in an uncatalogued estate collection; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/8

Photographs and captions prepared for NAS Transactions, showing town of Neath map 1855 and detail of plan of Gnoll estate sale map; n.d. (20th c.)NAS HG 1/9

Cinema account sheet (for Public Hall, Briton Ferry); 1928NAS HG 1/10

Newspaper cutting from Bristol Evening Post entitled 'The meaning of Dumballs: first steamboat from Bristol to Cardiff: correspondent's note on service of over century ago'; 22 Jan 1935NAS HG 1/11

Papers containing extract from 'Neath Castell Nedd' entry of 'A topographical dictionary of Wales', by Samuel Lewis, vol II 1983; also photocopy of article 'Paul Padley' by P.R. Reynolds (1997), in: Railway and Canal Historical Society, 23 (1); also photocopy of report and estimate of the damage and loss sustained by the Neath Abbey Coal Company in consequence of construction of the South Wales Railway through their works and lands adjacent to their collieries at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, by Joshua Richardson, Neath, Glamorgan 1850; c.1950-1997NAS HG 1/12

Photocopies from Whittington's Tide Table 1876 giving list of pilots; advertisement for old ship yard, Neath, Glamorgan, belonging to Robert Williams; list of shippers of coal at Briton Ferry Docks and Vale of Neath Railway Wharfs, and names of shippers on Neath River; n.d. (c.1950)NAS HG 1/13

Typescript list of names of ships built at Neath Abbey engineering works with dates covering 1817-1874. Ink-stamped 'W.R. Oak 3/3'; n.d. (c.1950)NAS HG 1/14

Aerial photograph of Resolven area showing aluminium works, Rheola House (Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish) and Resolven village (Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish) Glamorgan. Fairey Surveys Ltd., NCB, no. 7 region, South Wales, 1:10,560, photograph no. 6764; 1968NAS HG 1/15

File relating to industry at Cwmgwrach and Resolven, Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan, including: draft essays entitled 'Cwmgwrach Iron and Resolven Coal' by HG c.1977 with b/w photographs of detail of Llantwit rate book entries; essay entitled 'Further notes on Cwmgwrach and Venallt (Wenallt) furnaces' by HG 1977 with b/w photographs of detail of Llantwit tithe maps, Fairey aerial photograph of site and OS 6" map of area; essay entitled 'Resolven colliery (J.W. Lyon): further notes' by HG 1977 with b/w photographs of detail of Llantwit tithe map, Fairey air survey, William Jones' map of Glyncastell (Glyn Castle) farm 1840, buildings at Resolven colliery 1977 and houses in Lyons Place, Resolven 1977; essay entitled 'Venallt ironworks, colliery and railway: dating evidence extracted from unpublished rate books and transcribed by Harry Green 1976-1977' with b/w photographs; notes on Venallt colliery, lists of provenance of relevant primary sources; 1977NAS HG 1/16

Provisional bibliography relating to the history of the Upper Afan Valley (Glyncorrwg, Margam and Llangynwyd parishes, Glamorgan), compiled by Roger Lee Brown; 1978NAS HG 1/17

One file relating to Melin-y-cwrt (Melin-court) furnace, Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan, containing: 2 b/w photographs of farmstead at Pelenna forest, Neath, Glamorgan; 7 pages of photocopied handwritten notes taken from NLW MSS. relating to Melin-y-court and Melincrythan (Melin Crythan, Llantwit-juxta-Neath parish) furnaces; 7 b/w photographs of 1793 plan of Melyncourt furnace; 1 b/w photograph of site of Melin-y-cwrt furnace Jun 1979; n.d. (c.1979)NAS HG 1/18

Application for photographic work, National Maritime Museum, S.S. Prince of Wales; 1980NAS HG 1/19

Directions for Neath Abbey Historical Trail (2 1/5 or 3 1/5 mile walk centring on the industrial growth of Neath Abbey from c.1200). Gives route for walk through Neath Abbey, Stanley Wood and Darren Wood, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish, Glamorgan. Also includes plan.; n.d. (c.1980)NAS HG 1/20

Extract from letter to Sir Humphrey Mackworth from Robert Lydale at Melincrythan (Melin Crythan)dated 1699 concerning marriage of Mary Jenkin; n.d. (c.1980)NAS HG 1/21

Extract from letter from John Hopkins to Pleydell Courteen, Gnoll estate agent, Neath, Glamorgan, dated 1730 concerning alterations to Gnoll House; n.d. (c.1980)NAS HG 1/22

Genealogical notes on Mackworth family (Thomas, Humphrey and Herbert); n.d. (c.1980)NAS HG 1/23

Notes on family settlements and inheritance of the Mackworth family, including transcript of part of Mackworth will dated 1736; n.d. (c.1980)NAS HG 1/24

Negatives showing photographs of various maps and picture of sailing ships; Jan 1981NAS HG 1/25

Archaeological Notes And ReportsNAS HG/2/hub

Fascimiles And Transcripts of Original DocumentsNAS HG/3/hub

Plans Relating To Neath Town And AreaNAS HG/4/hub

Plans Relating To Landed EstatesNAS HG/5/hub

Industrial PlansNAS HG/6/hub

Archaeological PlansNAS HG/7/hub

Printed Works (Including Photocopies And Newscuttings)NAS HG/8/hub

Miscellaneous ItemsNAS HG/9/hub