Specifications and plans for whole iron plate bridge girders. Created by the Aberperwm Railway Company.

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Papers from the Aberpergwm Estate collected by John Thomas of NeathD/D Ab/JT

Records relating to John Thomas of Neath and his research on the Aberpergwm Estate. John Thomas (1903-1980) was teacher and sub sequentially head teacher of Alderman Davies school in Neath and was responsible for rescuing the Aberpergwm Estate papers that make up the bulk of this part of the collection. He was deeply interested in the William's family and wrote notes for an MA, which was not completed or submitted. The papers below relate to him.DD Ab JT/1/hub

Aberpergwm Estate records and personal papers of members of the Williams family of Aberpergwm collected by John Thomas of NeathDD Ab JT/2/hub

Legal documents, c. 1600s-1900DD Ab JT/2/1/hub

Accounts, 1774-1895DD Ab JT/2/2/hub

Colliery and coal business papers, 1857-1949. The Williams family were heavily involved in the management of the Aberpergwm and Pwllfaron Collieries, to which the majority of these records relate. Others relate the coal mining business in general. The Coal Board were to take over management of the estate.DD Ab JT/2/3/hub

Maps and plans of the estate and the wider area, 1807-1907DD Ab JT/2/4/hub

Map of Neath River and lands around it. Includes Thomas Whyndham Smith's land and the Aberpergwm Estate.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/1

Notebook containing notes on the house and architectural drawings. Also contains receipts and correspondence in the pages.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/2

Plan of part of Aberpergwm house with south front marked.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/3

Plan of part of Aberpergwm House with entrance front marked.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/4

Fragments of plans for the interior of Aberpergwm House.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/5

Plan of part of Aberpergwm House with the north elevation marked.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/6

Map of estates that have been sold for auction by Mr. Graham at the Three Salmons Hotel.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/7

Schedule and map for the Crugau Estate.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/8

Ordinance survey map for St. Donat's Estate 1:10,560 (6 inches to 1 mile).D/D Ab/JT 2/4/9

Plan of the installation of a picture gallery to Aberpergwm House.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/10

Specifications and plans for whole iron plate bridge girders. Created by the Aberperwm Railway Company.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/11

Bundle of plans relating to a railway bridge over the Neath river.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/12

Drawing with measurements of part of the house.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/13

Plan of proposed road improvement at Glynneath.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/14

Papers containing rough diagrams and notes for the house.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/15

Plan for a transverse section of the Pwllfaron and Aberpergwm collieries.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/16

A notebook containing diagram and graphs.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/17

A plan for a corbel of window to be installed over the entrance gate as part of the alterations to Aberpergwm House.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/18

Fragment of a plan of part of the house.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/19

Plan of the implementation of warming arrangements to the house.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/20

Rough diagram for Aberpergwm House.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/21

Plan of a fireplace for the hall of Aberpergwm House.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/22

Diagram of the interior of the house with notes.D/D Ab/JT 2/4/23

Aberpergwm (St. Cadoc's) Church records, 1820-1893. St Cadoc's Church, Aberpergwm, was built by the Williams family, originally as a private chapel, but which later became a parish church.DD Ab JT/2/5/hub

Rees William's personal papers, 1766-1810DD Ab JT/2/6/hub

General family papers, c.1700s-1902DD Ab JT/2/7/hub

William William's Papers, 1815-1893DD Ab JT/2/8/hub

Morgan Williams' papers, 1844-1920DD Ab JT/2/9/hub

Later Family Records, 1909-c. 1910DD Ab JT/2/10/hub

Artwork, c. 1800s, 1827-1893DD Ab JT/2/11/hub

Music, c. 1800sDD Ab JT/2/12/hub

Poetry, c. 1800sDD Ab JT/2/13/hub

Photographs, c. 1832-1901DD Ab JT/2/14/hub

Unique pamphlets, 1636-1934. The collection contains numerous pamphlets that the Williams, or John Thomas, may have owned.DD Ab JT/2/15/hub

Other miscellaneous material, 1808-1952DD Ab JT/2/16/hub