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A History of Kidwelly
Rev D Daven Jones, 1908. 188pp inc index & list of subscribers, 20
plates as required. Scattered light foxing here & there, a couple of ancient
cup-rings on front board but a nice firm copy. Fewer than 500 copies subscribed for.
VG. (ref 2977) £35.00
[Llanybyther, Llanllwni (Carmarthenshire) & Llanwenog
(Cardiganshire) document] Scheduling of Lands under the Lands Improvement Acts
Official copy of an 1877 Order by the Inclosure Commissioners. The 3300
acres affected clearly include many farms & smallholdings as the list includes 23
properties in excess of 50 acres, but there are also smaller areas (fields?) together with
individual buildings such as inns, chapels and presumably cottages and houses. In
all the schedule contains about 60 entries showing name of farm or plot or building,
acreage, and name of tenant/occupier. Very important local history document for
parishes for which little or nothing else appears on the market. Manuscript on
single parchment sheet, size approx 21"x26", bears the Inclosure Commissioners
embossed seal accompanied by the signature of two of the commissioners. The outside
(as folded) is grubby. (ref 420/1) £20.00 post-free Not for export
[Llandingat and Llanwrda document] Schedule of
Property by the Land Improvement Company
Official copy of an 1899 Order by the Board of Agriculture scheduling 806 acres of
land, part of the Llwyn-y-brain estate. The schedule breaks the 806 acres down into
6 farms (inc Pantywheel and Llwynjack which still appear on the OS map) together with
acreage and tenant farmer/occupier. Manuscript on single parchment sheet,
multifolded, size approx 26"x21", bears the signature of the Secretary of the
Lands Improvement Company and the company's embossed red seal. (ref 420/4)
£15.00
The Story of the Ancient Churches of Llandovery
Rev Gruffydd Evans, 1913. 210pp inc index, multifolding map frontis, 15
other ills (mainly photos) on 13 plates as required. Cracked internally at front
hinge, also at pp72/73, some embrowning of fep but rest of contents clean. Maroon
cloth boards, gilt lettering, teg, rest untrimmed. (ref 1404) £40.00
[Llanelli document] Scheduling of Part of the Stradley
Estate by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1890 Order scheduling 249 acres of the Stradley Estate.
The schedule breaks it down into 6 parts - George Street, Bryn Lands, and
Coldstream Street, Pen-y-fai farm tenanted by D Bowen, part of Gellyfychan tenanted by J
Richards, William James and David Rees, and Pantyllydy Mines tenanted by James Rees.
Manuscript on single parchment sheet, size approx 27"x23", multifolded,
bears the red embossed seal of the Board of Agriculture and is signed by a member of the
Board. (ref 420/5) £16.00
A similar document. This Order was issued a few months later with an adjusted schedule of lands totalling 195 acres - Stradey Castle and land related to the poor (owned & occupied by Charles William Mansel Lewis Esq), the 31 acre Pen-y-fai farm occupied by D Bowen, and a 135 acre part of Gellyfychan occupied by J Richards, William James and David Rees.
Manuscript on single parchment sheet, size approx 27"x23", multifolded, bears the red embossed seal of the Board of Agriculture and is signed by the Board's secretary. (ref 420/6) £15.00 post-free Not for exportA later document. This Order was issued in 1893 scheduling 395 acres of the Stradey Estate which appear to consist of 6 farms (Cille, Cwmddyche, Penyfai, Cillagwyn, Bwlchyfedwen and Cwmcyffin, tenanted variously by Thomas & Others, David Bowen, Ann James and T & J Evans). Manuscript on single parchment sheet, size approx 25"x19", multifolded, bears the embossed red seal of the Land Loan & Enfranchisement Company & the signature of the company secretary. (ref 420/7) £18.00
post-free Not for export[Llangeler and Penboyr document] Scheduling of Part of
the Llysnewydd Estate by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1892 Order scheduling 1103 acres, primarily farms or
smallholdings. Each is named, together with acreage and tenant farmer/occupier - in
all 17 are named in this important local history document. Manuscript on single
parchment sheet, size approx 26"x22", multifolded. (ref 420/3) £18.00 post-free Not for export
The Church Plate of Carmarthenshire
Rev J T Evans, 1907. 4to in bevelled boards, 148pp inc index followed by a 1pp prospectus
for The Church Plate of Pembrokeshire. 14 photo plates as required, top edge gilt, rest
untrimmed. Spine rather dulled, 1st & last few leaves foxed but still a VG
copy. (ref 4650) £40.00
Review of Part of the Boundary between the
Counties of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in the Area of the Communities of Clynderwen
and Llandissilio West - Draft Proposals
Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, undated but assumed to
be 2001. A4 format in yellow card covers,15pp in English and the same repeated in
Welsh, maps in English and Welsh in the centre. 'The purpose of the review is
to consider whether, in the interests of effective and convenient local government, the
Commission should propose changes to the present boundary' - draw your own conclusions as
to what this means. Ex-Glamorgan Record Office Library, their stamp at foot of
title-page. (ref 252/128) £4.00
[Various parishes] Scheduling of Lands
under the Lands Improvement Acts
Official copy on an 1880 Order concerning the Dynevor Castle Estates,
over 8000 acres of land owned by Baron Dynevor and laying in the parishes of Llandilofawr,
Llandebie, Bettws, Llandefeisant, Llanarthney and Aberbythych. An important document
for both the local and family historian as it breaks the 8000 acres into farms,
smallholdings etc and names the tenant/occupier - in all there approaching 50 of them - by
all means email if you want to check whether your ancestor or your farm is listed.
Manuscript on single parchment sheet, approx 25"x22", signed by two
inclosure commissioners and bears the embossed Inclosure Commission seal. (ref
420/2) £20.00 post-free
Not for export
POSTCARDS
St Mary's Church, Burry Port
B&w card, no manufacturer, interior view. Unused & undated.
*£1.00