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Jones=Jones Marriage Settlement
This 1827 settlement was in contemplation of the forthcoming marriage of Hugh
Jones of Efenechtyd and Jane Jones of Dolgyulas (Merionethshire). Several
Denbighshire properties formed part of the settlement, including Tydraw, Fron-Legur and
Rhuallt in the parish of Efenechtyd, Woodland Cottage (Llanfwrog), Nant and
Erwmynydd (Clocaenog), a public house, chapel and 5 cottages in Gyffylliog. Lengthy
document in manuscript on 8 large parchment sheets. We couldn't find a Dolgyulas in
our gazetteer - it may be a corruption of Dolgellau. If it helps to pinpoint Jane,
she was the daughter of Robert (deceased) and Catherine Jones and her sister Catherine was
also a party to the document. Bears the signatures Hugh Jones, Jane Jones, and
others involved. Quite nice condition though the outside of the document (as folded)
has become grubby over the years. (ref 7676) *£30.00 Not for export
[Cefn Mawr] Papers re House in
High Street
These 3 1920s items - mainly drafts/copies - relate to a house next to The
Feathers Shop and the Pritchard family. There are 2 copies of one of the documents,
making 4 in all. (ref 324/23) *£10.00 Not for export
The Parish Church of St Mary, Chirk
T W Pritchard, 1973. Typical church pamphlet of 27pp with 8 photo-ills, paper
covers. G. (ref 2717) *£1.50
[Colwyn Bay] Sale Particulars for the
Bryn-y-Mean Estate (Inc 5 Farms)
This 467 acre estate went under the hammer in 1912 at the Imperial Hotel.
The estate included a house known as Bryn Eglwys, 5 farms called Corn Gafr,
Ty'nLlwyn, Bryn-y-Maen, Coeg Teg and Llwyncoed Ucha, and 1 and 2 Bryn Villas.
Printed particulars in card covers, the whole lot folded down the middle for 90-odd years
and will need careful flattening out. In a pocket inside the rear cover are 4
multifolding site plans. 2 copies (refs 55/22 & 55/24) are avilable at £20.00
each
Handlist of the Denbigh Borough Records
Clwyd Record Office, Handlist No 1, 1978 rep. A4 format in white card
covers with green linen spine, 70pp inc index. Despite its age this is a useful
guide to consult before planning a trip to the Record Office and for those unable to visit
the Record Office serves to illustrate the range of archives held. This booklet was
90p when new, hardly enough to cover the postage today. Ex-Glamorgan Record Office
Library, their stamp in lower corner of title-page. (ref 252/106) *£4.00
Denbigh Castle
Wilfrid J Hemp, 1926, reprinted from Y Cymmrodor vol 36. Pp64-120
reprinted from vol 36 of Y Cymmrodor and nicely bound in maroon cloth boards with gilt
lettering. Author was Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Wales. With 8 of the
12 ills being photos, another being a multifolding plan, this complements the thorough yet
well set-out history. Nice fresh-looking copy, easily VG. (ref 3318) *£20.00
An Architectural History of the Parish Church
of All Saints, Gresford
Edward A Fishbourne, 1924 2nd. Small 8vo, 74pp, 10 full-page plate-ills
(mostly photos). Half-title page foxed, nevertheless a VG and unopened copy in nice bright
boards. (ref 2726) £12.00
[Llangollen] Dissolution of
Solicitors Partnership
This partnership between Philip Henry Minshall and Edwin Foulkes-Jones was
dissolved at the end of 1923. On offer is the agreement signed by both of them.
Manuscript on paper, 2 and-a-bit sides. (ref 324/21) £8.00 Not for export
[Llanrwst & Pentrefoelas document] Scheduling
of the Voelas Estate by the Land Commissioners
Official copy of an 1883 Order affecting the 7620 acre Voelas Estate.
An important source of infomation for both the local and family historian in that the
schedule breaks down the estate into a large number of farms and smallholdings, showing
acreages and tenants/occupiers. In all 32 Llanrwst names and 27 for Pentrefoelas are
listed, together with 3 for Cerrigydrudian. Manuscript on 2 large parchment sheets,
each approx 26"x23", multifolded. (ref 424/5) £25.00 post-free Not
for export
Plan of Freehold Building Sites, being a
Portion of the Rhos-on-Sea Estate, Colwyn Bay
Very large (approx 67"x44") multifolding plan on paper, undated but
early 20th century, showing the 38 various lots available for development. Coloured in
wash on a printed background. Small number of minor holes where folds cross.
[Rhos-on-Sea appears to straddle the Denbighshire/Carnarvonshire border] (ref
3292) *£33.00
[Ruabon] Agreement for Tramway
Across Farmland
This is an agreement for a licence to make and use a tramway from close to
Plas Ucha across part of Plas Isa Farm - presumably in connection with some mining or
quarrying operation. The agreement is in manuscript and is accompanied by a
hand-drawn plan [approx 13"x6"] of the immediate area on orange tracing paper.
Bears the signatures of the two licensees [Edward Wynne Thomas of Oswestry and
George Smith of The Hollies near Llangollen]. (ref 5923) *£10.00
Not for export
Ruthin - A Town with a Past
Privately published, Trevor Hughes, 1967. 137pp inc index, 7 ills. The first
history of the town for 110 years. VG in G d/w. (ref 7266) £10.00
Review of Part of the Boundary between the
Communities of Llangollen and Llantysilio in the County of Denbighshire and the
Communities of Renycae, Cafn, Llangollen Rural, Chirk, Glyntraian and llansantfraid Glyn
Veiriog in the County Borough of Wrexham - Draft Proposals
Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, undated but assumed to
be 2002. A4 format in yellow card covers,45+26+6+3+4pp in English and the same
repeated in Welsh, maps in English and Welsh in the centre. The review was
undertaken by the Commission to make proposals to the National Assembly for effecting
changes appearing to the Commission 'desirable in the interests of effective and
convenient local government' - draw your own conclusions as to what this means.
Ex-Glamorgan record Office Library, their stamp at foot of title-page. (ref
252/126) £6.00