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[Dalby Family of Bradford] Methodist
Pocket Book containing Family Details
The Methodist Pocket Book for 1816, only a fraction of the original 142pp
remain, probably these were kept by a descendant of the original owner as they contain
details of Dalby births for the 1860s and 1870s. There's also a more recent
Radnorshire connection 'June 28th 1877 Lucy and I came to live with William at Woodville,
Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales.'. In the pocket are a number of family mementoes
including locks of hair 'Father's Hair', 'William's Hair', [another] ' Father's
Hair', 'Joseph Entwisle Dalby's Hair 1868', 'Dearest Father's Hair 1847'. Red
leather, G. (ref 7645) £30.00 post-free within UK Not for export
Sherburne/Powles/Jones/Badland Pedigree
This pedigree is on a parchment sheet, all that survives from a multi-page
property deed of 1854. Several properties in the counties of Radnorshire and
Herefordshire are mentioned, giving a clue to the whereabouts of the family.
Manuscript, approx 25"x19". (ref 21/56) £10.00 post-free
within UK
[ Clyro (Radnorshire) and Brilley
(Herefordshire)] Sale Particulars for the Cabalva Estate
Printed particulars for the 1913 sale of tis 958 acre estate straddling the
Radnorshire/Herefordshire county boundary. For the purposes of the sale, the estate
was broken up into 10 lots as follows:
1. Cabalva House (vacant) & 49 acres of meadow let to S Meredith and M Crump.
2. 22 acres of pasture let to J W Jones.
3. Cabalva Cottage (M Crump).
4. Lower Bettws & Cwm-y-Rafor (S Meredith).
5. The 157 acre Chapel Farm (J W Jones).
6. Old Chapel House & Smith (C Nott).
7. The 102 acre Penrheol Farm (J W Jones).
8. The 233 acre Pentwyn & Pencesty Farms (W D Prosser)
9. The 172 acre Wern Farm (T B Prosser).
10. 10 acres of pasture land (G Davies).
A particularly important item of local history as it not only describes the various lots
in quite some detail but it contains 4 photos and a 36"x29" multicoloured
multifolding location plan in a flap inside the back cover. Card covers, overall
size 10"x14". NB this is also listed on the Herefordshire page. (ref
446/22) £40.00 post-free within UK
[Llanyre, Clyro, Newchurch & Llandilo Graban
document] Scheduling of Lands by the Inclosure Commissioners
Official copy of an 1882 Order affecting 2242 acres owned by John Williams
Vaughan Esq of what appears to be 12 farms or smallholdings. The schedule names the
farms and lists their acreages and who is the tenant farmer/occupier - an important local
history document especially in respect of the parish of Llanyre. Manuscript on
single parchment sheet, approx 20"x15" so suitable for framing, currently
multifolded. Bears the red Land Commission seal and a Land Office rubber stamp.
(ref 424/2) £18.00 post-free Not for export
A similar document covering the exact same properties though dated a couple of months later. Similar size but a degree of foxing and not quite as good as the other one. (ref 424/1) £16.00 post-free Not for export
Pryse's Handbook to the Radnorshire and
Breconshire Mineral Springs with various Descriptive Journeys and Excursions therefrom to
numerous places of interest in Central Wales
Undated but c1873, 12mo, 202pp surrounded by lots of local adverts, scattered
spotting here & there, some leaves browned, but the engraved plates (inc one of a very
undeveloped Builth Wells in 1869) are surprisingly clean, aeg. Quite a decent copy
in the original royal blue cloth boards, now very scarce. (ref 1174) £45.00
post-free within UK
Radnorshire
W H Howse, 1949. 347pp inc index followed by multifolding county map, 37 photo
ills. Generally about £60, but we can make this VG copy in G d/w a bit more affordable at
(ref 2669) £45.00
POSTCARDS - prices include UK postage
River Wye and Bridge, Builth Wells
B&w photo, no 23292 in the Salmon series. Postmarked 1964. £1.00
Builth Wells, St Mary's Church
Sepia photo card by Judges, their ref 25802. 1950s (prob 1956) postmark.
£1.75
Builth Wells: Irvon River and Bridge
Coloured card, posted in 1921. Valentine's series, a bit worn. £1.50