Gwent Archives
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The official county archive for the former counties of Gwent and Monmouthshire.
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Visitors to our Research Room and long-distance enquiries request a access to a wide variety of records – but some of our most popular tend to be our healthcare records, particularly those that relate to mental health.
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Wales Broadcast Archive Volunteering Opportunities
Tredegar Medical Aid Heritage Centre, 10 The Circle, Tredegar NP22 3PS
Thursday 2nd May 10:30am - 2:30pm
For more information, contact [email protected]
Brynmawr Furniture Makers was an experiment led by a group of Quakers. During the late 1920s to early 1930s, unemployment was high. The business ensured that men were paid fair wages and crafted ‘simple, solid but attractive furniture.’
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Newport Rugby and Athletic Club will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary this year. It was the first integrated sports club in Wales. The collection documents a range of sports from rugby, football, athletics, cycling, lawn tennis and gymnastics.
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Darllenwch blog diweddaraf Dr James January McCann, ein Swyddog Enwau Lleoedd. Mae clicio botwm newydd bellach yn galluogi pawb i chwilio lleoliad daearyddol enwau lleoedd drwy ddarparu cyfeirnodau grid 8-ffigwr! zurl.co/rBH1
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Read the latest blog by Dr James January McCann, out Place Names Officer. A new whizzy button now allows everyone to easily geo-locate place names providing 8-figure grid references at a click of a button! Find out more zurl.co/T3Cy
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Don’t like clowns? Then do we have #SomethingScary for you! This photograph of a clown on a bike, smoking a very large cigar, was found in the Newport Rugby and Athletic Club collection inside a photoalbum.
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#Somethingscary from Gwent Archives There are 5 large Account Books in the Newport Rugby and Athletic Club collection. The club’s invoices & receipts were pasted into 5 volumes, causing the paper to stiffen, expand & the binding to ‘explode’ resulting in an unprotected text block