Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1853-1930 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.858 cubic metres (92 volumes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
D. Lloyd and Son was a firm of solicitors in Lampeter, Cardiganshire, active between 1842 and 1930. Besides their general practice, they acted at various periods as clerks to the Guardians of the Lampeter Poor Law Union, the Lampeter Borough Council, the Lampeter and Llanybydder Rural District Councils, the Lampeter Petty Sessions, the Lampeter Local Government Board and the Lampeter Gas Company.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Not known
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Lloyd and Son, solicitors, 1853-1930, mainly comprising general letter books, 1853-1919; letter books relating to Lampeter Poor Law Union, 1842-1930, Lampeter Borough Council, 1892-1912, Lampeter and Llanybydder Rural District Councils, 1895-1922, Lampeter Gas Company, 1900-1906, and the Northern Assurance Co. Ltd, 1907-1914; the minute book of the Lampeter Local Government Board, 1866-1879; and accounts, 1864-1890.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: general letter books; letter books relating to Lampeter Union; letter books relating to Lampeter Borough Council; letter books relating to Lampeter and Llanybydder RDCs; letter books containing accounts and letters; letter books relating to Lampeter Gas Company; letter book of correspondence with Northern Assurance Co. Ltd; and minute book of Lampeter Local Government Board.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogues is available online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lampeter (Wales). Borough Council -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Lampeter (Wales). Rural District Council -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Lampeter (Wales). Local Government Board -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Lampeter Gas Company -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Lampeter Poor Law Union -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Lampeter (Wales). Borough Council (Subject)
- Lampeter Gas Company. (Subject)
- Lampeter (Wales) Local Government Board (Subject)
- Lampeter Poor Law Union Board of Guardians (Subject)
- Northern Assurance Company. (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
March 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of D. Lloyd and Son (Solicitors) Records.