Dangos 24 canlyniad

The fonds comprises case papers, 1903-1973, dealing with interested parties within Wales and/or the London area who had some sort of Welsh connection. Included are papers dealing with land and property transfer, receivership and company liquidation, defamation and compensation, opposition to parliamentary bills, the settlement of personal estate, contempt of court and general legal matters. Not all of the issues addressed in the files actually resulted in court cases. The majority of the files consist of legal papers such as instructions and notes to counsel, briefs to counsel, opinions of counsel, affidavits, statements, declarations, summonses, claims and orders, often in draft form or as official copies, and solicitors' charges and bills. These are usually accompanied by correspondence made up of original letters and copy letters, both office copies and carbon copies, as well as handwritten notes and occasional telegrams, bills and receipts. Frequently, the files also contain associated documents such as copies of leases, agreements and deeds, plans and maps, accounts, reports and transcriptions of evidence, together with relevant printed material such as sale particulars, parliamentary bills and published reports.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence and associated documents primarily concerning the receivership of the Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) Company as well as its eventual compulsory liquidation. The major claim for remuneration coming from Caernarvonshire County Council who, together with other local authorities, brought the initial action which lead to the receivership. The papers deal with various issues relating to claims made against the company during this period such as those of the Great Western Railway, for work carried out at the Croesor level crossing, and the Railway Clearing House. There are also papers concerning an earlier compensation claim for damages brought by Tourists Hotels Limited against the company for its failure to honour certain conditions of an agreement connected with the railway station at Beddgelert. Other issues arising from the receivership and liquidation include the leasing of the railway to the Festiniog Railway Company and the subsequent surrender of that lease; claims by the administrators of the estate of the first receiver, Lt-Col. Holman Fred Stephens, who died whilst in that position; the tenancy of land and premises at Quellyn (Cwellyn) Lake Station; the sale of land by the liquidator including that at Dinas Station (formerly Llanwnda Junction) to Caernarvonshire County Council, 1953, and a portion of the Goods Yard thereon to the Gwynedd River Board (North West Wales River Board), 1955, and land at Rhyd-ddu Station for use as a proposed parking ground to Caernarvonshire County Council, 1955. The papers include a bound series of plans and sections and Book of Reference, 1864, for the Croesor & Portmadoc Railway (Extension Railway & Wharves) as well as a Book of Documents in connection with the Light Railway Commission, November 1914, regarding the Portmadoc, Beddgelert & South Snowdon Railway (Light Railway) and the North Wales Narrow Guage Railways (Light Railways).

The file comprises correspondence and associated documents concerning advertising agreements for Y Ddolen (a monthly magazine published by the Union of London Welsh Literary Societies and the Young Wales Association, London, Limited) between the publication's committee and Foyle's Welsh Company Limited. The papers include a copy of a Memorandum of Agreement, June 1927, and two draft agreements, 1930 and 1931.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence, associated documents and printed material concerning the receivership of, and attempts by some of the shareholders to stave off the subsequent sale of, the Nantgwyn Anthracite Colliery (1927) Limited, Cwmllynfell, Glamorganshire. The papers include a copy of a draft debenture, February 1927.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence and associated documents concerning a claim for damages and compensation brought by Robert William Griffiths against Moses Griffith for false misrepresentation regarding the profits of Direct T. T. Supplies Limited (including the National Milk Bars), Forden, Montgomeryshire, which lead to a subsequent agreement to transfer shares in the Company.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence and associated documents concerning the purchase of a sheep-walk, known as the Tytandderwen sheep-walk, on the Berwyn mountains which was sold by Mr Edward Tryweryn Roberts to the Forestry Commission. The papers include a copy of an abstract of title, 1927, and two property valuations, 1925 and 1926.

The file comprises legal papers and correspondence concerning objections by Caernarvonshire County Council and others to the proposals of the Minister of Local Government and Planning to include additional land within the boundaries of the National Park under the Snowdonia National Park (Designation) Orders 1951.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence, associated documents and printed material concerning Bala Urban District Council's opposition to the possibility of the closure of the branch line from Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog under proposals contained in the British Transport Commission Bill 1958/59. Amongst the papers are three postcards of the general area.

The file comprises correspondence and associated documents concerning the proposed establishment of a Welsh 'aided' voluntary primary school on the premises of the London Welsh Association at 11 Meckleburgh Square and 29-30 Doughty Street, London.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence and associated documents concerning the estate of the late David John Jenkins of Porthcawl and a case relating to its distribution in The High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, and in particular a bequest to Urdd Gobaith Cymru which was conditional on the establishment of an Aelwyd, or Branch, of the Urdd in Porthcawl. The papers include photostat copies of the Will, October 1955, and the codicil to the Will, October 1958, of D. J. Jenkins.

The file comprises a single document concerning the 'Requisitions on Title' of a property transaction [in Conway].

The file comprises correspondence and associated documents concerning licences from The Ministry of Works & Planning to carry out building work on the chapel house of the Charing Cross Road Welsh Presbyterian Church, London, and the resulting work done by Chapman & Davies (D. Davies). The papers include letters relating to the position of caretaker at the chapel.

The file comprises correspondence and associated documents concerning changes to investments of the Dolaucothi Fund and the mis-payment of dividends by the National Trust to Major Herbert Thomas Charles Lloyd-Johnes. Mention is also made of additional property, namely Penarth Ganol Farm, purchased by the Trust in connection with the Fund. The papers include a copy of the deed of covenant and indemnity, April 1944.

The file comprises documents concerning the erection of the Charing Cross Road Welsh Presbyterian Church together with correspondence regarding the construction and installation of a new organ. The papers include copies of an agreement between The Soho Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Company Limited and the Rev. R. E. Morris and others, October 1887, for the building of the church and a copy of a conveyance of the freehold on the property between The London County Council and The Trustees of The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion, May 1889.

The file comprises legal papers and correspondence concerning the purchase of Plas Gogarth, Llandudno (also called Edgbaston Lodge) by Caernarvonshire County Council from the Christian Alliance of Women and Girls Trust Corporation Limited, for the purpose of using the property as 'a Home for the Aged'.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence, associated documents and printed material concerning a claim for libel damages and allegations of slander brought by the Young Settlers Defence Fund of Kenya against Ronald W. Williams, M.P. for Wigan, regarding reported comments made by him during a speech delivered to the Fabian Colonial Bureau at Livingstone Hall on 10 March 1954.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence, associated documents and printed material concerning objections to Liverpool Corporation's Tryweryn Scheme by Bala Urban District Council over their concerns that it might affect the supply of water to Llyn Arenig-Fawr and consequently to the town of Bala and the surrounding district, as proposed in the Liverpool Corporation Bill 1956/57.

The file comprises correspondence and associated documents concerning Ymddiriedaeth Ysgolion Cymraeg/The Welsh Schools Trust and the establishment of, and financial support for, Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain/The Welsh School, London. The papers include poor quality photostat copies of letters regarding a deed of covenant made in favour of the school by the actor Richard Burton, as well as copies of the Declaration of Trust, October 1961.

The file comprises legal papers, correspondence and associated documents concerning a case brought by Caernarvonshire County Council against Arthur Scotson of Pendyffryn Hall, Penmaenmawr, for the contravention of a tree preservation order by the felling and lopping of trees at Coed Pendyffryn, in connection with the further extension and development of the site as a caravan park. The papers include four black and white photographs of the area in question.

The file comprises correspondence between the London Welsh Association Limited and T. Ivor Jones, acting as agent of the Trustees, concerning the proposed use of the Association's premises in London as a hostel for young Welsh people travelling to live and work in the City, as well as on the matter of the conversion of the limited company into a charitable trust.