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An album containing water-colour drawings, with descriptive notes, compiled by David Parkes, Shrewsbury, during the period 1808- 1831. The subjects include Llandderfel Church, Corwen Church, Plas Newydd [Llangollen], Llangollen Church, Pillar of Eliseg, Valle Crucis Abbey, Castell Dinas Brin, Nerquis Chapel, Nerquis House, and Llandrinio Church.

A photostat facsimile of a priced copy of the catalogue of the contents of Plas Newydd, the residence of the 'Ladies of Llangollen', sold by auction the week beginning 13 August 1832.

Papers relating to 'the Ladies of Llangollen', Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, of Plas Newydd, Llangollen, consisting of transcripts, 1885, by Isabel Jane Crewe of extracts from the journals of a tour in Wales by Sir George Crewe and Jane, Lady Crewe, 1826; a transcript of recollections related to Isabel Jane Crewe by Jane Thomas, a former servant of the Ladies, 1885; and associated printed items including pamphlets by General John Yorke, 'Plas Newydd as it was and is' (Llangollen, 1884) and the late Rev. J. Prichard, 'An account of the Ladies of Llangollen' (Llangollen, c. 1909).