Fonds GB 0210 LEIGHTON - Leighton Hall Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 LEIGHTON

Title

Leighton Hall Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1839-1931, 1848-2012 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.009 cubic metres (1 box); additional papers (July 2021 donation) comprises 1 large box (0.029 mᶟ) + 1 special-sized box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Leighton Hall and Brynllywarch estates, Montgomeryshire, were held by the Naylor family, several members of which were high sheriffs of Montgomeryshire in the nineteenth century.

Archival history

It is not known how Mrs Sheila Pemberton acquired this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Mrs Sheila Pemberton, Bishops Sutton, Alresford, Hampshire, per Colonel J. L. Corbett-Winder, Welshpool, Powys, in January 1985.
Additional papers donated by Mr R. Christopher Naylor, Ellesmere, July 2021; 99126552202419.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers, 1839-1931, relating to the Naylor family and the Leighton Hall and Brynllywarch estates, comprising accounts, rent schedules, valuations and sale catalogues, together with correspondence and other material relating to the family, and in particular to their activities as high sheriffs for Montgomeryshire.

Additional papers were received in July 2021, this material mainly comprising correspondence and newspaper cuttings, which trace the history of and events within the Naylor family and the Leighton Hall estate from the mid-nineteenth century to the near present day. The material includes a memorandum book, 1848-1856, belonging to John Naylor (1813-1889) of Leighton Hall.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged into the following: estate papers; family papers.
See also additional papers of July 2021.

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 in Minor Lists and Summaries 1985 at the National Library of Wales.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Further papers relating to the same estates are in NLW, Harrison Deeds and Documents, boxes 30-45, 79-80, 93.
See also further Leighton Hall Papers (GB0210 LEIGHTON) at NLW.

July 2021 donation:
Photographs and negatives of Leighton estate family graves and epitaphs are kept separately in the Graphic Department of NLW and may be accessed on request.
Accession number: 994687310202419
Location: Photo book 6937A

Related descriptions

Notes area

Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844854

Project identifier

ANW

Access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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

June 2003
April 2023

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1985.

Additional papers donated July 2021 described by Bethan Ifan, April 2023, utilising primary source material and online search engines.

Accession area