Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1879-1950 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.027 cubic metres (3 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Henry Beyer Robertson (1862-1948) was the son of the railway engineer Henry Robertson, owner of the Pale estate in Llandderfel, Merionethshire. He was also heir to Llantysilio Hall, inherited from his godfather, Charles Frederick Beyer. He assisted his father in various business enterprises and was involved in many new developments at Brymbo steelworks. During the First World War he ensured maximum production of iron and steel for munitions. Pale was turned into a military hospital and a hydro-electric plant was established there in 1918. Henry Beyer Robertson was a director of several companies, including the Great Western Railway Company, and a member of the River Dee Fisheries Board. In 1890 he was granted a knighthood.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Sauheil Nahed, Llandderfel, in 1993.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Pale estate belonging to Henry Beyer Robertson, 1879-1950, comprising correspondence on Council matters, especially the contract between Bala Urban District Council and Merionethshire County Council for the upkeep of the main roads, 1880-1948; pamphlets, diagrams and letters concerning the Pale hydro-electric plant, 1892-1936; and miscellaneous papers, 1885-1948, including items relating to the 1885 general election campaign in Merionethshire.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: Bala Urban District Council; Pale hydro-electric plant; and miscellaneous.
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 1993, p.61, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied by contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Merioneth (Wales). County Council -- Archives. (Subject)
- Bala (Wales). Urban District Council -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Pale Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Bala (Wales). Urban District Council. (Subject)
- Merioneth (Wales). County Council. (Subject)
- Pale Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Robertson, Henry Beyer, Sir -- Archives. (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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Created by the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1993; ANW website, description of Llantysilio Hall manuscripts compiled for the HMC/NLW Family and Estates project (www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc) viewed 12 December 2005.