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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1803] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
i, 45 ff. (original pagination 1-90) ; c. 205 x 155 mm.
Marbled paper over boards.
Context area
Archival history
'R. L. W. from E. H. W. M., for Christmas 1939 (Bought on a stall in Farringdon Road in August for two shillings)' and 'R. L. Watson, 55 Redcliffe Gardens, London SW10' (in ink inside front cover).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Samuel Gedge Ltd; Norwich; Purchase; November 2011; 006182015.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A volume containing a copy, [c. 1803] (watermark 1801), of a sketch of a tour of north Wales, as well as parts of England, undertaken on 7-30 July 1791, containing descriptions of places visited with particular emphasis on the state of the inns and the roads.
The sketch was written by an individual identified only as 'A.B.', travelling on horseback with his companion 'W.D.' (p. 1). Beginning in London, the journey to Wales took in Worcester, Bridgnorth, Coalbrookdale and Shrewsbury (pp. 2-24). In Wales their itinerary included Welshpool, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Conwy, Caernarfon, Beddgelert, Harlech, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Tywyn, Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Newtown and Montgomery (pp. 24-76). They returned to London via Ludlow, Hereford and Gloucester (pp. 76-90). The volume includes accounts of the industrial works at Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge (pp. 13-18), the House of Industry [workhouse] at Shrewsbury (pp. 20-24), Castell Dinas Bran, Llangollen (pp. 30-31), Cernioge Mawr, Denbighshire (pp. 32-34), Aber[gwyngregyn], Caernarfonshire (pp. 39-45), the dilapidated state of Harlech and its castle (pp. 56-60), and Tal-y-llyn, Merioneth (pp. 67-69).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Covers rubbed, front board becoming loose.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Original title.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 24019B.
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Access points
Subject access points
- Industries -- England -- Coalbrookdale.
- Almshouses -- England -- Shrewsbury.
- Taverns (Inns) -- England -- Midlands.
- Roads -- England -- Midlands.
- Taverns (Inns) -- Wales, North.
- Roads -- Wales, North.
- Midlands (England) -- Description and travel
- Cernioge Mawr (Pentrefoelas, Wales : Farm)
- Abergwyngregyn (Wales) -- Description and travel.
- Harlech (Wales) -- Description and travel.
- Tal-y-llyn (Gwynedd, Wales) -- Description and travel.
- Wales, North -- Description and travel
Place access points
Name access points
- Castell Dinas Bran (Llangollen, Wales) (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2011.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones.