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Archive6539466TitleGNGWC04_08 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionTwenty-three pages of handwritten transcript of an interview with John Nicholas, conducted on 12th July 1988. Mr Nicholas was at the mine from 1949 to 1952. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539439TitleGNGWC03_08_01 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription'Assignment of Lease of Silicate rock clay and limestone under lands in the Parish of Penderyn.' Originally dated 11th April 1946. Included in research conducted during work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539445TitleGNGWC03_08_04 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionLease conditions for land leased to Richard Thomas and Baldwin Limited from Mrs Rachel Jane Smith. Originally dated 15th July 1949. Included in research conducted during work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539447TitleGNGWC03_09 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription22 A3 single-sided typewritten pages of photocopied agreement between the South Wales Electricity Board and Richard Thomas and Baldwin Limited for the supply of electricity to Dinas Silica Mine. Dated: 1950s. Included as part of work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.Medium1 slim A4 envelope. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539436TitleGNGWC03_06_04 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription'Certificate of Incorporation for the Dinas Silica Company Limited.' Originally dated 3rd July 1899. Included in information collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539435TitleGNGWC03_06_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription'Memorandum of Association of the Dinas Silica Company.' Originally dated 3rd July 1899. Included in information collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6060027TitleBR229 - Cadw Scheduling RecordsLevelSub-groupDescriptionFile of Cadw scheduled monument records for Dinas Silica Mine (BR229) , consisting of scheduling notices, accompanied by Field Monument Warden reports. Files stored in scheduled monument number order.MediumText, Cartographic.Imagesn

Archive6539389TitleGNGWC - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelCollectionDescriptionVarious materials collected or produced by Elizabeth Tough in the 1980s as part of archaeological work conducted at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works and Dinas Silica Mine, in addition to digital records compiled during the 'Explosive Times' project, coordinated by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority 2012 - 2016. Includes archaeological records, drawings, historic information, interview transcripts, maps, negatives, prints and photographs.Medium5 boxes, one portfolio and 1.21 GB of digital material. Cartographic, Photo, Graphic, Text.Imagesn

Archive6539455TitleGNGWC05 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelGroupDescriptionMaps collected as part of work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumOne large box. Cartographic, Text.Imagesn

Archive6539449TitleGNGWC04 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelGroupDescriptionTranscripts of interviews with people who worked at either Dinas Silica Mine or Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works. Collected as part of work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s. Also summaries of interviews conducted as part of 'Explosive Times' project, coordinated by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority c.2012 - 2016.MediumOne large box and 486 KB of digital records. Text.Imagesn

Archive6549154TitleGNGWC10 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionPlans designed as part of the Explosive Times project coordinated by Brecon Beacons Park Authority. Includes Conservation plan and study; activity plan; interpretation plan; management and maintenance plan; condition report, gazetteer and table of structures.Medium516 MB. Text.Imagesn

Archive6549151TitleGNGWC08 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionBuilding conservation works progress updates from April to October 2018. Collected as part of the Explosive Times project coordinated by Brecon Beacons Park Authority.Medium51.3 MB. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539483TitleGNGWC06_01_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionOne leaflet entitled 'Old Gunpowder Factory and Dinas Silica Mines Pontneddfechan' produced by Neath Borough Council. Collected as part of work undertaken at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team, 1980s.Medium39 images. Text, Graphic, Cartographic, Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539481TitleGNGWC06_01_01 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionMix of 39 images. Some postcards, some colour photographs and some black and white photographs. Mostly undated and unlabelled. Collected as part of work undertaken at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team, 1980s.Medium39 images.Imagesn

Archive6549140TitleGNGWC04_20 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionSummaries of interviews conducted as part of 'Explosive Times' project, coordinated by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority c.2012 - 2016.Medium486KB. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539475TitleGNGWC04_17 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionTwo handwritten pages listing people from Pontneddfechan who would know about the silica mine and gunpowder works. Includes names of people who's interviews appear in this collection. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539457TitleGNGWC05_02 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription'Dinas quartzite mine survey of workings. Scale 40ft - 1 inch. Redrawn from original mine owner's plan. Amended and further detail added 12/11/1987 by G. J. Christian, unit two cave research and exploration.' Collected as part of archaeological work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumCartographic.Imagesn

Archive6539448TitleGNGWC03_11 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionLegal document concerning Baldwins Ltd buying land from Edward Roe Brown. Originally dated 11th December 1943. 7 photocopied A3 sheets of paper. Included as part of work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.Medium1 slim A4 envelope. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539464TitleGNGWC04_04 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionEight pages of handwritten transcript of interview with T. Thomas, conducted on 5th July 1988. Also included: typed copy of transcript, although the handwritten version contains an extra paragraph. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539451TitleGNGWC04_02 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionSeven pages of handwritten transcript of interview with Arthur Thomas, conducted on 16th December 1987. Also included: typed copy of transcript. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539458TitleGNGWC05_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription2 A4 typewritten pages: 'Contract Surveys Ltd indicating suggested improvements for Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works.' Includes annotated map of Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works labelled 'PONTNEDDFECHAN - SURVEY OF SITE.' Collected as part of archaeological work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumCartographic, Text.Imagesn

Archive6508254TitleDGT_09_1 - Tucker CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionWales Iron and Lead - Breconshire. Colour slides showing Abercrave Furnace, Craig-y-Ddinas Silica Mine, Hirwaun Ironworks and Hirwaun Tramway. Images taken between 1970-1979.MediumPhoto.Imagesn

Archive6403669TitlePWC_03_120 - Peter Wakelin CollectionLevelSub-groupDescriptionColour photographs and negatives showing Dinas Silica Mine taken by Peter Wakelin, c1995.Medium29 colour photographs and corresponding negatives. Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539438TitleGNGWC03_08 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionPhotocopied documents relating to the leasing of land around the silica mine at Pontneddfechan. Information collected as part of work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.Medium5 documents on single sided A3 paper. Text.Imagesn

Archive6348098TitleNMR Site FilesLevelItemDescriptionPhotocopies of (parts of) O.S. maps showing Dinas Silica Mine: in the late 19th century, and mid 20th century.Medium1 file. Cartographic.Imagesn

Archive6539452TitleGNGWC04_05 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionNine pages of handwritten transcript of interview with J. Diplock, conducted on 21st June 1988. Also included: typed copy of transcript. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539463TitleGNGWC04_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionFive pages of handwritten transcript of interview with Tom Thomas, conducted on 7th June 1988. Also included: typed copy of transcript. Mr Thomas was the general foreman at the silica mine from c. 1952 until the mine closed. Collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539443TitleGNGWC03_06_05 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription'Special resolution of the Dinas Silica Company Limited.' Originally dated November 1908. Included in information collected as part of work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539444TitleGNGWC03_08_02 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionLegal documents concerning the leasing of land around the silica mine at Pontneddfechan. Originally dated 3rd May 1946. Included in research conducted during work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539437TitleGNGWC03_07 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionPhotocopy of 'Inventories of Property and Plant' at Landore Silica Brickworks, originally dated 1939. 12 single-sided sheets of A3 paper. Information collected as part of work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.Medium1 slim A4 envelope. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539446TitleGNGWC03_08_05 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionCorrespondence from Richard Thomas and Baldwin Ltd to Mrs R. J. Smith, concerning the erection of a fence around the silica mine's aerial ropeway. Originally dated 13th July 1955. Included in research conducted during work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumText.Imagesn

Archive6539460TitleGNGWC03_08_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescriptionMap indicating the site of Dinas silica mine, Pontneddfechan. Scale 1:2500. Originally dated 14th April 1949. Included in research conducted during work at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumCartographic, Text.Imagesn

Archive6539429TitleGNGWC03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelGroupDescriptionHistorical information about Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works and Dinas Silica Mine, Pontneddfechan, Glyn Neath. Collected and in some cases reproduced as part of work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumOne large box. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539459TitleGNGWC06 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelGroupDescriptionNegatives, photographs, prints and postcards collected as part of work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumOne large box. Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539477TitleGNGWC06_02 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelSub-groupDescriptionSix pages of contact prints and one photographic index book. Part of material relating to archaeological work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.MediumOne book and six contact sheets. Text, Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539480TitleGNGWC06_01 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelSub-groupDescriptionMiscellaneous photographs, prints and postcards, plus one leaflet, relating to archaeological work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.MediumOne envelope. Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539479TitleGNGWC06_03 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescription20 colour photographs, all unlabelled and undated. Originally arrived in folder marked 'Pack 3.' Part of material relating to archaeological work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.MediumOne A5 enevlope. Photo.Imagesn

Archive6539442TitleGNGWC03_06 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionPhotocopied legal documents relating to the Vale of Neath Gunpowder Company, dating from 1863 to 1908. Information collected as part of work undertaken by Elizabeth Tough and team at the former Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works in the 1980s.Medium5 legal documents on single sided A3 paper. Text.Imagesn

Archive6549153TitleGNGWC09 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelBatchDescriptionConsents from Cadw and a felling licence. Collected as part of the Explosive Times project coordinated by Brecon Beacons Park Authority.Medium1.05 MB. Text.Imagesn

Archive6539456TitleGNGWC05_01 - Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works CollectionLevelItemDescription1 large Ordnance Survey map, 'revised November 1962.' Plan SN 9008 and SN 9108. Former buildings associated with the gunpowder works have been labelled in pencil. Collected as part of archaeological work at Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works, conducted by Elizabeth Tough and team in the 1980s.MediumCartographic.Imagesn