Rough section of coal and iron-mine existing in the lands leased to the ‘Ystalyfera Iron’ company

Scope and Content

ROUGH SECTION of all the coal and iron-mine existing in the lands under which the minerals are leased to the ‘Ystalyfera Iron’ company.

Rolled item - Linen backed.

Property of R. D. Gough, esq.

Administrative / Biographical History

Ystalyfera Iron and Tinplate Works were built 1838 and by the 1850s claimed to be the largest tinplate works in the world. The ironworks went into decline in the 1870s. The few remaining furnaces were blown out in 1885.

Access Information

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Note

Acc. No: 4703.

Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Emma Jones for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: Carmarthenshire Archives Service Catalogue, CDX/1107.

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Custodial History

Deposited on the 3rd July 1970.

Accruals

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau / Accruals are not expected