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Title
Date(s)
- [17 cent.]-1931 (accumulated 1916-1957) (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.286 cubic metres (11 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Albert Tilley (1896-1957), mace-bearer of Brecon cathedral, was born in Widnes, Lancashire. After being wounded on the Somme in 1916, he was sent to Brecon to recuperate, and remained there for the rest of his life, becoming the first mace-bearer of the new cathedral there in 1923. He steeped himself in the history of the cathedral, town and county of Brecon, and collected many historical records in the course of his research.
Archival history
Tilley acquired the deeds from an unknown source, apparently in the course of his private research. Notes by John Lloyd, the Breconshire antiquary, also came into his hands.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Albert Tilley, Brecon, 1956; The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, 1960; The Dean and Chapter of Brecon Cathedral, per Lieut.-Col F. M. Pryce, Brecon, 1965.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, 1815-1931, relating to the manor of Llanfihangel Talyllyn and other properties in Brecknockshire, together with a court book, 1859-1908, of the manor of Llanfihangel Talyllyn; notebooks and exercise books, containing notes on historical, genealogical, and heraldic material mainly about the town and county of Brecon, taken from various printed and manuscript sources; notes and sketches relating to the armorial bearings of Brecknockshire families, and extensive transcripts of parish registers and of monumental inscriptions; a file of typescript notes concerning the Breconshire Agricultural Society; some notes in the hand of John Lloyd compiled in pursuance of his historical researches; a file of notes, transcripts, and correspondence relating to the parish of Llanfeugan; a manuscript volume, compiled c. 1880, of transcripts of inscriptions, sometimes with additional notes and sketches, of tablets and monuments in Brecknockshire churches and a few Nonconformist chapels, drawings of archaeological remains, etc.; a further file of transcripts of monumental inscriptions in several Breconshire churches and churchyards; a scrap- book of newspaper cuttings relating to the Turco-Greek war of 1897; and a group of eleven deeds, mainly of Brecknockshire interest, 17th-19th cent.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as deeds and documents presented by Albert Tilley, catalogued in chronological order (NLW schedule 1956); and Albert Tilley papers (uncatalogued).
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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue of Deeds and Documents (1956) is available at the National Library of Wales; the uncatalogued Albert Tilley papers contain integral alphabetical and card indexes, together with notes of sources.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Note
Previously entitled Deeds and Documents presented by Albert Tilley, and Albert Tilley Papers.
Note
Some of the deeds and notes of other researchers acquired by Tilley pre-date his lifetime.
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Access points
Subject access points
- Deeds -- Wales -- Breconshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn (Powys)
- Manorial courts -- Wales -- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn (Breconshire)
- Manors -- Wales -- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn (Breconshire)
- Heraldry -- Wales -- Breconshire.
- Sepulchral monuments -- Wales -- Breconshire.
- Greco-Turkish War, 1897
- Llanfeugan (Powys, Wales)
- Breconshire (Wales)
- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn (Wales)
- Llanfeugan (Powys, Wales) -- History
- Breconshire (Wales) -- Genealogy
- Breconshire (Wales) -- Church history
- Breconshire (Wales) -- History
Place access points
Name access points
- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn Manor (Powys, Wales) (Subject)
- Brecknockshire Agricultural Society. (Subject)
- Tilley, Albert, 1896-1957 -- Archives (Subject)
- Lloyd, John, 1833-1915. (Subject)
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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
April 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Tilley Deeds; NLW Annual Reports, 1955-1956, 1959-1960, 1963-1964, 1964-1965; Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941-1970 (London, 2001)
Archivist's note
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project.