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Title
Date(s)
- 1874-1983 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box (0.029 cubic metres)
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Name of creator
Administrative history
The English cause in Machynlleth began in the Board of Guardians meeting rooms [c. 1864]. When the new Maengwyn Welsh Calvinistic Chapel was opened in 1867, the English cause moved to the vacated 'Capel Norton'. The chapel was referred to as 'Capel Larkin', a reference to W. H. Larkin, one of the founders of the English cause. It was also sometimes referred to as 'Capel Relwê' (the 'Railway Chapel'), a reference to the influx of non-Welsh speakers to the area with the opening of the railway in 1863. This was predominantly a Sunday School from which, in 1873, fundraising began for the erection of a new chapel. The site of a former public house, the Raven Inn, was purchased and in 1876 the foundation stone was laid. The new English Presbyterian Chapel was opened in December 1877. Four dilapidated cottages were purchased in 1895 and these were demolished to make way for the schoolroom and meeting house which was opened in 1901.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr G. R. Mill; Machynlleth; Deposit; October 2008; 004571245.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the English Presbyterian Church, Machynlleth, 1874-1983, including minutes of meetings, 1905-1983; financial papers, 1874-1950; registers of Church members and the Temperance Society, 1886-1947; Sunday School records, 1903-1918; administrative records, 1878-1926; and miscellaneous papers, 1877-[c. 1976].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Further accruals are possible.
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW into six series: church minute books; financial papers; registers; Sunday School records; administrative records; and miscellaneous papers.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Note
Title created from contents of fonds.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2011.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Amy Rogers and Wil Williams. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: historical notes in 6/1 within this archive, and RCAHMW website (http://www.coflein.gov.uk/), accessed October 2011;