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Papers relating to the descent of the estate, comprising copy probate of will with codicil (will dated 23 Dec. 1790, codicil dated 2 Jan. 1791) of Thomas Gabb of Abergavenny, gent., 1791 (B 1/1); abstract of title of Richard Baker-Gabb to the Grovefield estate, [?p. Abergavenny], 1858-1883, c. 1883 (B 1/2); and copy opinion of counsel relating to the vesting of the trust created under the will of Richard Baker Gabb, died 1919, for Walter Baker Gabb and Blanch Baker Gabb, his son and daughter, 1956 (B 1/3). 3 items.

Ledgers, including the rents of the Grovefield (otherwise Grofield) estate, the Latham estate, and the late J. W. Harvey estate (purchased 1890) [?all p. Abergavenny], the Ffawyddog (otherwise Fwthog) estate [p. Cwm-iou, co. Mon.] from 1885, and receipts from, and disbursements on, stocks, bonds and mortgages. 3 items.

Deeds and papers relating to the piece of land fronting Baker Street and the Drill Hall, p. Abergavenny, formerly spare ground opposite the Gro[ve]field Inn, including a conveyance by R. Baker Gabb to the corporation of Abergavenny, with covenants for the preservation of the land as open space, 1902 (B 3/14). 51 items.

Deeds and papers relating to properties in Penypound, p. Abergavenny, sold by the grammar school to Richard Baker Gabb. 5 items.

Papers relating to The Cloisters, including a note of the exchange of the same with Rosa Mary Baker Gabb for two US$2,000 bonds, 1900 (B 5/1). 2 items.

Deeds and papers relating to the Grwyne Fawr reservoir, [p. Llaneleu, co. Brec.], including Ordnance Survey 1" map, sheet 214, showing the proposed reservoir, pipelines and road, 1907 (B 8/1); 'An act to authorize the Monmouthshire County Council to construct waterworks and to make better provision with regard to the water supply of the county of Monmouth and for other purposes', 1908 (B 8/5); 'An act to constitute and incorporate a water board consisting of representatives from the councils of the urban districts of Abertillery Abercarn and Risca in the county of Monmouth to authorise the board to construct waterworks to vest in the board the waterworks undertakings of the said councils and for other purposes', 1910 (B 8/17); petitions of Richard Baker Gabb against the 1908 and 1910 Bills (B 8/4, 12-13); 'A bill to authorise the Abertillery and District Water Board to construct an additional reservoir and for other purposes', 1914 (B 8/20); and sale of timber and pitwood to the Abertillery & District Water Board, 1918 (B 8/23-24). 24 items.

Deeds and papers, meteorological registers, household and personal accounts, and ephemera relating mainly to the Abergavenny area and to Monmouthshire and Glamorgan. 20 files.

Deeds and papers relating to The Chain, including an abstract of title of Elizabeth Morgan of Pen-y-pound House, Abergavenny, to an estate called Chapel House, in the same parish, 1861-1874 (C 1/2); provisional valuation under the Finance (1909-1910) Act, 1914 (C 1/9); contract for the sale of the freehold reversion of The Chain, between the marquis of Abergavenny and Richard Baker Gabb, 1916 (C 1/10); order in lunacy authorising the above contract, the marquis being of unsound mind, 1917 (C 1/11); and abstract of title of the marquis of Abergavenny to lands in co. Mon., 1555-1918 (C 1/12). 19 items.

Registers of thermometer, barometer and rain gauge readings at The Chain. The meteorological readings continue to 29 Dec. 1945 only. The registers also contain diary entries and newspaper cuttings relating to the weather and to the Baker Gabb family, orders of service, and other ephemera, including notices of a Ladies' Private Subscription Ball, Angel Hotel, Abergavenny, 1886; reference to a colliery accident at Abersychan, co. Mon., 5 Feb. 1890; reference to a perambulation of the manors of Abergavenny and Crickhowell, 31 Aug. 1892; reference to an earthquake, 17 Dec. 1896; order of service of the Royal Diamond Jubilee, 1897; programme for the opening of new buildings of the King Henry VIII Grammar School and County Intermediate School for Girls, Abergavenny, 1898; programme for the funeral procession of Queen Victoria from Victoria Station to Paddington Station, London, 1901; order of service in commemoration of Queen Victoria, 1901; reference to Trinity College, Dublin, conferring degrees on women, Cambridge having declined, 3 July 1906; dance cards for the Spinsters' Ball and the Ladies of Monmouthshires' Ball, Swan Hotel, Abergavenny, 1906; programme of the South African [Rugby] Football Tourists v. Glamorgan, Arms Park, Cardiff, 1906; programme of the Municipal [Horse] Races, Abergavenny, 1906; newspaper cutting of a hailstorm at Abergavenny, 22 July 1907; letters from Hugh Robert Mill, president of the Royal Meteorological Society, relating to his visit to inspect rain gauges in the neighbourhood, 1908; programme of the Monmouthshire Hunt Club Point-to-point Steeplechases, Triley, 1908; newspaper cutting relating to the sale of the Bryn-arw estate, near Abergavenny, 1909; reference to Daniel's Comet, 3-4 Jan. 1910; order of service in commemoration of King Edward VII, 1910; reference to an aviation meeting at Bournemouth, [Dorset], at which Charles Stewart Rolls [of The Hendre, p. Llangatwg Feibion Afel, co. Mon.] was killed, 10-16 July 1910; newspaper cutting relating to the sale of the Pentre estate, near Abergavenny, 1911; Forms of prayer authorised by the bishops of Bangor, Llandaff, St Asaph and St Davids, for use in church on the day appointed for humble prayer and intercession in connection with the proposal for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales, 1913; reference to the outbreak of the First World War, 28 July 1914, and to a thanksgiving service following the Armistice at St Mary's church, [?p. Abergavenny], 11 Nov. 1918; Form of humble prayer to almighty God to be used on ... the day appointed for intercession on behalf of the nation and empire in this time of war, 1915; National Registration Act, 1915: form for males; order of service for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Wales, 1920; The Times supplement, for the burial of the Unknown Warrior, Armistice Day, 1920; The British Gazette [the government newspaper during the General Strike], no. 8, 13 May 1926; newspaper cuttings relating to the solar eclipse, total from Hartlepool to Cricieth, 1927; newspaper cutting relating to the Monmouthshire branch of the English Folk Dance and Song Society festival at Caldicot castle, including the Llanofer Reel, 1931; newspaper cutting relating to the sale of parts of the Llwyndu Court and Clytha estates, 1931; newspaper cuttings relating to a burglary at The Chain, the recovery of the stolen property, the committal for trial and the acquittal of the accused, 1932-1933; newspaper obituary and order of service to the memory of Joseph Bradney, county historian of Monmouthshire, 1933; newspaper cutting recording a Severn bore of 12ft at Stone Bench, near Gloucester, 1934; notice, programme, and review of Milton's "Comus," performed by the A.C.I.S. [Abergavenny County Intermediate School] Players, in the garden of The Chain, in aid of the Cottage Hospital, 1938; Form of service for the national day of thanksgiving, prayer and dedication, for use on the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of war, 1944; programme for C.E.M.A. [Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts] and Old Vic Theatre Company presentation of "Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw, 1945; newspaper obituary and order of service in memory of Leslie Ruthven Pym of Penpergwm Lodge, National MP for the Monmouth Division, and trustee of the Llanofer Trust Estate, 1945; and letter of regret from the Meteorological Office on the ending of meteorological observations at The Chain, together with appreciation for 60 years of co-operation, and noting the continuation of observations at Coed Dias, [p. Cwm-iou, co. Mon.], 1946. The back pocket of C 2/16 also contains miscellaneous meteorological memoranda, forms, and summaries, including monthly rainfall totals for The Chain, 1885-1944, and Coed Dias, 1907-1950.