Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1794-1910 / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.029 cubic metres (1 box)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
In 1783 the Hafod estate, Cardiganshire, was inherited by Thomas Johnes, who created the picturesque landscape for which the estate is best remembered. After his death, the estate was purchased by Henry Pelham, 4th Duke of Newcastle, (1785-1851). In 1846, the Duke sold it to Sir Henry Hoghton of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire. After building a superb mansion, he sold the estate at auction in 1855. The new owner was William Chambers, (1809-1882), a prominent Liberal and industrialist from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Due to financial difficulties, Chambers put the Hafod estate up for auction in 1864, but only the outlying parts were sold. In 1872, Hafod was sold to John Waddingham of Guiting Grange, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He reorganised the house and created new plantations of European larch, and bought back the Devil's Bridge portion of the estate that had been sold by Chambers. After John Waddingham's death in 1890, Hafod was inherited by his younger son, Thomas James Waddingham (1840-1938). He married Sarah, daughter of James Davies of Ffosrhydgaled, in 1883. In the early 20th century, Waddingham was active in encouraging the Vale of Rheidol Railway scheme. His interest in the estate declined, especially after his wife's death in 1910. In 1929, the uplands were leased to the Forestry Commission. He died in 1939. Ten years later, the house was gutted when an auction of fixtures and fittings was held, and in the following year most of the demesne and outlying areas were acquired for the Forestry Commission.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Deposited by Mr H. V. Morris-Davies, Aberystwyth, executor of the late T. J. Waddingham, Hafod, Cardiganshire, July 1939.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Stray papers of the Waddingham family, some of which relate to the Hafod estate, Cardiganshire, 1794-1910, including transcriptions, 1794, of notes on lead mines by Lewis Morris; cost and contract books of Bwlchyranos and South Hafod Lead Mines, 1859-1868; printed Cardiganshire election registers, 1862-1865; miscellaneous press cuttings collected by T. J. Waddingham; estate administration records, including agreements to sell timber for shipbuilding from the Hafod Estate by William Chambers, 1857 and papers relating to water supply and railways; return of copies of a crown land survey adjacent to Hafod, 1845; and various printed pamphlets.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records deposited at the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged as NLW Minor Deposits 574B-585B, in four series: mining records comprising a miscellaneous volume, and contract books of Bwlchyranos and South Hafod lead mines; Cardiganshire election registers; press cuttings and an exercise book; and general Hafod estate administration records with associated printed material.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online. The call numbers for the items in this collection are NLW, Minor Deposits, 574B-585B.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title compiled from content of fonds.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
- Hafod Estate (Ceredigion, Wales) (Pwnc)
- Waddingham, John, d. 1890. (Pwnc)
- Waddingham, Sarah, d. 1910. (Pwnc)
- Waddingham, T. J. (Thomas James), d. 1938. (Pwnc)
- Morris, Lewis, 1701-1765 (Pwnc)
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
April 2003; amended August 2005; further amended November 2006.
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW, Schedule of the late T. J. Waddingham; Macve, Jennifer, 'A History of the Hafod Estate', Gerddi, Vol. II, no.1 (1998/1999), pp. 20-32; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County families of Wales (Baltimore, 1991), vol. 1.