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  • This is an account of a fire at Nantmawr farm, near Llanrwst, in 1824 which was caused when one of the servants, who was carrying a rush candle, accidentally set fire to straw in the out-buildings. The fire caused considerable damage to the property and stock: 21 cattle died in the blaze and stores of barley and hay were destroyed. E. Owen, Melai, writes on behalf of the tenant and asks the landowner, Lord Newborough, and his representatives, to take the incident into consideration when the next rent payment is due. The following is a transcription of the letter: 'Dear Sir, It is with much concern I inform you of the Afflicting event that happened at Nantmawr last Friday night after the family retired to bed except the two servant women, the youngest of them went to a bing[?] before the cattle with a rush candle in her hand to fetch a little straw to light fire the next morning and as I find by her holding the candle in a careless manner the straw took fire and entered into a great Quantity of straw which was above the cow houses - it is supposed that she tried to put it out - untill the other woman gave the alarm, by that time the fire raged so violently, that out of 22 head of cattle only 5 could be brought out and those very much burnt except one - the horses were in the adjoining stable they saved them with much difficulty but the gears[?] are all destroyed, the Barn comes next in which they had upwards of 20 hobbets of barley some in sacks and the rest unwinnowed only 3 or 4 sacks were saved. A large stack of hay at the back of the building was entirely consumed, and also two stacks of Barley supposed to be about 30 hobbets which was all the barley they had - They were very fearfull ...'
Letter from E. Owen, Melai, to William Elias, Abbey, Llanrwst, regarding a fire caused by a reed candle, 18 January 1824 [image 1 of 3]
'Mr Chambers's letter to his tenants...for improving the present system of farming', Llanelli, 1850 [image 1 of 11]
  • This volume provides supporting data for David Stewart's survey of the Marquess of Bute's estate in Glamorgan. It includes additional information relating to the tenants on his land, and the rents they paid. All non-blank pages in this volume were scanned as double-page spreads.
Land use survey (terrier) of the Glamorgan estates of the Marquess of Bute, 1824: cover [image 1 of 79]
  • During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the extent of the Marquess of Bute's lands in Glamorgan remained ill-defined and open to disputes between tenants. This survey by David Stuart, completed in 1824, represents the first attempt to closely define the estate by its extent, field names, land use and acreages. As such, this volume is pivotal to our understanding of the evolution of Cardiff. The resulting volume contains 75 maps with accompanying tables of information. In addition, there is a second volume (terrier) that provides additional details on tenants, leases and land value. Further information: H. Thomas, 'A catalogue of Glamorgan Estate Maps' (Cardiff, Glamorgan Record Office, 1992).
Map and land use survey of the Glamorgan estates of the Marquess of Bute, 1824: dust cover [image 1 of 93]
  • The Welsh translation by William Owen Pughe of Thomas Johnes, 'A Cardiganshire Landlord's Advice to his tenants' published in London in 1800. This copy is from the former Welsh Library of the University of Wales, Lampeter.
Welsh translation of 'A landowner's advice to his tenants', by Thomas Johnes, 1800, title page [image 1 of 15]
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles. The Druid Inn, near Corwen, was divided into plots of land following the First World War and the tenants were anxious that their leases would not be renewed by Merionethshire County Council. This photograph shows Frank Roberts of Dwyryd Farm. images of the farm, Evan Owen and William Owen's family(GCH09371), and Mrs Roberts, Caefaes, who is concerned about her daughter's education if strangers move into the area(GCH09378).
Tenants of Dwyryd farm, near Corwen, who were concerned that their leases would not be renewed by Merionethshire County Council, 19 April 1956