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Udab Glamorgan Record Office Records Of
UDAB GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE RECORDS OF ABERDARE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL 1894-1974 UDAB GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE ABERDARE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL 1894-1874 Aberdare Urban District Council was established following the Local Government Act of 1894. It took over the functions of Aberdare Local Board of Health (for details of records see Glamorgan Record Office ref. no. L/B A). The Council's area of responsibility was the parish of Aberdare. Aberdare Urban District Council ceased to exist on 31 March 1974, and was merged with Mountain Ash Urban District Council to form Cynon Valley Borough Council. The Record Office did not receive an official deposit of Aberdare Urban District Council records when the council was disolved in 1974, and therefore we do not hold any of the main series of records, such as the minutes of the Council or its Committees. The main parts of the collection were deposited by the Aberdare and Mountain Ash Divisional Education Officer on 22 September 1967 (Acc. No. 2353), by Cynon Valley Borough Council on 26 July 1979 (Acc. No. 1979/103), and by a private depositor on 12 October 1994 (Acc. No. 1994/108). Please note that all the records in the list which follows are kept in an outside repository. If you wish to consult any items in the collection, at least one week's notice is required by the Record Office. The material requested will be brought into the Record Office for consultation in the public searchroom. UDAB C/1-21 ABERDARE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Parliamentary papers [Part of a series of numbered wooden and metal boxes, probably originated by the Local Board of Health, and subsequently added to by the Urban District Council] Waterworks 1/1-12. -
Bibliography of the History of the Cynon Valley
There has long been a need for a list of books, papers and articles, in Welsh and English, relating to the history of the Cynon Valley particularly as the body of works on this subject and an interest in our past has grown considerably during the past decade. The project was started in 1993 but proved too huge a project to complete. Much of the work was done by Geoffrey Evans of the Cynon Valley History Society and my former library colleague Mrs Lynne Bryn Jones. In 2012 it was decided to complete it and with modern technology it has made the project easier. I have updated the entries since 1993. The present list has therefore been produced jointly by the Cynon Valley History Society and Rhondda Cynon Tâf Libraries and it is hoped that it will assist schoolteachers, their pupils, research students and all those interested in the rich history of this locality in locating relevant material on a particular subject. In this internet age it is often thought that everything can be found if you “Google” it. This is not true especially of material published before 1990. It is hoped this bibliography will fill this huge gap. The list includes not only books and articles relating solely to the Cynon Valley but also other texts of more general information that contain important references to the Cynon Valley. The bibliography also contains the titles of dissertations relating to the history of the area submitted for degrees and higher degrees to the constituent colleges of the University of Wales and their successor universities. -
Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993
Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. -
The Road to 1944
The Road to 1944 - the history of the development of education in south and south west Wales in the lead up to the wartime Education Act, and its implementation in the years that followed. Mary-Lyn Patricia Jones, (MPhil, M.A., B. Ed). Director of Studies: Dr Jeremy Smith, Second Supervisor: Professor Stephen Parker, Advisor: Dr Andrew Reynolds. Submitted to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in partial fulfilment for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. University of Wales Trinity Saint David 2016 Abstract This thesis is principally concerned with the period between the two Education Acts of 1918 and 1944 and as such, builds on and contributes to the history of education in Wales. Although a number of studies1 have examined aspects of Welsh education there has not been a strong focus on its development during the interwar years. This particular period is generally regarded as one ”untouched by significant research.”2 In spite of this neglect, it was an extremely interesting period, and one when the service was faced with grave difficulties: austerity during the depression years, and severe disruption caused by evacuation during the Second World War. The period culminates with the serious negotiations which preluded the Education Act 1944, which was the only major piece of social legislation to be pass onto the statute books during the war years.3 The study is set against overarching national education legislation and considers how this affected implementation in south and south west Wales. The research differs from previous studies in that it focuses on a neglected period in the history of education in Wales. -
The London Gazette, 20Th March 1959 1911
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH 1959 1911 GLAMORGAN COUNTY COUNCIL Survey of Rights of Way Notice is hereby given that the Glamorgan County Council in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sub-section (3) of section 29 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, have (a) considered objections and representations duly made with respect to the draft rights of way map and statement prepared under .section 27 of the above-mentioned Act in relation to the rights of way within that part of the area of the said Council which is comprised in the non-county boroughs and urban districts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto; and (6) determined to modify the particulars contained in the said map and statement by the deletion of the public .paths described in Part One of the Second Schedule hereto and the addition of the ways described in Part Two of the said Second Schedule to be shown in the draft rights of way map and statement as public paths of the categories therein respectively described. Maps indicating the modifications above referred to may be inspected free of charge at the Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff at all reasonable hours. Any representations or objections with respect to these determinations shall be made in writing addressed to the undersigned at the address given below before the 30th day of April 1959 and shall state the grounds on which they are made. Dated this 20th day of March 1959. Richard John, Glamorgan County Hall, ~ Clerk of the County Council. CARDIFF. THE FIRST SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO Aberdare Urban District; Caerphilly Urban District; Gelligaer Urban District; Barry Borough; Glyncorrwg Urban District; Llwchwr Urban District; Maesteg Urban District; Neath Borough; Mountain Ash Urban District; Ogmore and Garw Urban District; Penarth Urban District; Pontypridd Urban District.