GB 0219 Penyrorsedd
Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office
This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project
NRA 28851
The National Archives - HAY 1988 NATION^: REGISTER OF ARCHIVES
PENYRORSEDD SLATE SPARRY COMPANY RECORDS
Caernarvonshiro Record Office 19 7 3 Records deposited by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Company Ltd.
Catalogued by Mrs. M.A * Aris Senior Assistant Archivist
Class Mark t Penyrorsodd INSPECTION OP THESE RECORDS IS SUBJECT
TO A 30 YEAR RULE. Contents
X FINANCIAL
1-7 Ledgers* 8-15 Cash books. 16-20 Other accounts.
II PRODUCTION 21-28 Production account books. 29-38 Other production books. 39 - 51 Stock books. 52-58 Cost books. 59 - 70 Letting lists. 71 - 82 Analysis of costs. 83 - 89 Production and wages sheets
III SALES
90 - 98 Order books, etc. 99-103 Price lists. 104 Character book.
IV SLATE SHIPMENTS
105 ** 116 Cargo books.
V WAGES, ETC. 117 - 150 Time books and wages books. 151 - 154 Other wages books. 155 - 160 Registers of Employees. 161 - 180 National Insurance register 181 - 185 Subsistence analysis books. 186 - 196 Analysis of pay. 197 - 200 Other wages records. VI QUARRY NOTICES
201 - 222 Quarry notices.
VII ACCIDENT RECORDS
223 - 270 Accident books* notices of accidents, etc. 271 * 285 Compensation account books 286 ** 290 Other registers.
VIII CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
291 - 328 General correspondence and other papers, 329 * 330 Repairs to farms and cottages. 331 - 362 Rainfall charts. 363 - 366 Medical Club records. 367 - 374 Quarry Union Works Committee records.
PLANS
375 - 423 Plans
X PHOTOGRAPHS
CHS.1245/1-26 Photographs X FINANCIAL 1 - 7 Ledgers!
1. 1903-38 LEDGER.
2* 1919^34 LEDGER (re sales account, salaries, insurance, carriage, etc.).
3* 1921-27 LEDGER.
4. 1927-3* LEDGER.
5. 1929-33 LEDGER.
6. 1948-59 LEDGER.
7. 1934-44 LEDGER. S - 15 Cash booksi
8. 1889-1895 CASH BOOK.
1925 Jan.- CASH BOOK 1928 July
Id 1928 Aug.- CASE BOOK. 1932 Sept.
11. 1932 Oct.- CASH BOOK. 1936 May
12. 1936 June- CASH BOOK. 1939 Nov.
13. 1939 Dec.' CASH BOOK. 1943 Oct.
14. 1947 June- CASH BOOK, 1951 July
15. 1961 June* CASH BOOK. 1965 June 16-20 Other Accounts,.
16. 1912-27 JOURNAL.
17. 1932-40 BANK PASS BOOK of Penyrorsedd Quarry Co., Ltd., with Lloyds Bank, Caernarvon.
18. 1940-50 BANK PASS BOOK of Penyrosedd Quarry Co., Ltd., with Lloyds Bank, Caernarvon.
19. 1935-43 SUMMARY ACCOUNT BOOK,
20. I862-6S 1 Volume 1 Balance Sheets of some quarrying enterprise which was wound up in 1868. Gives details of shareholders, capital invested, receipts from sales, also of various payments made on behalf of Quarry Company.
- 3 U PRODUCTION 21-28 Production acoount bookst (these give names or" men in each bargain, days worked, production, rate of pay. net bill).
21. 1928-57 MAKE BOOK: Slates made by individual workmen.
22. 1931-36 ACCOUNT BOOKS - shedmen.
23. 1931-42 ACCOUNT BOOKS - rockmen.
24. 1931-36 ACCOUNT BOOK - badrockmen, rubbishmen and daymen.
25. 1937-45 ACCOUNT BOOKS - badrockmen. rubbisnmen and daymen.
26. 1937-43 ACCOUNT BOOKS - shedmen.
27. 1943-63 ACCOUNT BOOK - dock men.
28. 1943-62* ACCOUNT BOOKS - shedmen. 29-38 Other production accountsi
29* 1940-53 SLATE BILLS BOOK - slates of various types produced by different bargains.
30. 1933-38 MAKE ACCOUNT.
31 * 1961-65 MAKE ACCOUNT.
32. 1964 MAKE ACCOUNTS value of slates made.
33* 1965 MAKE ACCOUNTS value of elates made.
34. 1961-63 ACCOUNT BOOK of surplus blocks at mill.
**5** 35* 193^ Juno RUBBISH BOOS. 19^7 Fob.
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36*. 1940 July- RUBBISH BOOK. 1947 Jan.
37* 1947 Feb.- RUBBISH BOOK. 1954 May
38* 1936 April- RUBBISH BOOK. 1940 June 39-51 Stock ,boo^at
39. 1927-3^ SLATE STOCK BOOK.
40. 193^-42 SLATE STOCK BOOK.
111. 1942-43 SLATS STOCK BOOK.
42. 1942-47 SLATE STOCK BOOK.
43. 1948-56 SLATE STOCK BOOK.
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-7* (These give details of orders received, typos of slates produced, quantity delivered, stock on hand, oto.).
44. 1940*41 STOCK BOOK - slates produced,
45* 1941*43 STOCK BOOK * slates produced.
46. 1943*45 STOCK BOOK - slates produced.
47* 1945*47 STOCK BOOK - slates produced.
48. 1951*53 STOCK BOOK - slates produced.
49. 1954-37 STOCK BOOK - slates produced.
50. 1057 STOCK BOOK * slates produced.
51. 1959-61 STOCK BOOK - slates produced. 52-58
Aug.- COST BOOK 52. 1924 1940 March
Oet,- COST BOOK, 53. 1927 1942 Aug.
COST BOOK, 54, 1927 1944 Jan.
COST BOOK. 55, 1933 Nov.- 1941 July
56. 1941 July- COST BOOS 1952 July
57 1942 Sept., COST BOOK 1956 Bee
58. 1944 Feb.- COST BOOK 1959 Nov. endorsed *Eur* (Kureka?).
-9 39-70 kafeltos Mgfau
59. 1951-56 MISCELLANEOUS LETTING LISTS.
6*0* 1956 LETTING LISTS.
6t. 1957 LETTING LISTS.
62, 1958 LETTING LISTS.
63. 1939 LETTING LISTS.
454. 1959 LETTING LISTS.
65. 1960 H0N1BLT LETTING LISTS.
65. 1961 LETTING LISTS.
67* 1962 LETTING LIST
68. 1963 MONTHLY LETTING LISTS.
69. 1964 MONTHLY LETTING LISTS.
70* 1964*65 COUNTSRPOIL BOOK Of letting: notes.
-10* 71-82 Summary accounts and analysest
71* 1921-37 MONTHLY SUMMARY of tonnage of slates made.
72. 1938*40 MONTHLY SUMMARY of tonnage of slates made*
73* 1951-55 MONTHLY SUMMARY of tonnage of slates made.
7*' 1934 30 June ANALYSIS of costs, produot ion, etc. for month.
75* 1939-61 ANALYSIS of production of blocks and rubbish.
7** 1943-52 MONTHLY SUMMARY ACCOUNTS.
11 77* 1946*59 ANALYSIS of days worked, average number of men, etc.
78. 1948-49 ANALYSIS of days worked.
79* 1949-50 COMPARISON of possible and actual days worked at Eureka 8 Mill from 26 September 1949 to 11 March 1950.
80. 1949-50 ANALYSIS of production.
81. 1949-50 ANALYSIS of value of slates made, 1949-50.
82. 1951 ANALYSIS of production costs, days worked, etc.
-12 83-89 Production and wages sheets:
63* 1938-39 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
84. 1957 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
85* 1958 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
86. 1959 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
87. I960 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
88. 1961 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
89* 1962-63 PRODUCTION AND WAGES SHEETS.
-13 H I SALES 90-98 Order books, etct
90. 1924-29 ACCOUNT of orders received. /
91* 1940-41 ORDER BOOK.
92. 1941-42 ORDER BOOK.
93. 1953-54 ORDER BOOK and memoranda of slates despatched.
94. 1954-56 ORDER BOOK and memoranda of slates despatched.
95. 1957-6*0 COUNTERFOIL BOOK of orders despatched.
96". 1960-61 COUNTERFOIL BOOK of orders despatched.
97* 1963-65 COUNTERFOIL BOOK of orders despatched.
98. 1940s ORDERS for slates, including many details of war damage.
-14- 99-103 Slate price listst
99. 1937 SLATE PRICE LIST - Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry with circular letter ex plaining reasons for increase.
100. 1940 27 Sept. CIRCULAR LETTER announcing a discontinuation of Trade Discount because of increased costs.
101. 1960 SLATE PRICE LIST - Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry.
102. 196*1 SLATE PRICE LIST of Penyrorsedd Quarry with circular letter explain ing reasons for price increase.
103* 1962 SLATE PRICE LIST - Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry.
m 15 104. Character Bookt
104. 1930-61 CHARACTER BOOK : notes on the credit worthiness of various customers, gives details of the companies' capital, shares directors, etc.*
16 IV SLATE SHIPMENTS 105-116 Cargo bo oka, i
105* 1929 Sept, CARGO BOOS, 1931 May
106. 1931 June- CARGO BOOK. 1933 March.
April- CARGO BOOK. 107. *933 Oct. 1934
Nov." 108. 1934 CARGO BOOK. 1936 June
1936 July- CARGO BOOK. 109. Jan. 1938
CARGO BOOK, 110. 1938- Feb.' Deo. 1939
17 111. 1940 Jan. CARGO BOOS 1942 Sept.
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112. 1942 0ot.* CARGO BOOK 1946 April
113. 1946 April CARGO BOOK. 1950 Peb.
114. 1950 March. CARGO BOOK. 1955 Sept.
CARGO BOOK. 115. 1955 Oct. 1961 Sept.
116. 1961 Oct. CARGO BOOK. 1968 Sept.
18* V WAGES, ETC. 117-150 Time books and wages books; (These give names of workmen, days worked, wages due, deductions (for doctor, nurse , hospital, health insurance, unemployment insurance, powder smith-fuses and sundries) and net pay.)
117. 1926 Aug.- TIME BOOS. 1928 Jan.
June- 118. 1927 TIME BOOK. 1928 Jan.
119. 1928 Jan.' TIME BOOS. Sept,
120. 1928 Jan.' TIME BOOS. 1929 Oct.
121. 1928 Oct.- TIME BOOK. 1929 June
122. 1929 Oct.- TIME BOOK. 1933 Sept.
123. 1929 June- TIME BOOK. 1930 March 124. 1930 March- TIME BOOK. 1931 Feb.
125. 1931 Feb.- TIME BOOK. 1932 Feb.
126. 1932 Feb.- TIMS BOOK. 1933 Feb.
127. 1 933 Feb.- TIME BOOK. 1934 Jan.
128. 1934 Jan. - TIME BOOK. Nov.
129. 1934 Nov. TIME BOOK. 1935 Sept.
130. 1935 Sept.- TIME BOOK. 1936 July
20 131. 1936 July- TIME BOOH. 1937 April
132* 1937 April- TIME BOOK. Doe.
133* 1940 Jan. TIME BOOK. 1941 Jan.
134. 1937 Dec TIME BOOK. 1938 Aug.
135. 1938 Aug. TIME BOOK. 1939 April
136. 1939 May TIME BOOK. Deo.
137 1941 Jan. TIME BOOK 1942 April
-21' 138, 19**2 April- TIME BOOK, 1943 Sept,
139. 1943 Sept. TIME BOOK. 1945 Peb.
140. 1945 Peb, TIME BOOK, 1946 July
141, 1946 July TIME BOOK. 1947 Bee.
142. 1947 Dec. TIME BOOK. 1949 Aug.
143. 1949 Aug. TIME BOOK. 1951 May
144. 1951 May TIME BOOK. 1953 Peb. 1953 March- TIME BOOK. 1955 Jon.
146. 1953 Feb.- TIME BOOK. 1956 Dee.
147* 1957 Jan.- TIME BOOK. 1959 March
148. 1959 March- TIME BOOK. 1961 May
149. 1961 May- TIME BOOK. Dec.
1950 1961 Oct." TIME BOOK. 1964 Jul y
-23 Other SffififJ booksi 151*154
151* 1916* QUARRY WAGES BOOK, 1945
152. 1951- SLATEMAKERS * WAGES 1957 BOOK.
153. 1957 SLATEMAKERS * WAGES 1961. BOOK,
154, 1964 WAGES SHEETS. 1965
24 155-160 Registers of Employeest
/ 155. 1940s and PILE on the employees of 1950s. Penyrorsedd Quarry.
Nominal Rolls; (these give number, name, address, date of birth, date of admission, date left employment, remarks, details of accidents, compensation paid, etc.).
156". 1946 NOMINAL ROLL of all labourers, daymen, etc., employed at Quarry from April 1946.
157. 19*6* NOMINAL ROLL and history of al l slatemakers employed at the Quarry as from April 1946.
158. 1946 April NOMINAL f4)LL and history of al l rockmen and rock labourers employed at Quarry from April 19*6.
159. 1946 April NOMINAL ROLL of labourers, daymen, etc., employed at Quarry from April 1946.
160. 1950s. REGISTER of employees,
25 161-180 National Insurance Registerst
HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER. 161. t924-35
HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER. 162. 1928-30
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 163. 1930-31 REGISTER.
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164. 1930-31 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
165. 1931-33 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
166. 1931-35 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
167. 193^-35 INSURANCE REGISTER.
168. 1935-36 INSURANCE REGISTER.
169. 1935-37 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
170. 1935-46 INSURANCE REGISTER.
26 171. 1937-38 INSURANCE REGISTER,
172. 1937-39 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
173. 1939-41 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGISTER.
174. 1939-42 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
175. 1941-45 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGISTER.
176 1942-46 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER,
177* 1945-49 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGISTER.
178, 1946-48 HEALTH INSURANCE REGISTER.
179. 1935-43 NOTEBOOK re insurance cards, stamps. etc.
180. 1943-48 NOTEBOOK re insurance cards, etc.
-27 181-185 Subsistence account books:
181. 1939-40 SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT BOOK.
182. 1940-41 SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT BOOK.
183. 1941-42 SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT BOOK.
184. 1942-45 SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT BOOK.
185. 1945-47 SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT BOOK.
-28 186-196 Analysis of,Payi
186, 1912-13 ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
187* 1931-64 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
188. 1931-35 NOTEBOOK giving analysis of number of men in different categories per month. Also details of amount of gunpowder used, issue of whistles, absenteeism, etc.
189. 1931 24 Jan, ANALYSIS of pay sheet.
190. 1955 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
-29* 191. 1956 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay shoots.
192. 1957 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
193. 1958 MONTHLY ANALYSIS o f pay sheets.
194. 1959 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
195. I960 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
196. 1961 MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay sheets.
0*30** 197-200 Other wages records,t
197- 19**7 18 July CIRCULAR re holiday pay.
198. 196* HOLIDAY PAY LISTS.
199. 1964-65 HOLIDAY PAY LISTS.
200. 1963-65 LISTS of pay due to absentees.
-31 VI QUARRY NOTICES
" 201-222 Quarry Noticest
1804 201. QUARRY NOTICE: Special rules for Quarries under 1894 Act.
202. 1694 QUARRY NOTICE! Special rules for Quarries under 1894 Act.
203. 1894 QUARRY NOTICE re 1894 Quarries Act (Welsh).
204. 1894 QUARRY NOTICE re 1894 Quarry- Act (welsh).
205. 1901 QUARRY NOTICE re 1894 Quarries Aot and 1901 Factory Aot (Welsh).
206. 1920 QUARRY NOTICE! Abstract of factory and workshop Acts 1901-1920.
32 207. 1921 QUARRY NOTICE! Regulations for non textile factories*
208. 1921 QUARRY NOTICE setting out the rules for non textile factories under the faotory said workshop Acts 1901-1920.
209. 1923 QUARRY NOTICE 1 Summary of Workmen's Compensation Acts 1906 and 1923.
210. 1931 QUARRY NOTICE working hours. (Welsh).
211. 1931 QUARRY NOTICE re the regulat ion of the mill at Penyrorsodd. (Welsh).
212. 1931 QUARRY NOTICE working hours at Penyrorsedd Quarry (Welsh).
213* 1931 QUARRY NOTICE that workmen must inspect their workplaces after blasting and remove loose rock (Welsh and English)*
214. 1938 QUARRY NOTICEl Special rules for use of explosives.
-33 215. 1938 QUARRY NOTICE: Abstract of the Quarries General Regulations, 1938.
216. 1938 ABSTRACT of the Quarries General Regulations, 1938.
217. 19"*"* QUARRY NOTICE re tho Quarry Medical Club,
218. 19^5 QUARRY NOTICE - Abstract of the quarries General Regulat ions (electricity) 1938, amended 19^5.
219. 1949 QUARRY NOTICE: Abstract of the quarries Act 1894 (as amended by tho Factories Act of 1937)*
220. i960 June NOTICE re woxking hours.
221. 1962 26 April NOTICE re summer holidays.
222. 1963 21 Jan. NOTICE re working hours.
-34 VII ACCIDENT RECORDS
- *9B Jtffcfe 223-270 Accident books, notices; of accidents, etc.!
223* 1897-98 COUNTERFOIL BOOK for notices of accident.
224, 19&5-OJ ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK,
225* 1906-07 COUNTERFOIL BOOK for notices of accident.
226. 1907-08 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
227* 1908-10 COUNTERFOIL BOOK for notices of accident.
228. 1910 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
229* 1912-13 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
230. 1914-21 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
35 231. 1921-25 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
232. 1924-27 ACCIDENT BOOK.
233. 1924-25 ACCIDENT BOOK.
234. 1925-28 ACCIDENT BOOK.
235. 1927-44 ACCIDENT BOOK.
236. 1927 ACCIDENT BOOK.
237. 1927-29 NOTICES OP ACCIDENT.
238. 1928-31 ACCIDENT BOOK.
239 1928-31 ACCIDENT BOOK.
-36 24o. 1929-35 FILE of notices of accident.
241. 1930-35 FILE of notices of accident.
242. 1930-35 FILE of notices of accident.
243. 1936 FILE of notices of accident.
244.' 1936-52 ACCIDENT BOOK.
245. 1936-38 FILE of notices of accident.
246. 1936-39 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
247. 1937 FILE of notices of accident.
37 FILE of notices of accident. 248. 1938
FILE of notices of accident. 249. 1939
ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK. 250. 1939-43
251* 1939-42 FILE of notices of accident.
252. 1940 FILE of notices of accident.
253. 1943-46 FILE of notices of accident.
254. 1943-45 ACCIDENT BOOK.
255. 1943-56 NOTICES of accident.
256. 1945-47 ACCIDENT BOOK.
**38 FILE of notices of accident. 257. 1947-48
258. 1947 FILE of notices of accident.
259. 1947-48 ACCIDENT BOOK.
260. 1948 ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK.
261. 1948-50 ACCIDENT BOOK.
ACCIDENT BOOK. 262. 1950-51
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263. 1951 ACCIDENT BOOK.
39 264. 1951 ACCIDENT BOOK.
265. 1951-52 ACCIDENT BOOK.
266. 1952-53 ACCIDENT BOOK.
267. 1952 ACCIDENT BOOK.
268. 1952-64 ACCIDENT BOOK.
269. 1953 ACCIDENT BOOK.
270. 1964 ACCIDENT BOOK.
- 4o 271-285 Condensation account bookst
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK. 271. 1930-34
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT. 272. 1933-3^
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK. 273. 1934-38
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK. 274. 1938-39
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
275. 1939-41
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK. 276. 1941-42
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK. 277. 1942-44
-41* 278. 19*5-46 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
279* 19*6-47 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK,
280. 1947-48 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK,
281. 1947-50 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
282. 1950-53 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
283. 1950-58 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
284. 1951+55 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT BOOK.
285* 1955-58 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT.
-42 286-290 Other re f&3tors:
286, 1903-05 REGISTER OP ACCIDENTS.
fort t*^PigMin^\jt 287. 1924-30 REGISTER of young persons and certificates of fit noss for employment.
288. 1930-56 GENERAL REGISTER: details of young persons, and reports of examination of steam boilers, 1923.
289. 1902-03 GENERAL REGISTER containing entries for inspection of steam boilers.
290, 1956-60 REPORTS of inspections of Quarry (Compressor and Mill)
-43 VIII CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
: 291-328 General correspondence and, other papery:
291* 1862. 19 Sept. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co., Ltd., with subsequent amendments.
292. 1876 SURVEY of Nantlle farms (gives name of farms, owner, acreage, rent, rent charge, observations).
293* 1877 SURVEY of Tynnant farm (gives name of occupier, acreage, rent).
294. 1884 CERTIFICATE awarded to Penyrorsedd Slate Co., at the London International Universal exhibition held by the Crystal Palace Co.
295. 1888 CERTIFICATE awarded to Penyrorsedd Quarry at the International Exhibition at Barcelona.
296. 1878 21 Oct. CERTIFICATE awarded to Penyrorsedd Quarry at the International Exhibition of 1878 at Paris.
**44 297* 1888 3 Oot. CERTIFICATE awarded to Penyrorsedd Quarry at the International Exhibition of Science and Industry at Brussels.
298. n.d. (1889) SPECIFICATION of works to be performed and materials to be used in the alteration of Gelli Ffrydau, Nantlle, for Darbishire, ,sq. is.A . F t J.P., Baladeulyn, Nantlle.
299* 1889 CORRESPONDENCE re the alter ations to Gelli Ffrydau.
300. 1901 REPORTS of Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines for the Liverpool and North Wales District to the Secretary of State for the year 1901 (H.M.S.O. 1902).
301, 1902 REPORTS of Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines for the Liverpool and North Wales District to the Secretary of State for the year 190? (H.M.S.O. 1903).
302. 1908 BOOKLET: Rules of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co., Ltd.
-45 303. 1911 NOTICE ro laundry factories under the factories and workshops Acts 1901 and 1907.
30*. 1927 A REPORT of an investigation Into the alleged high moral ity rate from tuberculosis among slate quarrymen and slate workers in the Gwyrfal Rural District by Dr. T.V. Vade.
305. 1930 PAMPHLET re Unemployment Insurance Acts.
306. 1930 REPORT of an Inquiry into the occurrence of disease of the lungs from dust in halation i n the slate industry in the Gwyrfai District by C.L. Sutherland and s. Bryson.
307. REPORTS of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries, 1931, 1932, 1933, 193*.
308. 1932 SAMPLE CERTIFICATES of fit nosa to resume work after an accident, and other papers. 309. 193* DOCTORS * CERTIFICATES for accident cases, and other papers (sample)*
310. 1938 VARIOUS MINISTRY CIRCULARS re regulation of Quarries.
311. 1938 PAMPHLET1 statutory rules and orders - Quarries.
312. 1938 PAMPHLET: statutory rules and orders - Quarries.
313. 1938 PAMPHLETs statutory rules and orders - Quarries.
314. 1938 BOOKLET: the examination of colliery ropes in service.
315. 1943 INDUSTRIAL BULLETIN No.7 re air raid protection in industrial and commercial concerns (H.M.S.O.).
316. 1943 PAMPHLET *An Iron ration for workers in certain very heavy industries' re clothing needs of these workers.
-47 317. 1944 PAMPHLETSi Social Insurance parts I and II.
318. 1946 SAMPLE RECEIPTS for compensat ion paid by Penyrorsedd Quarry Co.1 Ltd.
319. 1946 ADVICE on evidence in the cora- pensation dispute Q.H. Roberts -v The Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co.. Ltd.
320. 1947 REPORT by tho Committee appoint' ed by the Minister of Works on the Welsh Slate Industry.
321. 1949 July ACCOUNT OP COST of repairs to Gloddfarlon Bridge and lis t of stores issued.
322. 1951 NOTES re and analysis of accidents, 1951 with a list of accidents i n 1951. 323. 1963 RETURN of a census of pro duct ion of stone and slate quarries and mines completed by Penyrorsedd Quarry.
324. 1964 NOTICE of retirement and doctor*s certificate re H. Davies of 2. Dreflan, Ehos gadfan. (sample).
325* 1963 MEMORANDA re the average earnings of William J. Williams an employee who died after an accident at work.
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326. LEAFLET on First Aid.
327. n.d. ADVERTISING LEAFLET of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co.. shoving different kinds of slate available.
328. ADVERTISING LEAFLET for Oreedd slate tiles.
-49 329-330 Repairs to farms and cottages:
329. 1923-48 ACCOUNT BOOK of repairs to cottages and farms.
330* 1929-67 ACCOUNT BOOK1 deliveries of stores for £state repairs, building materials supplied to estate, quarry cottages and small customers.
50 331-3^2 Rainfall Charts 1
33t 1931
332, 1931
333. 1932
33*. 1933
335. 1933
336. 193*
337. 1935
338. 1936
339. 1937
3*0. 1938
3*1. 1939
3*2. 19*0
3*3* 19*1
34*. 1942
3*5. 19*3
3*6. 19**
51 3*7. 19*3
3*8. 19*6
3*9. 19*7
350. 19*8
351. 19*9
352. 1950
353. "*952
35*. 1953
355. 195*
356. I960
357. 1961
358. .1962
359. 1963
360. 1964
3^1. 1965
3^2. 1966
-52 363-366 Quarry medical club records:
363. 1931-36 ACCOUNT BOOK of money paid to various doctors for the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Medical Club.
364. 1936-46 MEDICAL CONTRIBUTIONS REGISTER plus doctors' notebook lists of patients.
365. 1946-48 ACCOUNT of contributions to various doctors later used as a subsistence book.
366. 1940s. MEMORANDA re Quarry medical club.
-53 367-374 Quarry Union Works Committee recordst
367. 1945-62 MINUTE BOOK of the Works Committee at Penyrorsedd Quarry.
368. 1937-61 COLLECTION BOOK of the Works Committee, Penyrorsedd Quarry Refail Department (Collections from quarrymen for charities, etc.).
369. 1937-61 COLLECTION BOOK of the Works Committee, Penyrorsedd Quarry - Cil Haul and Twli Shed.
370. 1937-61 COLLECTION BOOK of the Works Committee, Penyrorsedd Quarry - Brig Mawr.
371. 1937-65 COLLECTION BOOK of the Works Committee, Penyrorsedd Quarry - Shed Brig. 372. 1939-59 COLLECTION BOOK of the Works Committoo. Penyrorsedd Quarry.
CIRCULAR, North Wales 373* 1959 14 Doc. 1 Quarry-men s Union to its members re proposed amalgamat ion with the Transport and General Workers Union.
374. 1961-66 VARIOUS CIRCULARS from the Transport and General Workers Union to their members re wages rates, etc..
-35 IX PLANS 375-423 Plans.
PLAN of Penyrorsedd Slate 375. 1862 Quarry property i n the vale of Nantlle. the property of V.A. Darbishire (large).
376. 1862 PLAN of Penyrorsedd Slato Quarry property in the vale of Nantlle, the property of V.A. Darbishire (large).
377. 1862 PLAN of Nantlle mineral ground. (large),
378. 1862-US SECTIONS of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry (large).
PLAN of the watercourse from 379. 1867 Llyn Ffynnonau (copied from an agreement of 1867, 22 July) (large).
PLANS of the Dwygyfylchi 380, 1873 2 Estate the property offt.A . Darbi shi re (including Penmaenmawr Quarry). (large).
-56 381* 1875 PLAN of a slate saving mill for Penyrorsedd Quarry (manufacturers: DeWinton and Co.i Caernarvon).
382, 1876 PLAN of lands tinder lease to V.A. Darbishire, Esq., snowing site of proposed new buildings, (large).
383. 1877 PLAN of Worn Evan Quarry and tunnels, (large).
384, (18)77 PLAN of Graiglwyd Quarry drawing rails.
385. 1891 PLAN of new tunnel at the old Quarry, Penyrorsedd.
386. 1898 PLAN of Penyrorsedd Quarry and proposed wayleave through Penybryn land, (large).
PLAN of proposed suspension 387. 1899 bridge for t;he Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co., Ltd., at Eureka Quarry.
57 388, 1900 PLAN of cable way, anchorages and foundations for Penyrorsedd slate Quarry Co., Ltd, (J.M. Henderson, Aberdeen).
389* 1908 PLAN of shafts at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry.
390* 1908-09 PLAN of Ponyrorsedd Quarry. (large).
391* 1909 PLAN of shafts at Penyrorsedd Quarry.
392. 1923 PLAN of haulage system for now machines.
393. 1931 PLAN of tramway alterations to No.8 pit (largo).
394. 1935 PLAN of workshops for Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co.
58 " 395* 1938 PLAN of a 64 peg electrical clothes drying unit at Penyrorsedd Quarry.
396. n.d. PLAN of fields, farms and quarry, etc., north of Nantlle lakes.
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397* n.d. PLAN of the area near Ty Nant, Ty Nant Uchaf, Blaengarth, Goulan and Caeronwy leaf.
398. n.d. PLAN of Baladeulyn farm.
399* n.d. 2 UNIDENTIFIED PLANS Of machinery.
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400. n.d. PLANS of proposed slaughter house to be built at Nantlle for the Penyrorsedd Slate Co., Ltd.
401. n.d. PLAN of new mill.
*
402. n.d. PLANj Arrangement of machinery for Penyrorsedd new mill (by De winton & Co.).
-59 403. n.d. PLAN of Penyrorsedd Slato Quarries.
404. n.d. PLAN of piping and connectors in mill for Penyrorsedd Slate Co. (by De Winton and Co.). 1 . .
* . i .
405. n.d. PLAN of proposed alterations to Go H i Frydan, Nantlle, Caernarvon, for W.A. Darbishire, Esq.. J.P.
406. n.d. DETAILS of wooden pillar for wLndow mullions for W.A. iiarbishire, Esq., Baladeulyn, Nantlle.
407. n.d. DETAILS of brackets for verandah for W.A. Darbishire. Esq., Baladeulyn.
408. n.d. DETAILS of verandah for W.A. Darbishire, Esq., J.P., Baladeulyn, Nantlle.
409. n.d. PLANS of proposed slaughter house to be built at Nantlle for the Penyrorsedd Slate Co., Ltd. (Surveyor!, R.L. Jones of Caernarvon).
-60 410, n.d* PLAN of shafts, slats beds, cableways, etc., at Penyrorsedd, Eureka gallery.
411, n*d, PLAN of water supplies to the Nantile Valley Quarries.
412, n.d, SKETCH of arrangements for spraying of sawing machinery to keep down slate dust.
413* n.d. PLAN of Eureka mill - layout of shed ucha,
m
414. n,d, PLAN of site of proposed new houses at Nantlle for V.A. Darbishire, Esq., J.P., of Penybryn, Caernarvon. (Surveyor: Rowland Lloyd Jones of Caernarvon).
415* n.d. PLAN of mill roof, (large).
416. n.d. SECTION of the Cambrian rock formation i n the Nantlle Vale showing effects of folding and denudation (large).
j -61 417* rwd. Z PLANS unidentified.
418. 1st edition. PLAN of slate quarries in (1889) the Nantile Valley area. (0.S.25" Caernarvonshire Sheet XXI 19.).
*
419. 1st edition. PLAN of Nan til e Valley area. (o.S.25" Caernarvonshire Sheet XXL.10). (large).
420. 1st edition. PLAN of quarries in Nantlle Valley area including Penyrorsedd. (O.S. 25" Caernarvonshire Sheet XXI, 5). (large).
421. 1st edition. PLAN of quarry area i n Nantlle Valley with inclines round quarry areas marked. (O.S. 25" Caernarvonshire Sheet XXI, 6). (large).
422. 1st edition. PLAN 0.S, 25" Sheet Caernarvonshire XXI, 6, with farms marked.
423. n.d. PLAN of Penyrorsedd Quarry (part of 25* O.S. plan with quarry marked).
-62 /X PHOTOGRAPHS CHS *1245 Penyrorsedd , Quarry Photo/rranhs;
CHS. 1245/1-11 Photographs re the building of Cwta Dyli Power station by the North Wales Power Co. c.19G5*
/I2-14 Photographs of the building of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway near Aberglaslyn, Beddgelert, by the North Wales Power and Traction Co. c.1905.
/I5 Photograph of the War Memorial at Penyrorsedd (1914-18 War).
/16 Men splitting slates at Penyrorsedd Quarry.
/17 Party visiting the Quarry just above Eureka.
/18 View across quarry over Eureka.
/19 View across quarry over Eureka.
63 CHS.1245/20 The Cornish beam pumping engine house at Dorothea Quarry.
Photograph Album of /21 Penyrorsedd quarry1
Navvy Seetor No.9* /21/1 1932
N.V. side of North Quarry shoving position of Navvy /2 1932 and fall of overburden.
N.E. and E. side of North /3 1932 pit shoving position of Nawy.
/4 1934 North side of N*9*
North side of N from /5 1934 .9 weighing machine with steam engine.
N Gallery showing steam /6 1932 .8 trains and old tramways.
N Gallery showing start /7 1932 .8 of developments for deviat ion of tramways round east side of small Blue-Vein pit.
/8 1932 N.8 Gallery showing old Blue- Vein pit and removal of tramways to east side.
N Bast side showing /9 1932 .8 clearance for new shelter. CHS.1245/21/10 1932 North side of N.S shoving start of clearing fall of overburden to get N.8 gallery round to vest side.
N Gallery shoving shelter 1933 .8 /11 and entrance to tunnel.
N Cutting for diversion /12 193* .8 of rubbish traffic nearing completion.
Bast side of N Gallery /13 1932 .7 shoving loco running over old traffic lines between Blue-Vein pit and brink Of N.7 Gallery? Tunnel from N.7 to Blue-Vein pit; Tunnel from N.7 to Old Quarry to North of Eureka Mill.
Ah 1932 N.7 showing left tunnel to Blue-Vein pit.
/15 1932 N.7 Gallery showing signal halt on edge of Gallery and workmen starting on clearing partition between Blue-Vein pit and N.7.
/16 1932 N.7 Gallery shoving start of clearing above left tunnel and entrance to Blue-Vein pit.
East side of N showing work /17 1933 .7 Carried on on partition between N.7 and Blue-Vein pit.
-65 CHS.1245/21/18 1932 East side of N.7 shoving clearing of old Blue-Vein pit after working through rock partition and tunnel from N.7 entrance of main tunnel to new incline nearly cleared.
/1 9 1932 East side of N.6 and N.7 shoving northernmost part of traffic in N.7. east end of N.6 and ladder where one crew were working on N.6.
/20 1932 View of N.6, N.7. N.8 and N.9 showing sheer drop down east side of N pit.
/21 1932 View of N Quarry from top of Eureka pit.
/22 1932 View of N Quarry from top of Eureka pit showing blasting at N.8.
/2 3 1932 Viev of whole quarry from vest boundary.
/24 1932 View of Ellen pit from west boundary showing substantial anticlinal formation.
/25 1932 View of Ellen pit shoving Bed Pillar.
/26 1932 Working on grit partition on S.E. side of Ellen pit.
/27 1932 Restarting of West pit, south vest boundary.
66 CHS,1245/21/28 1932 Timber in old tunnel at Ellen 7 gave way causing sinking of old cable necessitating the removal of old gravity incline.
/29 1932 Gravity incline from E,8 to E.7.
/30 1933 Gravity incline from E.8 to E.7.
/31 1933 New incline from N,7 to N,8,
CHS.1245/22 Negatives mostly for photographs in alburn (see item 21) views of Quarry,
/2 3 View of Penyrorsedd Quarry (large),
/24 View of Penyrorsedd Quarry, (large).
4 aerial views of Penyrorsedd /25 Quarry, (large).
/26 2 aerial views of Penyrorsedd Quarry, (large),
-67 CHS,1245/27 Photograph of the Certificate awarded to Penyrorsedd Quarry at the International Exhibit ion at Barcelona, 1883,
/28 Notes identifying people in a photograph kept i n Penyrorsedd Office,
-68 XS/1245/29 The Penyrorsedd Stand at the Olympia Exhibition, 1928.
30 Houses slated with foreign slate, which have had to be reslated after 3 years with Welsh Slate, 1932.
31 Penyrorsedd Quarry: General view.
32-34 Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Workings.
35 Pen yr Orsedd Quarry Workings
36 Steam engine employed at Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry, Dec. 1960 (2 photographs).
37 Locomotive "Pendyffryn", built 1894.
38 Locomotive "Una", built 1905.
39 Locomotive "Victoria" built in 1898.
40 Locomotive "Chaloner" built 1877.
41 Scrapped locomotive "rihymney".
42 Locomotive "Gelli".
43 Locomotive "Inverlocky" 1877,
44 Locomotive "Sybil" built 1903
45 Locomotive "Arthur" built 1895
46 Locomotive "Pendyffryn" built 1894
47-48 Engine components, taken at the Morton Limeworks Ltd., West Cross, Swansea,
49 Two young women, taken by W. Williams, photographer, Castle Square, Caernarfon.
50 Postcard commemorating the naming of Yu Ya-Ching Road, China, Oct. 1936. XS/1245/51 Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry.
52 Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry
53 Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry
54 Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry
55 0-4-0 tank engine George Henry with vertical boiler built by de Winton, a marine engineering firm of Caernarfon in 1877 for the l'llj" gauge Penrhyn Quarries Railway. PENYRORSEDD SLATE QUARRY
COMPANY RECORDS
ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS 1 & 2
Gwynedd Archives Service
Caernarfon Area Record Office
1977 Records deposited by Penyrorsedd Slate
Quarry Co. Ltd.
Gatalogued by: Mrs. Madeleine Gray
Assistant Archivist, and Miss Janice Parry
Class Mark: Penyrorsedd (Addnl.) INSPECTION OF THESE RECORDS IS
SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR RULE CONTENTS
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT 1
A Financial 1-32
B Production 33-47
C S a l e s 4 8 - 6 2
D Wages 63-83
E Legal .. 9 1 " 9 5
F Correspondence 96 - 157
G Miscellaneous .. .. ' 1 5 8 " 1 6 8
H Printed 169-185
I Photographs (now with XS/1245)
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT 2
A Financial 186-194
B Production 1 9 5 " 2 5 3
C Sales 254-274
D Wages 275-283
E Printed .. . . 284 - 288
F Miscellaneous Reports 2 8 9 " 3 0 8
G Minutes of Producers' Associations 309 - 336
H Correspondence 3 3 7 " 1 8 4 7
I Maps and Plans 1 8 4 8 " 1 8 5 1
J Miscellaneous 1 8 5 2 " 1 8 6 7 PENYRORSEDD
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT 1 4
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT
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Catalogue Mark : Pen. .^dd. A FINANCIAL
1 - 32 1 . 1924 Jan. 22 - JOURNAL 1939 April 1
2. 1939 April 29 - JOURNAL. 1956 Sept. 29
3. 1934 Oct. - LEDGER 'B'. 1950 July
4. 1934 Oct. 6 - LEDGER 'D'. 1955 Sept. 30
5. 1939 June 21 - CASH BOOK. 1941 Feb. 7
6. 1941 Feb. 7 - CASH BOOK. 1942 Sept. 2
7. 1943 Nov. 1 - CASH BOOK. 1947 May 30
8. 1951 Aug. 1 - CASH BOOK. 1956 July 27
9. 1956 Aug. 1 - CASH BOOK. 1961 May 31
10. 1919 Feb. 15 - ANALYSIS BOOK. 1920 Oct. 2
H . 1962 May - PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS AND 1969 Sept. STATEMENTS. (Monthly, with some gaps). 12. 1868-1883 BALANCE SHEETS and Manager's Report.
13. Sept. 1902 - BALANCE SHEETS, Nov. 1919.
14. 1919 Sept. BALANCE SHEETS. 1930 March.
15. 1930 Sept. BALANCE SHEETS. 1961 Sept.
16. 1946 March DRAFT BALANCE SHEETS AND ACCOUNTS 1959 Oct.
17. 1920 March BALANCE SHEETS with accountant's 1930 March. comments.
18. 1930 Sept. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS with 1934 Sept. accountant1 s comments.
19. 1950 March MONTHLY BALANCES. 1962 Sept.
20. 1949 Sept. LEDGER BALANCES (Half yearly). 1962 Sept.
21. 1907 March ACCOUNTS, BALANCE SHEETS AND DIR^ ( a )-(c). 1963 sept, ECTORS' REPORTS (Half yearly, with some gaps). Printed.
22* 1946 Dec. FIxE of lists of accounts for 1949 [Dec] payment.
-2 23- 1964 March. - LIST of accounts for payment.. 1969 Oct.
24. 1965 April - OFFICE AND iUAY RECEIPTS. 1966 Sept.
25. 1964 April - COPIES of receipts for cash withdrawn 1970 Sept. from Lloyd's Bank.
26. 1928 Oct. 1 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for 10 years.
27. 1962 Nov. 30 STATEMENT of financial position.
28. 1966 Sept. 30 ACCOUNT of expenditure for preceeding year.
29. 1906 AUg. 27 - ELECTRICITY ^CCOUNT. 1930 April 1
30. 1949 Nov. 30 - QUARRY METER READINGS. 1963 June 30
31. 1953 Oct. - STORES RECEIVED BOOK. 1967 Dec. 31
32. 1909 Sept .1 - ACCOUNT of Sills of Exchange. 1924 Oct. 1
-3 B PRODUCTION
33 - 47 33. 1930 March 29 STOCK BOOK.
3^. 1933 March 14 STOCK OF SLATES invoiced and 1937 Feb. 24 undelivered.
35. (a)l930 - 1969 ACCOUNTS of make of mills (Half and (b) yearly with gaps).
36. 1926 July MONTHLY RETURNS of output and 1929 June wages.
37. 1933 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay, output 1938 Sept. and stores.
38. 1938 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay, output 1944 Sept. and stores.
39. 1944 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay, output, 1952 Sept. and stores.
1960 29 40. Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSIS of pay and output. 1964 March 20
41. 1941 March - June COPIES of lists of customers and deliveries submitted to Ministry of yorks.
^2. 1947 sept. COPIES of monthly Returns of Froduc 1956 Oct. tion and Deliveries submitted to Ministry of .,orks (includes some related correspondence).
*3. 1942 March - COPIES of monthly Stock and 1947 Aug. Production Account submitted to the Ministry of Works.
-4 44. 1941 July 7-0 COPIES of weekly account of slates 1948 Feb. 14 dispatched.
45. 1965 April 17 - WEEKLY MAKE of individuals. 1966 Feb. 9
46. 1966 March 19 - PRODUCTION SHEETS of individuals. 1972 July 29
47. c.1922-26 . BUNDLE of notes re prices and output, (many n.d.)
-5 C SALES
48 - 62 48. 1953 April 13 ORDER BOOK, 1955 May 14
49. 1955 May 24 - ORDER BOOK. 1957 Apri l 5
50. 1961 May ORDER BOOK. 1964 May
51 . 1962 Jan. 1 9 ORDER BOOK. 1963 June 6
52. 1965 Nov. 12 - ORDER BOOK. 1968 July 26
53. 1968 A ug. 12 - ORDER BOOK. 1971 May 4
54. 1944 April - COPIES of advice notes for slates 1970 June. delivered.
55. i960 Jan.-Sept COPIES of invoices sent.
6 * * 1966 Oct. COPIES of invoices sent. 1967 Sept,
J7 ' 1967 Oct. COPIES of invoices sent, 1968 sept.
1968 Oct. COPIES of invoices sent. 1969 sept,
""969 Oct. COPIES of invoices sent. 1 970 sept
-6 60. 1963 March. - MONTHLY SALES ACCOUNTS. 1966 Sept.
61. 19^3 J AN* 11 - ' SAIES SHEETS. (4). Dec. 9
62. 19^1 Sept. - FULLERSIT2 ORDER BOOK (Penrhyn 19^3 May. ^uarry).
-7 D WAGES
63 - 83 u 63. 1966 Jan. 24 - TIME BOOK. 1968 Feb. 2k I
64. 1968 March 23 - TIME BOOK. 1971 Jan. 2 i! i t
65. 1965 May 22 - SLATEMAKERS1 WAGES BOOK. 1966 July 30 i. t J f1 f I f 66. 1966 Aug. 19 7 SLATEMAKERS * W^GEo BOOK. 1967 Oct. 27 i il 67. 1965 June 3 - BONUS PAY BOOK. 1968 ^pril 5
68. 1931 ^pril 25 - MONTHLY P^Y SHEETS. 1941 Nov. 2 2
69. 1965 Oct. 4 - WEEKLY PAY SHEETS. 1968 Aug. 31
70. 1950 Sept. 30 PAY SHEET: Badrockmen, Rubbishmen, Daymen.
71. 1951 May 19 PAY SHEET: Shedmen. j
j
72. 1962 Oct. 27 PAY SHEETS: Slatemakers, Rockmen.
? 3. 1964 Sept. 12 PAY SHEET: Rockmen.
1961 uec. 14 - ACCOUNTS of wages paid. 1969 oept. 23 75(a) 1964 July 23 - DUPLICATE ACCOUNT BOOKS OP wages (C)1970 March. 28 paid.
76 1962 Nov. 29 DRAFT PAY ACCOUNTS for Form tf.S.62. 1966 Sept. 8
77. 1956 Oct. - PAY SHEJST BALANCES. 1964 Sept. 12
78. 1965 July - PAY SHEET BALANCES 1969 oept.
79. 1918 Hay - MONTHLY ANALYSES of pay sheets 1929 Sept,
80. 1929 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSES of pay sheets 1939 Sept
81. 1939 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSES of pay sheets. 1949 Sept,
82. 1949 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSES of pay sheets. 1959 Sept
83. 1959 Oct. MONTHLY ANALYSES of pay sheets. 1965 Feb.
-9 Willis--.-, E. NATIONAL INSURANCE, HOLIDAYS, PENSIONS etc.
84 - 90 8k. 1952 May 10 NATIONAL INSURANCE BOOK. 1965 Oct. 2
85. 1957 Aug. 3 HOLIDAY ,,EEKS BOOK. 1961 Jan. 2 1
86. 1958 Dec.12 WEEKLY COMPENSATION AJCOUNT BOOK. 1966 Dec. 23
87. 1931-L1962J PAPERS re quarry officials'.. pensions.
88. 19^3 Dec. 3 RECEIPT for 3s 1d. accident com pensation paid by the Penyrorsedd Slate quarry Co. Ltd. to ..illiam Jones, 5 Gru^an Terrace, Groeslon.
89. 1962 Jan. 20 FOLDED of miscellaneous papers re 1970 July 31 pay, National insurance, apprentice ship scheme, and jelective Employ ment Tax.
90. 196^ Jan. 21 AGREEMENT between the North L/ales 1966 -*pril 25 Slate quarries association and the T.G.W.U. re working conditions and wages.
Printed.
With amendments. F LEGAL
91 - 95 1868 Sept. 3 1 . Y/illiam Proseer of Lunerston St., Chelsea, co. Middx., esqu..
2. Charles Herrman of 8, Lime St., London, Merchant.
3. The Llwyngwern Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
QUITCLAIM for £1,500, part of the consideration for the assignment of leased mineral rights on Llwyn gwern farm, pa Llanwran, which consideration was never fully paid.
92. 1870 July 23 AWARD in the Court of Exchequer in the case of John Lloyd Jones v the Penyrorsedd Slate quarry Co. Ltd., whereby defendants were ordered to pay costs and construct a water-course from the obstruction at Bryncoxyth watercourse to the plaintiff s millpond.
Annexed:
PLAN (N.D.) of Penyrorsedd Quarry showing proposed method or working.
PLAN and section of Nantlle Mill dam and feeder.
53. 1890 May 21 1. John ,illiams Gvynne Hughes of Tregin, co. Carnarvon, Bsqu..
2. The Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
LEASE of Penybryn Tramway.
Appended:
PLAN of the said tramway.
Annexed:
1. J.W. G%/ynne Mughes aforesaid.
2. William ^rtliur Darbishire of Baladeulyn, Nantlle, Bsqu.
and the lit. ;i on. William Frederick Scarlett Lord Abinger, Major General of Inverlochy Castle, Scotland.
-11- AGREEMENT (29 oept. 1881) for leasing of Fenybryn Tramway.
Appended;
PLAN of the said tramway.
94. 1912 Jan. AGiiEEMENTS with quarry officials.
95. 1961 Nov. 29 1. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. . 2. Nantlle Village Playfields Committee. AGREEMENT to let Cae iiach, Nantlle, 1a. Rent: 1s p.a..
Appended;
ROUGH PL\N of Cae Bach.
-12 G CORRESPONDENCE
96-157 Correspondence on particular issues.
96. 1862 Dec. 29 CORRESPONDENCE of W.A. Darbishire, 1912 June 15 Esqu., on various matters relating to the quarry.
97- 1870 Dec. 16 LETTERS from II.P. Cobb, 53, Lincoln's 1916 March 15 Inn Fields, London t/.C, Cunliffes & Davenport, 48 Chancery Lane, London ,;.C, and the Dorothea Slate Co. re the -Nantlle water supply.
98. 1903 April 27 LETTERS: R.D. Darbishire, 1, St. May 5 James *s Squ., Manchester, to "./.A. Darbishire, re payment of dividends on shares in Penyrorsedd to ,v.C. Darbishi re.
99. 1904 Aug. 15 CORRESP GNDBNCE AND PAPERS re supply 1909 Feb. 1 ing of electricity by the Aorth Wales Pov.'er & Traction Jo. Ltd. to the renyrorsedd quarry.
Includes: COPY of the North ,/ales Blectric Power Act, 1904.
AGREEMENT (6 May 1905) between the North ..ales Power 6i Traction Co. Ltd. and the -t-enyrorsedd ^late quarry Co. Ltd. for the supply of power.
100, 1907 Jan. 21 CORRESPONDENCE and papers re mach 1909 June 1 6 inery and electrical equipment at Penyrorsedd quarry.
101 1909 Aug. 7 CORRESPONDENCE re bankruptcy of Sept. 28 Messrs. Fairbank Ltd..
Annexed;
BILL OF COSTS (2 August 1911): The Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate quarry Co. to Messrs. Davenport, Gunliffe & Blake, 48 Chancery Lane, London, W.C..
"13 102. 1912 June 8 CORRESPONDENCE AND PLAN re proposed Aug. 6 widening of road at Baladeulyn, Nantlle.
103. 1914 May 16 CORRESPONDENCE and papers re ass 1915 Jan. 27 essment of Penyrorsedd quarry for poor rate.
104. 1915 Feb. 20 CORRESPONDENCE with A. Jestacott Oct. 13 & Co., accountants, Colonial Louse, 155 Fenchurch St., London, E.C., and others, re the bankruptcy of
Tribe & Co., Nots. Rd.f Chelsea, London, S.W..
105. 1915 Lay k Sept. 2 COR.JESPOXDSNCE with the Building News, Effinghara House, 1 Arundel St., Strand, London ./.C. re money for advertising owed to them.
106. 1918 oept. 19 CORRESPONDENCE AND MINUTES of the 1920 June 8 association North ,,ales Sl^.te ,uarrj Proprietors, including agreements and minutes of meetings with the
North s .ales iuarrymen's Union.
107. 1920 Nov. 24 CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS of the 1929 Nov. 29 North ,,ales Slate quarries ^sso ciation, including minutes of meetings.
103. [1924]-1927 Aug. 11 REPORTS of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology on the Penyrorsedd quarries. Includes other papers and related corres pondence.
I0 9 1927 Feb. 15 CORRESPONDENCE notes, and minutes 1928 Dec. 17 of meetings re the report of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology on Penyrorsedd )uarry.
-14 110. 1927 Jan. 19 CORRESPONDENCE with Messrs. Cunliffe, 1928 May 16 Blake & Mossman, 48, Chancery Lane, London, ./.C. re the new quarry lease.
111. 1930 Jan. 21 CORRESPONDENCE with J.E. Brassey 1934 March 27 & Son, Iron and Steel Merchants, 9 Foregate St., Chester, re various orders for ironmongery.
112. 1935 TENDERS for diesel generators.
113. 19^1 April 17 BUNDLE of correspondence with the 1944 Dec. 30 North ,/ales Sli-te quarries assoc iation and others mainly re supply of slates to Government depart ments and municipal authorities.
114. 19^2 Jan. 1 FILE of correspondence with the 1950 July 10 North /ales dlate quarries Assoc iation (includes minutes of meet ings and other related papers).
"5 . i960 Feb. 17 FILE of correspondence with the 1961 June 13 Jjorth ,/ales Slate parries Assoc iation (includes minutes of meet ings and other related papers).
n 6 - 1961 Nov. 20 FILE of correspondence with the 1962 Dec, 5 North wales Slate quarries Assoc iation (includes minutes of meet ings and other related papers).
1962 Aug. 28 FILE of correspondence re the report JJec * 6 of G. liaunsell & Partners of improving the efficiency of the Penyrorsedd quarry.
5'a. . \ hay 31 FILE of correspondence re price 1 9&7 May 30 lists, including a sample of Orsedd Slate. General Correspondence.
119. 1958 Oct. BUNDLE of correspondence, A-C. 1960 Oct.
120. 1934 Jan. BUNDLE of correspondence, D-L, 1960 Oct.
121 . 1958 Sept. - BUNDLE of correspondence, J-N, Oct. i960.
122. 1958 Sept. BUNDLE of correspondence, P-T. 1960 Oct.
123. 1946 Sept. 16 FILE of correspondence with firms 1949 Dec. 30 and individuals with initia l A.
124. 1947 Jan. 1 FILE of correspondence: B. 1949 Dec. 21
125. 1947 Jan. 6 FILE of correspondence: C 1949 Dec. 29
126. 1946 May 20 FILE of correspondence: D 1949 Dec. 28
127 . 1947 Jan. 3 FILE of correspondence: E 1949 Dec. 8
128. 1947 Jan. 10 FILE of correspondence: F 1949 Dec. 15
129. 1947 Jan. 15 FILE of correspondence: G 1950 Jan. 2
1 30. 1947 Jan. 8 1949 Dec. 30 FILE of correspondence: H.
-16 131* 1947 Jan. 6 PILE of correspondence: J. 19^9 Dec. 29
132. 19^7 Jan. 7 FILE of correspondence: K. 1949 Dec. 19
133. 19^7 Jan. 9 FILE of correspondence: L 1949 Dec. 21
134. 1946 Nov. 28 FILE of correspondence: M. 1949 Dec. 30
135. 1947 Jan. 17 FILE of correspondence: N. 1949 ^ec. 30
136. 1946 Aug. 27 FILE of correspondence: P. 1949 Dec. 30
137. 1946 March 20 FILE of correspondence: H. 1930 Jan. 2
138. 1947 Jan. 8 FILE of correspondence: S 1949 Dec. 30
1 39. 1947 Jan. 4 FILE of correspondence; T 1949 Nov. 28
1^0. 1946 Jan. 1 FILE of correspondence: tf. 1950 Jan. 2
1 9 3 0 N q V i 2 9 . FILE of correspondence and other 1953 July 21 papers including: correspondence with the North in ales Slate Quarries Assoc iation, correspondence re pay, con ditions, insurance and compensation, correspondence re the sale of invest ments i n April 1944, and Carter, Vincent & Co.'s bill of costs for 1932.
1 142. 1960 March 3 FILE of general correspondence. 1962 June 21
143. 1961 June 16 FILE of general correspondence 1962 Sept. 20 and papers.
144. 1967 March 10 - FILE of general correspondence. Oct. 18
145. 1887 Nov. 26 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE. 1960 Dec. 28 (jorted in Chronological order).
146. 1961 Jan. 4 - Dec. 20 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
147. 1962 Jan. 1 - Dec. 27 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
148. 1963 Jan. 1- Dec. 30 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
1^9. 1964 Jan. 2 - Dec. 30 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
1 50. 1965 Jan. 4 - Dec. 30 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
"51. 1966 Jan. 17 - Dec. 30 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
1967 Jan. 2 - Dec. 22 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
1968 Jan. 2 - Dec. 23 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
54. 19 5 9 Jaru 5^ D e C i 1 6 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
-18 155. 1970 Jan. 8 - Dec. 31 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDNECE.
156. 1971 March 12 - Nov. 3 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
157. n.d. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
-19 H. MISC3LLANE0US
158 - 168 158. 1931 March 30 NOTICES re working hours and reg 1967 Nov. 20 ulations.
159. n.d. (c.1930-40). DR.FT MINUTES of directors' and shareholders' meetings.
160. 1942 Feb. MANAGER'S REPORTS, including some 1962 Jan. related correspondence.
161. 1963 May 17 REPORT of meeting to discuss Mr, New's recommendations for improving effieiency at the quarry.
162. 1966 Dec. 20 & n.d. LIST of customers.
163. 1967 Feb.-March. LISTS of grades of slate available.
Printed:
164. 1954 June 28 and PRICE LISTS of other quarries. 1962 May.
165. 1941 jan. . PRICE LISTo of -tenyrorsedd Slates. 1974 June 14.
n.d. QUESTION PAPER on quarrying.
1 ^7. n.d. ROUGH TL^N of crushing mechanism.
l68 ' n.d. ADDRESS BOOK.
-20 I PRINTED.
169 - 185 169. 1862 Sept. 19 MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION of the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.,
rwith annotations. 4 copies ]
170. 1936 Nov. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOC- IATION of the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., as amended i n 1936*
Annexed;
LETTER : (7 Oct. 1936): Carter Vincent & Co., Lloyds Bank Chambers, Caernarvon, to Bvan ..illiaras, Secretary, Penyrorsedd Slate Co. Ltd., Caernarvon, with copies of letters L no* presentj re the new Articles of association, for signature.
171 . 1910 July Aug. CATiiLOGUBS and othe papers re sale of plant at Penyrorsedd quarry, 14 July 1910.
172. 1936 July British standard Specification for asbestos-cement Slates, Unreinforced Flat Sheets and Corrugated Sheets.
I 173. 1944 British Standard 680: Moofing Slates.
174. 1951 British standard 7^3: Materials for Damp-proof Courses.
175. 1952 August. The Durability of Roofing slates. (Building research Station digest No. 45).
3 copies.
1 76. 1956 British Standards Institution Counc i 1 for C o des of irractice : revision of OP 142: 1951 Slating and Tiling.
(Draft, issued for comment).
21- 177 [1960J Material Handling on Building Site: notes for management.
(The London Building Product ivity Committee).
178. 1960 List of Roofing Tile Manufacturers and Slate -uarries.
(National Federation of Roofing Contractors).
179. 1962 Nov. 16 LEAFLET: Information Films for the Builder (reprinted from The Illustrated Carpenter and Suilder.)
180. 1962 Oct. DR.-i.FT BUILDING REGULATIONS of the Ninistry of Housing and Local Government.
Annexed;
EXPLANATORY NOTES to the above draft.
181 . 1963 Nov. LEAFLET on d rained joints, published by the Building research Station of the sept, of Scientific and Industrial Research.
182. 1965 Jan. PAMtHLET advertising Dorothea Quarry Slate.
183. 1967 Oct. 16 Statutory Instrument No. 1523: The quarries (Notification of Dang erous Occurrences). (-amendments) Order 1967.
184. mostly n.d. PAMPHLETS AND CATALOGUES from suppliers of quarry equipment.
185. n.d. SAMPLE- of Ors edd S1 ate.
-22- J PHOTOGRAPHS (now with. CHS 1245) CHS 1245/29 1928 The ^enyrorsedd Stand at the Olympia Exhibition.
CHS 1245/30 1932 Houses slated with foreign slate, which have had to be reslated after 3 years with Welsh Slate.
CHS 1245/31 fenyrorsedd ^uarry : General view.
-23 PENYRORSEDD
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT 2 Production
j 1 Miscellaneous Accounts 186. 1942 April 11 ACCOUNT: Expenditure for the year ended; by Welsh Slate Quarring Regional Committee.
187. 1945 May 31 ACCOUNT: Expenditure of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
188. 1946 May 31 FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended; by the North Wales Slate Quarries Assoc iation.
189. 1947 May 31 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS: Account for the year ended; by the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
190. 1949 May 31 ACCOUNT: Income of Expenditure, for the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
191. 1951 May 31 ACCOUNT: Income and Expenditure, for the year ended; by North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
192. 1952 May 31 ACCOUNT: Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31st May, 1952 for the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
193. 1958 Nov. 6 ACCOUNT: Payments received for slates.
194. n.d. STATEMENT of amount owed to Ingersoll - Read Co. Ltd..
-24 195. 1930 BUNDLE OF MAKE SHEETS: Valuation and Tonnage of: for the year ending 27th September, 1930 by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
196. 1931 BUNDLE OF MAKE SHEETS: Valuation and tonnage of: for the year ending 26th September, 1931 by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
197. 1931 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of 1931 by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.
198. 1932 Oct. 29 MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the month of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
199. 1932 BUNDLE OF MAKE SHEETS: Valuation and tonnage of: for the year ending Oct. 1, by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
200. 1932 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
201. 1932 Dec. 3 MONTHLY MAKE SHEET: for the month of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
202. 1933 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
203. 1933 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
204. 1933 Oct. BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year 1934 Sept, of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-25 205. 1934 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
206. 1934 Oct.-Dec. BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the month of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
207. 1935 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
208. 1935 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
209. 1936 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
210. 1936 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
211. 1937 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
212. 1937 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
213. 1938 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-26 214. 1938 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
215. 1939 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
216. 1939 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
.217. 1940 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
218. 1940 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
219. 1941 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. .
220. 1941 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
221. 1942 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
222. 1942 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-27 223. 1943 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
224. 1943 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
225. 1944 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
226. 1944 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
227. 1945 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
228. 1945 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
229. 1946 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
230. 1946 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
231. 1947 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-28 232. 1947 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
233. 1948 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
234. 1948 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
235. 1949 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
236. 1949 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
237. 1950 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of : by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
238. 1950 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of : by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
239. 1951 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
240. 1951 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-29 241. 1952 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
242. 1952 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
243. 1953 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
244. 1953 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
245. 1954 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the Year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
246. 1954 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co, Ltd..
247. 1955 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
248. 1955 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
249. 1956 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: from January to September of the year: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-30 250. 1956 BUNDLE OF MONTHLY MAKE SHEETS: for the year of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-31 Summary accounts and analyses 251. 1929-1933 LIST OF PROFIT: made in the years between 1929-1933.
252. 1941 April 26 LIST of slates despatched by all the Welsh quarries during the week ended:
253. 1943 March SUMMARY of tonnage of slates made by various quarries.
-32 Slate Price Lists 254. 1938-1943 LIST of comparative prices of materials supplied and fixed for the years of: by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarries, Co. Ltd..
255. 1941 Jan. LIST of prices and particulars of Bangor Blue, Purple and Red Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
256. 1941 Jan. LIST of prices and particulars of Bangor Blue, Purple and Red Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
257. 1944 Sept. 18 LIST of the Technical Committee of the British Standards Institution.
258. 1946 Sept. 19 COPY of prices of Welsh roofing slates.
PRICE LIST and particulars of Bangor 259. 1947 July 1 Slates manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
PRICE LIST and particulars of Bangor 260. 1947 July 1 Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
PRICE LIST and particulars of Bangor 261. 1948 Jan. 1 Slates, manufactured by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
PRICE LIST and particulars of Bangor 262. 1948 Jan. 1 Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-33 263. 1950 April 3 PRICE LIST and particulars of Damp Course Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarries Co. Ltd..
264. 1951 April 30 SLATE PRICES and particulars of damp- course slates manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
265, 1951 April 30 PRICE LIST (4) and particulars of Bangor Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
266, 1952 Feb. 4 SLATE PRICES and particulars of Bangor Blue, Purple and red slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Co. Ltd..
267, 1952 Feb. 4 PRICE LIST and particulars of Bangor Slates, manufactured at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Co. Ltd..
268. BUNDLE OF PAPERS: price list of slates,
-34 Remittance Advice 269. n.d. REMITTANCE ADVICE: settlement of amount owing by Henry Williamson & Co. Ltd., North Bridge, Hull to Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
270. n.d. REMITTANCE ADVICE: settlement of account, by Henry Williamson & Co. Ltd., North Bridge, Hull, to Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
271. n.d. REMITTANCE ADVICE: balance owing by Henry Williamson & Co. Ltd., North Bridge, Hull to Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
272. n.d. REMITTANCE ADVICE: balance owing by Henry Williamson & Co. Ltd., North Bridge, Hull, to Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
273. n.d. REMITTANCE ADVICE: goods bought, date and balance owing by Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., to Henry Williamson & Co. Ltd., North Bridge, Hull.
274. n.d. STATEMENT: settlement of amount owing by The Warrington Slate Co. Ltd., Warrington to Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
-35 LABOUR REQUIREMENTS 275. n.d. BUNDLE OF STATEMENTS: showing labour requirements, shortages of plant and machinery, special transport difficulties, of premises which it is desired should be de-requisitioned in order to increase pro duction of capacity and farm return of production consumption and stock.
276. 1945 Nov. 22 LIST: men requested by Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. for release from Forces, sent to Regional Materials Officer, Ministry of Works, 54 Park Place, Cardiff. Pay 277. n.d. LIST: wages of quarry workers at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
278. n.d. LIST: wages of quarry workers at Penyrorsedd
Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
279. n.d. LIST: present wages and trademen's wages.
280. 1943 June 18 AWARD (copy) re increase in wages for quarrymen, from the first ful l pay week in July. 281. 1946 Dec. 23 ACCOUNT: wages of slate makers and labourers.
-37 Cost of living 283. 1939-1943 TABLE showing the cost of living, minimum wage, letting standard, average wage and cost per ton of slates, the % averages with leds movement and the accumulated % of advance since 1939 at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
282. 1939-1943 TABLE showing cost of living, minimum wage, letting standard, old average weight and quarry cost per ton at quarries.
-38 Booklets
i 284. 1941 March 18 BOOKLET entitled "The Slate Trade Gazette'. Published by R.W. Bottomley, Wilberforce Press, Alfred bielder Street, Hull
285. 1942 Oct. 1 BOOKLET entitled 'Minutes of Inaugural Meeting', held at Steet House, Tathill St., S.W.I. by the National Council of Building Material Producers.
286. 1943 BOOKLET entitled "Are you Research-Minded?' by Sir Harold Hartley, F.R.S..
287. 1943 July BOOKLET: entitled "The National Pitched Roofing Council' - 'First Report of The Technical Committee'.
-39 Newspaper cuttings 288. 1944 Nov. NEWSPAPER CUTTING: The Observer, November, entitled "Former Ministry Inspector", Death of Mr. J. Owain Evans.
40 Reports National Council of Building Material Producers:
289. 1946 June 12 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re general background, production requirements, statistics, Priavity Distribution Scheme, Puice Control. Production agreement, Manpower, Fund Supplies and other matters.
290. 1947 March 17 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re fuel and power.
291, 1947 June 16 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re membership, Fuel and Power, Planning and Building Programme; Price Policy, Distribution, Legislation, Paper Sack, Weekly Information, the Federation of British Industries and Sir William Larke.
292. 1947 Sept. 10 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers, re Fuel and Power, Priavity Distribution, building programme, price policy and information services.
293. 1947 Dec. 5 REPORTS to the National Council of Building Material Producers re The Capital Investments Programme.
294. 1948 March 8 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re building programme, modernisation and maintenance of plant, prices and rofit, price policy, Expants, W.B.A. Priavity Distribution Scheme, Fuel and Power, Paper Bags, Town and Country Planning.
-41 295. 1949 Dec. 6 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re Building Programme.
296. 1950 March 15 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re building programme.
297. 1951 June 7 REPORT to the Council (N.C.B.M.P.) re price control policy.
298. 1951 Sept. 11 REPORT to the Council re building programme.
299. 1952 Sept. 16 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers, 10 Staney's Gate, London, S.V/.1 re the Council meeting. December, building programme, licensing policy, monopolies and restricting Town and Country Planning Act, and Bailey Committee on house interiors.
i
-42 North Wales Slate Quarries Association:
300. 1943 Jan. 12 DRAFT REPORT for the North Wales Slate Quarries Association for submission (subject to alteration) to the Welsh Reconstruction Advisory Council.
301. 1943 April? REPORT on the application by the North Wales Quarrymen's Union to the North Wales Slate Association for an increase in the wages of quarry workers.
302. 1943 July 31 REPORT by E. Griffiths, concerning the meeting on the 30th July, of the Quarry Owners re increase in slate prices.
303. 1943 Sept. 2 REPORT of a meeting to consider the owners of quarring application to withdraw the 2j% cash discount on slates.
304. 1943 Sept. 27 REPORT on the Quarry Owners meeting on the 23rd September by E. Griffiths, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
305. 1952 Aug. 14 NORTH WALES SLATE QUARRIES ASSOCIATION: notes of an informal meeting between members of the Executive Committee and Mr. G.G. Walters, director for Wales, Ministry of Works.
-43 Other reports;
306. n.d. REPORT: National Pitched Roofing Council. First report of the Technical Committee.
307. n.d. REPORT to Members of Constituent Organisation re educational activities and other develop ments.
308. . 1945 Nov. 28 NOTES of meeting between representatives of building industry distributory and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors and some members of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association and English Slate Quarries Association, aheld at Chester.
-44 Minutes North Wales Slate Quarries Association:
309. 1943-1947 BUNDLE OF MINUTES of meetings of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association, sent by J. Richard to all members of the Association.
310, 1944 Aug. 4 MINUTES of the meeting of Welsh Slate Quarries with Director of Building Materials, Ministry of Works, Caernarfon.
-.311. 1945 Dec. 7 MINUTES of a special general meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association held at Caernarfon
312. 1946 Oct. 10 MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association held at Caernarfon.
313, 1946 March 11-14 MINUTES of the Executive Committee meeting of the North Wales Quarries Association held at Caernarfon on 28 February re average working hours.
Attached:
LETTER: J.G. Wynne-Williams, Eon. Sec. to all members of the N.W.S.Q.A. with enclosed copy of a letter sent by G.T. Setdell, Alabole, Cornwall to Mr. W.C. Oliver, Esq., Sec. of the Welsh Slate Quarries Regional Committee, Port Penrhyn re increase in prices of slate.
314. 1947 June 10 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association, held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
-45 316. 1947 Nov. 13 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association,held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
317. 1947 Dec. 8 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association, held ' at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
318. 1949 Aug. 31 MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association, held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
319. 1949 Nov. 16 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
320. 1949 March 8 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
321. 1951 April 4 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the Association held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
322. 1951 April 26 MINUTES of the meeting of the Executive Committee held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon on April 26.
323. 1951 Oct. 2 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon,
324. 1951 Oct. 2 MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting held Sb the Harbour Office, Caernarfon.
-46 325. 1951 Oct. 2 AGENDA of the Annual General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
326. 1952 Sept. 10 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association.
327. 1952 Oct. 30 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the Association (North Wales Slate Quarries Association), held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon, Oct. 30, 1952. 2.30 p.m..
328. 1952 Nov. 26 MINUTES of a Special General Meeting of the Association (North Wales Slate Quarries Association) held at the Harbour Office, Caernarfon. National Council of Building Material Producers:
329. 1947 Sept. 23 MINUTES of Thirteenth meeting of the National Council of Building Material Producers, held at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, kingsway, London W.C.1.
330. 1947 Dec. 16 MINUTES of the Fourteenth Meeting of the National Council of Building Material Producers, held at St. 2, Caxton Street, London, S.W.1
331. 1948 June 22 MINUTES of Sixteenth Meeting of the Nat ional Council of Building Material Producers, held at Connaught Rooms, Great Queen St., London W.C.1.
332. 1948 March 16 MINUTES of Fifteenth Meeting of the National Council of Building Material Producers, held at the Malboro Restaurant, 218 High Malboro, W.C.1.
333. 1949 Dec. 13 MINUTES of Twenty-Second Meeting of the National Council of Building Material Producers, held at Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2.
334. 1951 June 19 MINUTES of Twenty-Eigth meeting of the Council held at Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2.
335. . 1951 Sept. 8 MINUTES of Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council held at Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2.
336. 1952 Sept. 23 MINUTES of Thirty-Third Meeting of the Council, held at Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, W.C.2.
-48 Correspondence
Note: for ease of reference, this section has been condensed. A catalogue listing each item separately, is available in draft form upon application to the searchroom supervisor. Correspondence
Note: for ease of reference, this section has been condensed. A catalogue listing each item separately, is available in draft form upon application to the searchroom supervisor. 338. n.d. ORDER for slates, sent by Glugstorse, Scunthorpe to Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
339. n.d. LETTERS: John N. Hare to Mr. O.T.Williams, esq., North Wales Slate Quarries Association, Portdinorwic re meeting of the British Standards Institution with reference to the draft revision of B.S. 743 material Damp Course and strength of British and Foreign slates.
340. n.d. LETTER: A.L.Huricing Sec. to Members of the Executive Committee and Secretaries of B. M. P. Member Associations re Central Commission for Germany.
341. n.d. COPY LETTER: British Standards Institution to F.Q.O. re Standardization of tools for mining and quarrying.
342. n.d. CIRCULAR LETTER: Jenkins on's Typewriter Experts - Commercial Stationers, 20 Chester Street, Mold to Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., inform ing them that they were in a position to sell typewriters at a very low price, and a salesman will call if the card enclosed was posted without delay.
343. n.d. ORDER for Welsh roofing slates, part by Nanwst, Carrington Place, Aebwood Lane West, Stockport, to Pen-yi?-Orsedd Slate Quarry, Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
344. 1946 July 3 COPY LETTER sent by Geo. Mair to Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., re samples of slates.
345. 1947 Oct. 6-7 LETTER: Orton & Co., London Road, Coalville, Leicester to Messrs. Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon re orders for dampcourse slates. 345. (cent.'d) . Attached:
LETTER: Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry, to Outon & Co., replying to their enquiry re dampcourse slates which regretfully they cannot supply due to heavy bookings.
346. 1949 Jan. 11-13 CORRESPONDENCE between Alfred Olby Ltd., Rams gate, Kent, and Messrs. Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon, enquiring about order and del ivery position of roofing slates.
347. 1951 Sept. 5-6 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN Owen [Brecon] Ltd., Brecon, and Messrs. Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon, an enquiry about slates and delivery position.
348. 1952 Nov. 71 LETTER: mcluding attached list of slates sent by Manod Slate Quarries Ltd., Ffestiniog to Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., re their help to sell some of the small and dampcourse slates.
349-347. 1958 CORRESPONDENCE: various matters re orders, supplies etc.. Includes some bundles nmning into following years.
368-384. 1959 CORRESPONDENCE: various matters re orders, supplies etc.. Includes some bundles running into following years.
385-499. 1960 CORRESPONDENCE: various matters re orders, supplies etc.. Includes some bundles running into following years.
500-1143. 1961 CORRESPONDENCE: various matters re orders, supplies etc.. Includes some bundles running into following years. 1144-1624. 1962 CORRESPONDENCE: various matters re orders, supplies etc.. Includes some bundles running into following years.
1625-1631. 1941 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning war supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1632-1643. 1942 OCRRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning war supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1644-1664. 1943 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and con cerning war supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1665-1668. 1944 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning war supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1669-1677. 1945 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning war supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1678-1684. 1946 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning . supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1685-1699. 1947 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notofications of meetings, and concerning supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1700-1708. 1948 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notofications of meetings, and concerning supplies, prices and wages, etc.. 1709-1722. 1949-1950 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1723-1730. 1951 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning : supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1731-1738. 1952 CORRESPONDENCE with North Wales Slate Quarries Association, mainly notifications of meetings, and concerning ' 1 supplies, prices and wages, etc..
1739. 1934 May 17 LETTER: E. Griffith to ? enclosing information for t What's Going On?" (not present).
1740-1764. 1941 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1765-1776. 1942 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous,
1777-1783. 1943 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1784-1788. 1944 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1789-1794. 1945 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1795-1800. 1946 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous. 1801-1806. 1947 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous
1807-1812. 1948 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1813-1814. 1949 CORRESPONDEN CE: Miscellaneous.
1815-1817 1951 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1818. 1958 Dec. 4 COPY LETTER: ? to Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., enclosing code cards for Hugh Jones Bracegirdle, Robert J . Owen, D.O. Jones, Richard Griffith Jones and M. Owen.
1819-1821. 1960 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1822. Dead number.
1823-1835. 1961 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous.
1836-1847. 1962 CORRESPONDENCE: Miscellaneous Plans 1848. n.d. O.S. MAP: Dyffryn Nantlle, No. XXI13.
1849. n. d. PLAN: of Water Main, from Geulan to Nantlle Valley.
1850. n.d. BUNDLE OF PLANS re locomotive pistons.
1851. 1915 O.S.MAP of Llandwrog. Miscellaneous 1852. n.d. LIST of workers released from Penyrorsedd Slate Quarries, Co. Ltd..
1853. n. d. DRAFT CONSTITUTION: of the North Wales Slate Quarries Association, including Rules.
1854. n. d. JUDGEMENT of the matter of an arbitration between Mor Jones, 10 Machine Terrace, Cwm Penmachno and Cwm Penmachno Slate Quarries Co. Ltd., Cwm Penmachno, Bettwsycoed.
1855. n. d. OPINION OF COUNSEL in case of Robert Williams v Dorothea Slate Quarry, Co. Ltd..
1856. n.d. FORM to be filled by Slate Quarries with details such as materials used, requirements and shortages.
1857. 1931 JUDGEMENT in case of J. Roberts v Dorothea Slate Quarries Ltd..
1858. 1942 LEVY of £200 based on Welsh Regional Figure of 3,002 tons for half year to 19 October 1942, at 1.2023d per ton.
r ; 1859. 1942 Feb. 11 LIST of men and occupations, working at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle.
i860. 1942 Sept. LIST of Associations to be representated at the Inaugural Meeting on the 1st Oct., 1942, of the National Council of Building Material Producers. 1861. J943 May-Aug. QUOTATION from articles in Quarry Managers' Journal May-Aug. 1943.
1862. 1945 July 5 OPINION of J.H . C. Goldie on the Workmen's Compen sation Act (1925) Various Industries (Silicosis) Scheme 1931, Cwm-Machno Slate Quarries Ltd., v John Davies, ex parte N.W.S.Q. Assoc..
1863. 1946 Nov. 28 ENVELOPE addressed to E. Griffith esq., Penyr orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon.
1864. 1948 June 14 REPORT to the National Council of Building Material Producers re Building Programme, Simon Committee, Monopoly Bill, Priority Distribution of Building Mat erials and Components W.B.A., Production Policy, Price Policy, export, and paper bags.
1865. 1948 July 12 TABLE showing man days, and overtime worked at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry for the year ending 7 June 1948.
1866. 1949 INVITATION to officials of the Ministry of Labour and National Service, to attend a discussion conference.
1867. 1960 Dec. 2 ORDER for medium and damp course slates sent by W.T. Burden Ltd., Knights Road, Birmingham 11 to Messrs. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Caernarfon PENYRORSEDD
SECOND ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT
Catalogwyd gan : Huw Flynn Hughes Catalogued by i John Davy
Marc Catalog ^ p A Catalogue Mark
Archlfdy Rhanbarthol Caemarfon Gwaaanaeth Archlfau Gwynedd
Caernarfon Area Record Office Gwynedd Archives Service
1980 PENYRORSEDD ADDITIONAL 1868 - 2578
A. COMPANY BOOKS, DOCUMENTSfcRECORD S 1868 - 1942
I Notices of Directors'& Shareholders'Meetings .. 1868 - 1870 H Agenda Books 1871 -1872 HI Minutes 1873 - 1882 IV Attendance Books 1883 - 1885 1 V Directors' & Managers Reports 1886 - 1892 VI Shareholders and Shares 1893-1934 1 Lists of Shareholders 1893 - 1894 ii Register of Shares .. .. . * .. 1895 ill Resolution re share values ...... * * 1896 iv Annual Returns & Summary of Share Capital .. .. 1897 - 1905 v Share Certificates 1906 - 1911 vl Share Transfers 1812 - 1914 vtl Share Dividends 1915 - 1933 viii Registration of Return of Capital 1934 VH Articles of Association 1935 -1938 Vm Certificates of Exhibition Medals 1939- 1941 DC Quarry Sale 1942
B. LEGAL DOCUMENTS 1943 - 2012
I Deed Poll 1943 n Declarations of Trust 1944 - 1946 HI Covenants for Indemnity 1947 - 1950 TV Licences ** * * 1951" 1953 19 V Deed of Partnership &4 VI Leases and Tenancy Agreements ...... 1955 - 1982 1883 2002 VH Employment Contracts " Vm Debentures 2003 - 2005 2006 2009 DC Agreements of Supply - X Miscellaneous 2010 -2012
C. OFFICE NOTE BOOKS 2013 - 2025
I Letter Books 2013-2022 H Miscellaneous 2022 - 2025 D. FINANCIAL 2026 - 20 95
I Half-yearly statements of account .. .. ,. .. 2026 - 2033 H Monthly Statements of Account 2033 - 2037 in (Monthly) Account Book ...... 2038 IV Balance Sheets 2039-2041 V Bank Statements 2042 -2044 VI Income Tax Remittances & Accounts ., 2045 - 2051 VH Mortgage Registration Certificates 2052 - 2053 VBl Depreciation Accounts 2054-2055 K Farm & Cottage Rent Account. Books 2056 - 2057 X Miscellaneous Records ...... 2058 - 2066 XI Insurance 2067 - 2086 i Goods, materials and property .. 2067 - 2078 li Pension Schemes and personal insurance 2078 - 2086 XH Wages & Salaries 2087 - 2095 XH i Worksheet 2087 ii Labour Contract Book .. 2088 ill Wages & Salaries Accounts 2089 - 2095
E. PRODUCTION 2096 - 2115
I Slate Stock Books .. 2096 - 2097 H Make Book 2098 IB Monthly Slate Returns 2099 - 2102 IV Production Statistics for Government Use 2103 - 2108 V Records of Output & Employment Figures 2109 - 2111 VI Stores Stock Books 2112 - 2113 VH Records of Machinery Stocks 2114 - 2115
F. SALES 2116 - 2130
I Price Lists 2116 - 2121 H Enquiries & Ordersfor Slate & Slate Dust ...... 2122 - 2129 BI Sales of Scrap Iron , ,, ., ...... 2130 t
G. QUARRY VEHICLE DOCUMENTS 2131 - 2138 H. SUPPLIES TO QUARRY 2139 - 2158
J, WORKING CONDITIONS & WAGES AGREEMENTS 2159 - 2210
I Minutes of N. Wales Slate Quarries Assoc. & Corp. re .. 2159 - 2168 Negotiations with the Quarrymen's Union through the N.W.S.U.A. H Holiday Pay, Wages & Working Conditions 2169-2185 m Redundancies 2186 - 2187 TV Pension Schemes & Employee Insurance ...... 2188 - 2191 V Disputes at the Quarry .. .. 2192 - 2195 VI Details of Individual Cases of Working Conditions at the .. 219.6 - 2210 Quarry
K. HEALTH & SAFETY 2211 - 2253
I Compensation Cases 2211 - 2240 H Accidents at the Quarry 2241 - 2245 IH Safety Precautions 2246- 2253
L. RENTED PROPERTY OWNED BY THE QUARRY 2254 - 2288
M. CORRESPONDENCE 2289 - 2444
I Directors' Correspondence ...... 2289 - 2313 II Financial Correspondence 2314 - 2339 I Securities and documents held by Lloyd's Bank, ., 2314 - 2315 Caernarfon 11 Rating Assessments 2316 - 2320 ill Correspondence with Lloyds Bank, Caernarfon ,, 2321 - 2326 Iv Correspondence with Harmood, Barner & Co., .. 2327 - 2332 Accountants v Correspondence with Company Registration Agents .. *333 - 2334 vl Re-investment of company money .. 2335- 2338 vll Miscellaneous 2339 IH Correspondence with Klnmel Estate ...... 2340 - 2350 I Rents and Royalties ...... 2340-2347 II MlsceUaneous 2348 - 2350 IV Legal Correspondence * 2351 - 2365 i re: Leases 2351 - 2357 li re: Court Cases 2358 - 2361 ill Miscellaneous 2362 - 2365 V Correspondence re Requisition of Quarry Property .. . * 2366 - 2369 VI Correspondence with Gwyrfai R. D. C. ** 2370 - 2376 VH Correspondence with Caernarvonshire County Council and .. 2377 - 2383 Constabulary VIK Correspondence with Weights & Measures Office .. .. 2384 - 2385 LX Correspondence with Welsh Board for Industry .. .. 2386 - 2387 X Correspondence with Miscellaneous Government .. *. 2388 - 2400 Departments XI Miscellaneous Business Correspondence .. ,. ., 2401 - 2426
XH Correspondence re: Merger of Nantlle Quarries .. .. 2427 - 2430 Xm Correspondence re: North Wales Slate Industry in General .. 2431 - 2435 XIV Circular Correspondence received by the Quarry .. .. 2436 - 2444
N. MAPS AND PLANS 2445 - 2475
I Nantlle Village Maps and Housing Plans 2445 - 2456 II Maps and Plans of the Quarry. 2457 - 2462 BI Miscellaneous Plans 2463 - 2468 IV Miscellaneous Maps .. .. 2469 - 2475
O. PLANS AND DIAGRAMS - QUARRY MACHINERY 2476 - 2495
P. BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS 2496 - 2578
I Pamphlets Published by Government Bodies 2496 - 2518 i Ministry of National Insurance 2496 - 2505 11 Ministry of Power .. .. 2506- 2508 til Ministry of Health .. .. 2509 - 2510 iv Ministry of Labour .. .. 2611 - 2512 v Mines Department 2513 - 2515 vi Miscellaneous * .. .* 2516 - 2518 II British Standards Institution * .. 2519 - 2526 m British Engineering Standards Association ...... 2527 - 2529 IV Pamphlets re North Wales Slate Industry 2530 - 2541 V Patent Specifications * . * * * 2542 - 2543 VI Advertising Pamphlets * ** ** 2544 - 2556 VII Manuals & Instruction Books * * * * * * * * * * 2557 - 2565 Vm Miscellaneous Pamphlets .* ** ** 2566 - 2569 K Miscellaneous Books ., .. . * 2570 - 2578
Q. PHOTOGRAPHS XS1245/32 - XS/1245/54 COMPANY BOOKS, DOCUMENTS AND
RECORDS
1868 - 1942 1 1868-1870. A I - Notices of Directors' and Shareholders Meetings:
1930 1 1 1868. May - NOTICES of Shareholders and Directors meetings. 1034 May
1869. 1053 May NOTICES: of Shareholders' and Director's meetings. 1965 April
1870. 1964 Nov. -Deo. NOTICES: of meetings of the Directors and Shareholders of the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.. and the agendas thereof.
Attached:
1 REPORT of the Quarry Directors for the year ending 80 September, 1964, showing a loss of £3,159. 1871-1872. An- Agenda Books:
1871. 1928 May 7- DIRECTORS' AGENDA BOOK. 1951 Nov. 8
18T2. 1931 May 7- SHAREHOLDERS' AGENDA BOOK. 1951 Nov. 8 187J-1882. API - Minutes:
1 UTS 1862 Sept. MINUTE BOOK: Directors and Shareholders' meetings. 1890 Enclosed:
INSTRUMENT OF PROXY: James Burnley appointing W.A. Darbishire as his proxy, Feb. 14, 1866.
Attached:
NEWSPAPER CUTTING concerning Government Report on Caernarvonshire and Nantlle Railways. APPOINTMENT OF PROXY: S.D. Darbishire appoints W.A. Darbishire as his proxy dated 3 October 1868. REPORTS of Auditor and Managing Director and Statement of Account, 1862-1890. DRAFT AGREEMENT for sale of Quarry from Messrs. Fowler & Co. of Victoria Mansions to the Directors of Penyrorsedd, dated 1889. LETTER: Williams & Co. to W. A. Darbishire re over draft of £10,718 on Penyrorsedd Slate Co. 's account.
1874. 1862 Sept. INDEX to Minute Book. 1890 Sept.
1 1875. 1890 Aug. MINUTE BOOK: Directors and Shareholders' meetings. 1903 Nov. Attached:
REPORTS: Auditor's, Managing Dlrector'8, and statements of account covering the above period.
MEMORANDUM of offer to Mr. F.W. Face to buy Penybryn Quarry as a going concern for £3,000, 16 December 1890.
LETTERi Mr. Face to W. A. Darbishire accepting the offer, 22 December 1890.
LETTER: Mr. J.M. Davies, Llanwnda to Mr. Darbi flhlre re Penybryn Quarry. lm.(oonU"d) ... LETTER: J. Brunlecs, Argyle Lodge, Wimbledon, resigning his position as director, 16 April 1891.
LETTER: Mr. H. 0'Hagan to W. A. Darblshire re meeting discussing amalgamation of slate quarries in Ffestlniog and Caernarfon, December 1899. Also list of questions regarding possibility of amalgamation, December 1899.
LETTER: Claves, Hickley and Steward, Kings Bench Walk, London to W. A. Darbishire re dividends on shares, November 1901; requests to transfer dividends from George Darbishire and Mary Barnes, January 1902.
LETTER: J.M. Davies, Llanwnda to Mr. W.A. Darbi shire re terms of arrangement for Bryndeulyn Water Supply. Reply to above letter (attached copy) denying the need for any formal agreement while agreeing to lay the water supply.
COPY OF AGREEMENT for service between Penyr orsedd Quarry and Mr. W.D. Hobson.
1875. 1904 June MINUTE BOOK: Directors' and Shareholders' meetings. 1926 March Attached:
REPORTS of Auditor and Manager and statements of account, 1904-1926.
Attached:
REPORT OF SURVEY by National Institute of Ind ustrial Psychology on Pen-yrCrsedd Quarry re organisation of labour, layout of slate mills, slate splitting, methods of transport, 6 Feb. 1926.
1877. 1926 June 6 - MINUTE BOOK: Directors' and Shareholders' Meetings. 1949 Sept. 14 Attached:
BUNDLE OF LETTER peoples): re Cesarea Sewerage 1 *TT. (oonU 'd) ... Works from Henry Adams & Son, Consulting Engineer s 6 Surveyors, Holyhead Road, Bangor, to Directors, Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry concerning water rights for the works, details of Inspections carried out at Cesarea, suggestions for improving performance of plant 1938 September 10; 1938 September 30,
HTI. 1929 June MINUTES: of half yearly Directors' and Shareholders' 1964 June meetings.
11TB. 1030 May 17 PRINTED SHEET: giving details of minutes from a Directors' meeting at which seven resolutions (listed) were presented.
1110. 1949 Deo.8 MINUTE BOOK: Directors' meetings. 1976 May 20
IMU 1970 May 27 MINUTES: Rough draft of minutes of Director's meet- lng held at 40 Draycott Place, S.W, 3..
1***. 1970 May 27 MINUTES: (Draft copy) Shareholders' meeting at 40 Draycott Place.
Attached:
REPORT: of meetings held to discuss amalgamation of quarries in the Nantlle Valley. 18*1-1885. A IV Attendance Books:
IMS. 1914 June DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE BOOK. 1986 Nov.
U*4. 1937 Feb. DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE BOOK. 1979 Feb.
IMS. 1931 May SHAREHOLDERS' ATTENDANCE BOOK, 1979 Feb. 1 A V - Directors and Managers' Reports: 1886-1892.
1886. 1867, 1912-1962 MANAGERS' AND DIRECTORS' REPORTS.
1887. 1901 Feb. 10- REGISTER OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS. 1901 Aug. 5
1888. 1980 July 18- REGISTER OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS. 1977 Dec. 29 Attached:
LIST OF NOTATION of directors, 1930-1932.
Enclosed:
CERTIFICATES Issued by Jordan & Sons Ltd., cert- Ifying registration of particulars of directors with the Registrar of Companies, 1930, 1934, 1943. Also certificate issued by Jordan & Sons Ltd., 116 Chan eery Lane, London, certifying registration of notice of change of secretary with the Registrar of Com panies. Another similar certificate certifying regis tratlon of notice of the appointment of attorney directors 1952.
U89. 1933 Nov. 11 LIST of Chairmen of the Board of Directors, 1916 1930.
1947 Oct. 25 LETTER: Mr. H. Lombe Taylor, Harleston, Norfolk to Mr. Griffith, the quarry manager, Informing Mr. Griffith that the Directors' Report for the year has been drafted.
Attached:
DIRECTORS' REPORT (12 Nov. 1947) reporting a loss Of £8,404. Copy' 1953 Oct. 12 LET OF DIRECTORS: of the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
1 1193. I960 Nov. 4 DIRECTORS REPORT: giving an assessment of the year'8 undertaking (e.g. the fact that net profit amounted to £5,786). 11 S3-1 Mi . A VI Shareholders and shares:
1183-1894 A VI1 lists of Shareholders:
189X 1914 April FILE OF DOCUMENTS: concerning shares, company 1967 Oct. registration etc. for the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.. There are lists of shareholders and the numbers of shares they hold for 1923, 1959 and 1961. Included also are documents for purchase of shares, notification by directors, Mr. Lombe Taylor and Mrs. I.G. Taylor, of their Interest in company shares, share transfer forms and forms for notification of a change of company directors.
UM. 1933 Sept. LISTS of shareholders, 19 September 1933 and 24 1935 May May 1935.
A VI it Register of Shares:
1**5. 1862-1977 LEDGER: Register of shares Including information regarding share numbers, certificate numbers, trans fer numbers, names and addresses of shareholders.
Enclosed;
NOTIFICATION by director of his interest in shares: C.S. Darbishire, 16 Dec. 1968.
Attached:
LETTERS: from Shareholders throughout the above period concerning their holdings.
1910 Dec. 15 LEAFLET: notice of a special resolution passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Penyrorsedd Quarry Co., whereby the capital of the company was to be reduced from £120,000 divided into 12,00 £10 shares, to £84,000 divided into 12,000 £7 shares, thisto be effected by "cancelling capital 1896. (cont. 'd) ... which has been lost or Is unrepresented by available assets to the extent of £3 upon each of the 9,722 shares which have been Issued', and reducing the nominal amoun of all the shares in the company'B capital. jf gT-1905. A VHY Annual Returns and Summary of Share Capital: list, 1878- ANNUAL LIST AND SUMMARY OF SHARES AND CAPITA 1899 June Enclosed:
Unused sheetsfor listing shareholders.
MM. 1801 Aug. ANNUAL LIST AM) SUMMARY OF CAPITAL AND 1911 Dec. SHARES.
ISSf. 1913 Dec. 15 - ANNUAL LET & SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL & 1922 Dec. 9 SHARES.
Enclosed:
NOTICE of Shareholders' Meeting 18 Dec. 1916. LET of Shareholders 20 Nov. 1913. BUNDLE OF LETTERS: re purchase of shares, 1915-18. LETTER: Helen Barbishire, Somerville College, Oxford to Mr. Stonor (Director) forwarding share certificate 30 May 1920. RECEIPT: Return of Summary of Capital and list of Holders to Companies Registration Office, Dec. 1915. BUNDLE OF LETTERS: re return of summary of Capital and Shares for Dec. 1915. LIST of Shareholders, 13 March 1871. CERTIFICATE OF EEGETRATION of return of capital 4 Dec. 1919. DIVBDEND INSTRUCTIONS for Quarry Directors from London Joint Stock Bank, Pall Mall, 24 July 1912.;
SCO. ^ ANNUAL LET AND SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. I 1922 Dec m 1932 Dec.
lm * 1933 Dec. ANNUAL LET OF SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. 1S42 Dec. Enclosed:
LET: Shareholders 8 Oct. 1836. LET: Shareholders 19 Sept. 1933. IKS. 19*3 Dec. 3 ANNUAL LIST OF SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. 1947 Dec. 3 Attached:
CERTIFICATES: Issued by Jordan & Sons Ltd. certifying that the company's annual returns have been lodged with the Registrar of Companies, 1943-1947.
IMS. 1951 Deo. 13- ANNUAL RETURNS & SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. 1957 Dec. Enclosed.
LISTS: Shareholder 1953-1958. LIST: Shareholders & Dividend Calculations Nov. 1946. LETTERS: Jordan & Sons Ltd., 116 Chancery Lane, Lon don to the Secetary Penyrorsedd Quarry concerning photostat copies in respect of two debentures outstand ing on the company's register October 1954. Photostats included.
1K4. 1958 Dec. 23 ANNUAL RETURNS & SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. 1967 Dec. 20 Enclosed
CERTIFICATES: issued by Jordan & Sons Ltd., ? certifying that the Company s annual returns for the above period have been lodged with the Registrar of Companies.
Dec. 22 ANNUAL RETURNS & SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL. 1978 Dec. 1 HOI IH1 A VIv Share Certificates: if^4, 1863 March SHARE CERTIFICATES. 1864 Feb.
1863 Nov. SHARE CERTIFICATES: including correspondence 1869 June relating thereto.
1IC4 1865 Feb. SHARE CERTIFICATES: 1913 June Enclosed:
Share Certificate No. 250 dated 19 July 1948. Later cancelled. Also included correspondence pertaining thereto. Certificate No. 247 dated 14 May 1948.
t*t 1916 Dec. SHARE CERTIFICATES: ail certificates filled out, 1958 June large number remaining In book, many of them being cancelled.
Endorsed:
Many certificates bear the memorandum that the capital of the company was reduced from 12,000 shares of £7to12,00 0 of £5 each on February 13 1820. On certificate 171 is endorsed by D. Williams, Secretary the names of the executors of Mrs. Lumley Lloyd Carter, 24 May 1943. On certificate 185 Is endorsed by J. Roberts Secretary the names of the executors of T, S turner.
1*38 June SHARE CERTIFICATES: Counterfoils, aU used, 873 June some cancelled.
Attached:
LETTERS from Carter Vincent & Co., Bangor, to the Secretary re: transfer of shares for Mm. H. L. 1910. (cont. 'd) ... Stoner. One letter is endorsed with share numbers and details of the transfer dated May 1970.
LETTER from Lord Abinger, Cleeshall Bures, Suffolk to the Company Directors undertaking to Indemnify the company against all repercussions of loss of share certificates by Lord Abinger and the Honourable J. L. Scarlet, dated 9 Febmiary, 1968.
Attached;
CERTIFICATE for transfer of shares from Lord Abinger to (he County Gentiemen's Association of Regent Street, London, 7 March 1968. Letter from G.W. Barnes, Murrayfield Farm, Norton, indemn ifying the company against all consequences of the loss of his share certificates 21 January 1965.
1911 1974 May- SHARE CERTIFICATES: Counterfoil book, partially 1977 Dec. used, containing some certificates with details filled in.
1912-1914. A Yvi - Share Transfers:
1*12. 1863 June 19- REGISTER OF SHARE TRANSFERS: containing signed 1975 July 14 and sealed certificates of transfer, including two undated transfers post July 1975 and pieces of corres pondence regarding transfer of shares.
Enclosed:
BUNDLE OF LETTERS: Including certificates of trans fer, requests for payments in Interest or dividends and correspondence regarding transfer of shares 15 Nov. 1971 - 16 March 1973.
Attached:
BUNDLE OF LETTERS: correspondence regarding transfer of shares owned by C.S. Darbishire, deceased, 23 Deo. 1971 - 26 Aug. 1973.
I81S 1930 Apri l 1 - FILE OF correspondence re transfer of shares. 1939 May 23 1814. !966 Nov. 23 PILE: 1977 June 24 RECEIPTS: for sales September 10, 1976. BUNDLE OF LETTERS: between Messrs. Boodle, Hatfleld & Co. and the Quarry Manager regarding the sale of 96 shares by the Trustees of Miss D.M.K. Blacklock deceased. Also relates to the share of D. N. i Blacklock, deceased 1974 December 9 1977 June 24. LETTERS: between the same correspondents regarding share certificates transferred to and made out in the name of Kenneth & Alistair McCorquodale; 1971 December 10 1974 June 3. LETTERS: between Barclays Bank Ltd., Market Square, Keswlck, Cumbria and the Quarry Manager re: the share holdings of Mrs. B.S. Budden. Also between the Quarry Manager and Mrs. Budden's solicitors, Finnis, Christopher, Foyer & Co., 5 Clifford Street, London, 1977 March 15 1977 May 23. LETTERS: between the Quarry Manager, Flnnls, Christopher, Foyer & Co., Keswlck, regarding the transfer of shares after the death of E. J. B. Budden, and the ultimate sale of these shares. 1972 March 16 1975 April 15. LETTERS: between Carter, Vincent & Co., Wellfield Offices, Bangor and the Quarry Manager, concern ing the share holdings of the recently deceased Mr. H. L. Stonor, 1968 March 12 1968 June 25. LETTER (copies) Quarry Manager to Mrs. Trulshaw, Maelog House, Beaumaris, listing shareholders and distribution of shares 1968 May 21. LETTER: A. Sawdy, Half Acre, Snowhlll, Crawley Down, Sussex to Quarry Manager requesting transfer of her mother's (H. L. Stonor) shares to Mrs. Alder sey, 1966 November 23.
Attached:
LETTER (copy) 1966 Nov. 24. Quarry Manager to Mrs. Sawdy promisingto bring the matter before the next meeting of the board. A VI vit Share Dividends; 113 **4 tt)
NOTICE: of dividend on shares of Sent from 11*1* itci Dec. 2 1%. the Quarry to Mr. S.D, Darbishire.
lilt, 1908 July- DIVIDEND WARRANTS: Nos. 151 300. 1636 June Attached:
Correspondence re the above.
iltt. 18*7 DIVIDEND WARRANTS: 1 250.
11.1. 1031 Nov. DIVIDEND WARRANTS: paid out by the Penyrorsedd 1835 May Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. during the above period, signed by A. Lombe Taylor, Mary Barnes and E. Griffith, company directors.
Uli. 1950? DIVIDEND WARRANTS: (Counterfoils) Nos. 251 500. 1954
^SO Sept. DIVIDEND ACCOUNTS: spanning parts of the above 1962 Dec. period, giving name and address of shareholders, dividends paid, numbers of shares and values of shares held at £5.
m 1M * * June -1 DIVIDEND WARRANTS. 1W$ Aug. 15
1887 May 25 DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
,m - *W Sept. 28 DIVIDEND WARRANTS. im. IMS Deo. 10 DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
tUft. 1969 June 18 DIVIDEND WARRANTS. 1969 June 30
IH* 1969 Deo. 3 DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
JOT 1960 Deo. 8 DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
im. 1961 April 14 DIVIDEND WARRANTS. 1961 June 13
Ittt. 1961 Nov. 24 DIVIDEND WARRANTS. 1962 Feb. 12
i, J 1862 * * JuneS DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
1962 Dec. DIVIDEND WARRANTS.
1062 Dee. DIVIDEND WARRANTS: partially unused 1963 Nov. Nos. 981-1100.
1*3). COUNTERFOIL BOCK: Unused Dividend Warrants Nos. 1101 1220. A VI vtll Registration of Return of Capital;
ENVELOPE: CORRESPONDENCE AND FORMS j*M. 19C2 Juty re the registration of Return of Capital and 1104 July Members and Copy Register of Directors of Penyrorsedd Quarry Co.. A VII - Papers re Articles of Association:
Ii m l f & Sept. 19 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Company Limited. Drawn up to accordance with the Joint Stock Com panjtes Aot 1856 by Messrs. Carter, Vincent & Co., solicitors, Caernarfon (3 copies).
U M i H Q Sept. 19 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION:
Enclosed:
Copies of a special resolution passed at General Meeting of Company 10 March 1865 ammending the wording of Article 57 of the Company's articles of association. Copies of resolution passed at General Meeting April 23 1863 amending the wording of articles 16, 47, 56 and 85 of the company's articles of association. Copies of resolution passed at General Meeting November 4 1863 that the company *s capital be increased to £55,000. Copies of resolution passed at General Meeting March 26th 1864 that capital of the company be Increased to £65,000 and that each shareholder be credited with cash drawn from the Company's capital to cover this loss of Interest, future interest to be paid at 5% per annum. Copies of resolution passed at General Meeting September 13, 1864 that capital of the company be increased to £75,000. Copy of memorandum and articles of association. Agreement between Huw R. Hughes and W. A. Darbishire for varying provisions to the lease of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry dated May 1, 1871. Copy of lease granted by H.R. Hughes to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. 13 March 1887. Lease between the Trustees of Caernarfon Harbour and Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. for premises on the Slate Quay, Caernarfon, dated November 2, 1897.
* T* 1879 March 20 REPORT: Solicitor^ report upon proposed alterations In the Articles of Association prepared by Henry L Cobb. IKjl March - CORRESPONDENCE: re the re-draftlng of the Jan. 20 Articles of Association of the Company.
Attached:
NOTES: Extracts from the Companies Act, 1929, Sections, 114, 117, 122-130, 132-134. A VTA Certificates of Medals won at i ***"'Mi Exhibitions;
**** itTS CERTIFICATE: £or the silver medal award at Paris "Exposition Internationale de 1875" awarded to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry.
... . . . . . -
I t ** litA CERTIFICATE: Memorial diploma awarded at the Glasgow Exhibition 1888 to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry.
j t*4i. IU9 Sept. 29 CERTIFICATE: of Silver Medal in Group 6 Class 63 at the "Exposition Universal1' 1889 in Paris awarded t o Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry. \ - Enclosed:
Similar certificate won by the Quarry in Group 5 Class 41. A DC - Quarry Sale: l fft April 19 PROSPECTUS: issued by Bob Parry, Auctioneers, Caernarfon regarding the sale of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry and its accompanying property, amount- Ingtoa total of 340 acrestob e offered in nine separate lots. B. LEGAL DOCUMENTS
1943-2012 BI - Deed Poll:
ltT4 DEED POLL under the seal of the Penyrorsedd m i June 5 Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. whereby authority Is given to W.A. Darbishire and Baron Abingertoexecut e Deed and sign noticetodetermin e lease. B II Declarations of Trust:
lt43 Feb. 3 DECLARATION OF TRUST (Copy).- S.D. Darbishlre, ***** W.A. Darbishlre, Baron Ablnger, H.J. Standby, R.M. Griffith and the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
-
- . IttfL I iff Feb. 10 DECLARATION OF TRUST (Copy draft): W. A. Darbishire and Baron Ablnger to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
I K 1M0 Feb. 10 DECLARATION CF TRUST: W.A. Darbishire and Lord Ablnger to the Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Co. Ltd.. Bin - Covenants for Indemnity: .tnw* *"
. lfCj 5 COVENANT FOR INDEMNITY: Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. with S.D. Darblshlre, W.A. Darblshlre, Baron Ablnger, H. J. Stanby and R.M. Griffith.
Endorsed:
NOTICE (14 Sept. 1867) of the transfer of the estate of H.J. StandbytoS.D . Darblshlre, W.A. Darblshlre, Baron Ablnger & R.M. Griffith, aa set out In an Indenture dated 13 Sept. 1867.
INI IfTI Aug. 27 DEED OF COVENANT: between Mr. John Brown a builder from Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire and Mr. William Arthur Darblshlre. The deed states that John Brown a former partner of the bankrupt Robert Atkinson shall be jointly liable to pay any debts owing to Mr. Darblshlre and other creditors.
***** 1M0 Feb. 10 COVENANT FOR INDEMNITY (Draft): Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. with W. A. Darbisbire.
****** 1M0 Feb. 10 COVENANT FOR INDEMNITY: Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. with W. A. Darblshlre and Baron Abln ger. B IV Licences:
jH3 Cot. Si LICENCE: granted by H.R. Hughes to S.D. *** Darbishlre, W.A. Darbishire, Baron Ablnger, H. J. Standby and R.M. Griffith to assign Pen-ys-orsedd Slate quarries.
^ jt&j April 9 LICENCE: from H.R. Hughes, esq., Klnmel Estate, Denbighshire to Henry John Standby to assign his estate to his colessees.
I $%%. IIM Jan. 15 LICENCE: from the Cfflce of Woods etc. Whitehall Place, London to Penyrorsedd Quarry granting permission for the construction of a tramway to connect with the N.W. Narrow Gauge Hallway. B V - Deed of Partnership;
T tu JQM 24 DEED OF PARTNERSHIP: between Timothy Rallton, John Williams, John Lloyd Jones, Joseph Rallton, Robert Roberts, Hugh Roberts and Thomas Owen re the tenancy of the Penyrorsedd Quarries. B VI - Leases and Tenancy Agreements; fc* art
Sept. 30 LEASE (31 Dec. 1870): Counterpart lease from tfay 21 H.B. Hughes to W. A. Darbishire and others of a tunnel and shaft and certain water rights adjoln ing the Pen-yr-Crsedd Slate Quarries at Nantlle for 53 years from the 25 March 1869. LEASE (3 March 1879) from H.R. Hughes to W.A. Darbishire and another of two pieces of land at Nantlle with provisions for building 23 cottages for 60 years from 13 May 1878 at the rent of £8 p. a..
Appended: I Surrendered by deed dated 13 March 1899.
LEASE (21 May 1890) from John Lloyd Jones to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., counterpart lease of rights of water for Nantlle Mill for 60 years from 30 Sept. 1886. DEED (5 June 1874) from H.R. Hughes, esq., to W. A. Darbishire and another, for varying certain pro visions in the lease of the Penyrorsedd Quarry dated 30 September 1862. LEASE (30 Sept. 1862) H.R. Hughes to W. A. Darbishire and others; duplicate lease of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarries for 60 years from 25 March 1862..
1179 March 3 LEASE: whereby Hugh R. Hughes of Kinmel Park, Denbigh agrees to let a 17 acre plot together with the dwelling-house *Baladeulyn* in the parish of Llandwrog to Mr. W. A. Darbishire at an annual rent of £50.
H78 March 3 LEASE: H.R. Hughes to W.A. Darbishire and Lord Abinger for Nantlle and Ty Nant farms for 21 years from 29 Sept. 1877 at a rent of £180 p. a..
Appended:
"Expired. See new lease dated 4 March 1899". FILE: containing printed forms of agreements for ' * * lMl ' 016 lettIn S o f ovmed by the Pen Yr Orsedd Quarry and the terms and conditions of such a lease.
I pts Varch 17 LEASE: H.R. Hughes to the Pen yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. of water rights of Geulan Spring, Nantlle, for a term of 88 years. Royalty: one third of water rates.
I MI Feb. 28 LEASE: The Pen Yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., lease Blaenygarth Farm, Nantlle to Mr. David Jones of Tai Ucha, Drwsycoed at an annual rent of £33.
J tfl reb. 28 LEASE: Pen-yr-Crsedd Quarry to David Jones Counterpart lease for Blaenygarth Farm at the rent of £33 p. a..
1 **J Feb. 20 LEASE: Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry to Mr . W.C. Jones for "The Stables" at a rent of £23.8s. p. a..
I m peh, 20 LEASE: Pen-Yr-Crsedd Quarry to Mr . R. H. Jones for Ty Mawr Farm at the rent of £13.12a.
**o. 20 LEASE: Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry to Miss Mary Hughes for Ty Mawr Farm at the rent of £18.0.0.
20 LEASE: Pen-Yr-Crsedd Quarry to William Morris Jones for Penygarth Farm at the rent of £17 p. a.. f eb 20 LEASE: Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Co. to William *** Morris Jones for Baladeulyn at the rent of £60 p. a..
fob. 80 LEASE: Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarryto Griffith Roberts for Ysgubor Farm at a rent of £65 p. a..
$ iM Nov. 12 LEASE: Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. lease Ysgubor Farm, Nantlle to Mr. David Williams of Penybryn Canol, Rhostryfan. He isto hold the seventy acre plot for a yearly rent of £65.
VtH CcL FILE: of correspondence, agreements, documents, i t44 Sept. etc. regarding the leasing of property owned by the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry in Nantlle.
iMi Nov. 27 LEASE: The Pen yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. lease parts of Baladeulyn and PenygarthtoMr . Owen Jones of Bryn Nantlle.
1M Feb. 17 AGREEMENT OF TENANCY: for Owen Jones of Bryn Nantlle to lease a field at the rear of Pen-yr-Orsedd Terrace, Nantlle from the Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.tor£1 0 p.a..
June FILE: of correspondence, agreements, plans etc. * *57 April regarding the tenanting and leasing of property, especially land, held by the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
lNS April 24 AGREEMENT: for the leasing of Ty Mawr, Nantlle by William Thomas of Blaen y Garth from the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.. Appended:
The fact that in 1964 the lease was transferred into the hands of Hugh Jones and the land holding of Ty Mawr was slmulaneously Increased from eight to thirty acres.
ASM Dec, 80 AGREEMENT: for Cwen Evan Jones to hold land on Ty Mawr Farm, Nantlle (8.3 acres) from the Pen yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
Juno 13 AGREEMENT: between Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. and Richard Oswald Jones, 16 Station Road, Talysarn giving the latter tenancy of parcels of land forming part of Ty Mawr Farm, Nantlle.
I mt April - FILE: containing formal agreements between I m March the Pen Yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. and various tenants, companies, employees, etc.. They refer mainly to tenancy agreements and leases for company owned land and property.
I June 15 AGREEMENT: between Pen yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. and William Thomas of Blaen ygarth Nantlle whereby Mr. Thomas istobecom e tenant of Ty Mawr Farm, Nantlle for a rent of £4.34 per month.
lU5S Nov. 30 LEASE: whereby the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. lease Ysgubor Farm, Nantlle to David Lloyd Jones of Cae*r Gof, Carmel for a rent of £120 p.a..
Va. . *eb. 8 AGREEMENT: for the leasing of 14 Victoria Terrace, Caernarvon by D.R. Williams from the Pen-yr-Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.. May 13 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry company agree 1 1 to let a piece of land at Cae Bach, Nantlle to Mr. J. L. Williams, 3 Kinmel Terrace, Nantlle at the rent of £1 p. a..
t MS Nov. 13 AGREEMENT: whereby the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry agrees to let certain parts of Ty Mawr to Ivor Notttog ham at a monthly rent of £78.
I Mi Oct. 1 AGREEMENT: whereby the Quarry Co. agree to let the Weighing Machine building at the quarry to Leonard Hughes, Llys A law, Nantlle at the rental of 10s. a month. 1983-20.02. B VII Employment Contracts:
1983. 1931 April 27 AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT: of Evan Parry Cwlyn, Bethesda as Local Manager as from Feb. 14, 1931 at a salary of £400 p. a..
Appended :
Details of the agreement amended to Robert William Jones of Bod A law, Upper Llandwrog; commencement date: 1 Oct. 1945, salary: £450 p. a. Mr. Jones was Mr. Parry*s successor In the post.
1984. 1938 Feb. 25 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry employ Emmanuel Griffith of Brynlau, Pen-y-Garth, Caernarvon as the general manager at a salary of £900 p. a..
Enclosed:
LETTER: Carter Vincent & Co., Solicitors, Wellfleld Offices, Bangor to the quarry asking for Mr. Griffiths approval of a certain agreement.
LETTER: Reply to above stating that the director^ have debated the agreement and that the company are legally bound bo pay, and Messrs. Carter, Vincent & Co. to receive.
1985. 1945 Dec. 13 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry co. employ Robert William Jones of Bod Alaw, Upper Llan dwrog as their local manager from 1 Oct. 1945 at a salary of £450 p. a..
Appended:
The title is changed to "Counterpart Agreement11 and the details are changed to John William Jones of Gwyndy Upper Handwrog, dated March 1, 1966. 1985* (cont. 'd) ... Also: it is stated below the signature of the general manager that the original contract was handed to Mr. R.W. Jones on 11 Jan. 1946 and gives Mr. Joness date of birth as 8 Jan. 1901.
1986. 1948 June 14 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ Gwilym Jones of Haulfre, Nantlle, as a Foreman-fitter at a wage of £6 per week.
1987. 1948 Oct. 27 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ William Thomas Williams of 5 Kinmel Terrace, Nantlle as a slate Inspector at a wage of £7.3s.l0d. per week.
1988. 1948 Oct. 27 AGREEMENT: wherebyfee quarry co. employ Arthur Roberts of 5 Kinmel Terrace, Nantlle as an as sis t ant pay clerk at a salary of £6.16s. 6d. a week.
1939. 1948 Oct. 27 AGREEMENT: wherebyfeequarr y co. employ Wll 11 am John Jones of Llys A law, Nantlle as a pay clerk at a salary of £7.12s. 3d. per week.
1990. 1948 Nov. 27 AGREEMENT: wherebyfee quarry co. employ Arthur Roberts of 5 Kinmel Terrace, Nantlle, as an assistant pay clerk at a salary of £6.16s. 6d. a week.
l891. i960 Dec. 12 AGREEMENT: wherebyfee quarry co. employ Henry Lloyd Roberts of Baladeulyn, Nantlle as company secretary from April 1 1950 at a salary of £500 p. a.,
Appended:
"Stamp Duty paid 6d. 16.12.50". 1981.(oont.'d)... Attached:
MEMORANDUM whereby the above employer and empoyee agree that the employee's salary should increase or decrease at the same % age rate as the increase or decrease in the price of slate produced by the quarry. 11 July 1957.
1992. 1950 Deo. 12 AGREEMENT: whereby the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. agree to employ William Ffrancon Thomas of Mountain View, Mynydd Llandegal, Bangor as an Engineer in charge of men, workshop and machinery for a salary of £6 per week.
1993. 1950 Deo. 12 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry co. employ Arthur Roberts of Bryn, Nantlle as an assistant clerk at a salary of £425 p. a..
1994. 1955 Sept. 27 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry co. employ R. J. Evans of 13, Eiflon Terrace, Talysarn, as a slate inspector ai a salary of £9.3s. 3d. a week.
1995. 1959 June 1 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry co. employ Owen Gwyn Williams of 7 Pantglas Road, Bethesda as their general manager from June 1, 1959 at a salary of £l,OCop.a. (Employees copy).
Appended i
NOTE: Extract from director's meeting Dec. 7 1960 stating that full pay less National Insurance contributions would be given to employees for up to 6 months sick leave and that after 6 months, each ease would be considered individually. 1996. 1959 June 1 AGREEMENT: whereby the quarry co. employ Owen Gwyn Williams of 7 Pan tg las Road, Bethesda, as their general manager from June 1 1959 at a salary s of £1,000 p.a. (Company's copy).
1997. 1959 June 1 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ Thomas Japheth of Bxiarwood, Penrhosgamedd as an engineer in charge of workshops and all machinery for a salary of £10.10s. a week.
1998. 1959 Dee. 7 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ Jennie Roberts of 12 Bro Silyn, Talysarn as company secretary from 1 Oct. 1959 at a salary of £416 p. a..
1999. 1960 July 18 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ Mr. R. Radford Hughes as a slate inspector at Nantlle for a salary of £10 a week.
2000. 1964 Dec. 7 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry co. employ Emlyn Pierce Griffith of 34 Lhvyndu Road, Pen ygroes as the company secretary from 1 Aug. 1964 at a salary of £624 p. a..
2001. 1964 Dec. 7 AGREEMENT whereby the Quarry Co. employ Emjyn Pierce Griffiths of 34 Llwyndu Road, Penygroes as the company secretary as from 1 August 1964 at a salary of £624 p. a..
Appended:
NOTE: extract from a directory' meeting 7 December 1960 stating that from that date, hence forth, full pay less National Insurance would be given to employees for up to six months side leave, and after that six months, each case would be considered individually. 2002. 1966 March 1 AGREEMENT whereby the quarry company employ John William Jones of Gwyndy, Upper Llandwrog as their local manager as from April 1, 1966 at a salary of £980.13s.10d. p. a.. 2003-2005. B VET - Debentures:
2003. 1911 May 17 AGREEMENT: Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. with Lloyds Bank Ltd. as to the Issue of a debenture for £5,000.
2004. 1911 May 17 DEBENTURE: from Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Co. to Messrs. Humphreys and Tidy for £5,000.
2005. 1921 Oct. - TWO DEBENTURE AGREEMENTS: and correspondence 1954 Nov. relating thereunto. One debenture amounts to £5,000 and is held by James Hubert Rees of Caer narvon and George Trevor Lyle of London. The second amounts to £2,000 and is held by J.H. Rees and Norman Austlce of Lombard Street, London. Also included are several letters relating to the Pen yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. 's bank over draft amounting to a maximum of £5,000 In 1954. 2006-2009 B K Agreements of Supply:
2006. 1908 Sept. 15 AGREEMENT (copy): whereby William Bowen Jones acting for the Caernarvon Harbour Office agrees to let certain plots to Mr. W.A. Darbl shire for use as slate wharves for the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry at an annual rent of £9.1*0.
2007. 1912 Sept. 7 AGREEMENT (copy) whereby William Bowen Jones on behalf of the Caernarvon Harbour Office agrees to let certain plots to Charles Henry Stonar as slate wharves for use by the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry at a rent of £17.4.4. p. a..
2008. 1936 AGREEMENT (copy) between the N. Wales Power Co. Ltd. & Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry for the supply of electricity.
2009. 1664 June 19 AGREEMENT: that Express Motors, Rhostryfan should convey workers at Pen Yr Crsedd Quarry to and from their work every day for a payment of £5 a week. 2010-2012. B X Miscellaneous:
2010. 1816 April 7 AGREEMENT: between the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. and the North Wales Board of Management (on behalf of the Ministry of Munition) for malntaln ing a National Shell Factory on Penyrorsedd land in return for a payment of £87.7.0.
2011. 1951 Nov. 8 DEED OF COVENANT: between Gwyrfal Rural Dls trict Council, David Henry Featherstonhaugh, Plas Melfod, Abergele and the Pen Yr Crsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. regarding the fencing of a plot of land at Nantlle.
2012. 1964 Jan. 21 BOOKLET: Agreement between the Norm Wales Slate Quarries Association and the Transport and General \Vorker's Union relative to working con dltlons and wages; including amendments to this agreement up to 25 April 1966. C. OFFICE NOTE BOOKS
2013 - 2025 1*13-2021. CI- Letter Books:
1880 July LETTER BOOK: Including list of addresses. 1891 June 30
IC14. 1892 Feb. 5 LETTER BOOK: Including list of addresses. 1894 Sept. 30
SClf. 1895 Deo. 4 LETTER BOOK: including list of addresses. 1898 Dec. 1
1416. 1896 Sept. 11 LETTER BOOK: Including list of addresses. 1900 March 22
tOlT. 1900 March 19 LETTER BOOK: Including list of addresses. 1901 March 27
1*19. 1901 March 25 XETTER BOOK: including list of addresses. 1903 Feb. 27
1903 March 2 LETTER BOOK: Including list of addresses. 1906 Feb. 20
***** 1905 Aug. 26 LETTER BOOK. 1908 Nov. 18
,0* 1 . 1906 Feb. 26 LETTER EOCK: Including list of addresses. 1910 June 22 JC12-2025. CII- Miscellaneous Note Books: t'S2. 1896 June 19 COPYING BOCK: Notes on communications received 1896 Oct. 9 and sent out.
NOTE BOCK: acting as a name file and Index.
20J4. NOTE BOCK: containing three pencil-drawn plans (of railways at Pen yr Orsedd?)
SC25. OFFICE NCTE BOOK: containing Information about Quarry equipment, rents, insurance policies, etc.. D. FINANCIAL
2026-2066 2026-2032. PI- Half Yearly Statements of Account:
2026. 1907 May 7 - FILE: containing statements of account of the Pen 1914 Sept. 30 yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., depreciation accounts and Directors' reportstoshareholders .
Enclosed:
A similar set of statistical reports for the year 1898.
2027. 1909 March 27 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT: drawn up for the Pen yr Crsedd Quarry by Harmood Banner and Son, Accountants, Liverpool.
Annexed: - 1 1 Three copies of similar statements dated 1 April 1911.
- 2028. 1911 April 1 STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT. f r. I 2029. 1935-1958, STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: Half yearly in the above 1967-1976 period, many with directors' reports attached (Balance; profit and loss account).
2030. 1947-1963 STATEMENTSOF ACCOUNT : half-yearly during the above period (Balance; profit & loss account).
Enclosed:
Statements of account: 1929 March; 1929 Sept.; 1969 March and 1968 March.
2031. 1964 March - STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: half-yearly for above 1970 March period. (Balance, profit & loss account).
2032. 1968 March- STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: giving the half-yearly 1970 March financial position of the quarry. (Balance: profit & loss account). 2033-2087. 3D n Monthly Statements of Account;
2033. 1929 March MONTHLY STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT : covering the 1968 July above period, giving wage bill, tonnage of slate and value of slate produced etc..
2034. 1931 & 1938-1964 ACCOUNT SHEETS: showing the quarry^ financial position (money in banks, outstanding accounts etc). Monthly in above period.
2035. 1960 Deo. STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: monthly for the above 1961 June period, with the exception of April 1961, showing wages, salaries, national insurance payments, value of make and sales and value of stores.
2036. 1863 May STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: monthly for the 1965 Jan. above period showing wages, salaries, national Insurance payments, value of stores.
2037. 1968 Oct. STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT: monthly for above 1969 Nov. period, showing wages, salaries, value of make and sales, and profit and loss account for each month. 2038. D IH - Monthly Account Book:
2038. 1952 Dec. ACCOUNT BOOK: monthly accounts for above period 1956 Aug. showing stores accounts, repairs accounts, incldent al expenses, salaries account, national Insurance payments and expenditure on coal, electricity, office rent etc.. 2089-2041. D IV - Balance Sheets:
2039. 1957 April ACCOUNT SHEETS: monthly sales and carriage 1963 Feb. accounts for the period 1857-1963. 1967 April Sept. Enclosed:
BALANCE SHEETS: monthly for April - Sept. 1967.
2040. 1963 April BALANCE SHEETS: monthly for the above period. 1969 Jan.
2041. 196S Sept. LEDGER BALANCES; (half yearly) 1967 Sept. 2042-2044. D. V Bank Statements:
2042. 1954 April 1 BANK STATEMENTS: Half year ended Sept. 30 1958 Sept. 30 1854 and 18 months ended 30 Sept. 1958.
2043. 1858 Oct. 1 BANK STATEMENTS from Lloyds Bank Ltd., 1959 March 31 Caernarfon.
Annexed:
Two lists of cheques debited to the account of the Quarry Co..
2044. 1959 April 1 BANK STATEMENTS from Lloyds Bank Ltd., 1959 Aug. 27 Caernarfon.
Annexed:
List of amounts debited to the account of Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd.. 2045-2051. D VI Income Tax Remittances and Accounts:
2045. 1933 ACCOUNTS; Income Tax Accounts for the half years ending April 2 and September 30, 1932.
2046. 1940 Aug. ENVELOPE: LETTER & FORMS (1940 Nov. 5) 1958 March 24 Office of Collector of Taxes to the Quarry Manager regarding the Income tax payments of Mr. W. T. Williams. FORMS: Income Tax Remittance Cards and Receipts for Income Tax paid on wages and salaries paid at the quarry November 1940 May 1942. CIRCULAR: from Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, attaching arrangements for Income Tax payments In the year 1940-41. FORM: Notice of amount due In profits tax for the year ending 27 Sept. 1957. CIRCULAR: Issued by H.M. Inspector of Taxes, Bangor. Instructions for deduction of taxes in the year 1958-9, Form No. P 24 (1858)
2047. 1942 April 11 Income Tax Remittance Card and Tax Receipts. 1942 Nov. 16 Enclosed:
LEAFLET; Pay as you Earn. Instructions to Employers Issued by the Board of Inland Revenue.
2048. 1942 June 13 FORMS Income Tax Remittance Cards and Receipts. 1958 April 17
2049. 1949 Nov. 5 FORMS: Income Tax Remittance Cards and Receipts; 1959 April 21 Monthly Tax Deduction Cards; Notices to Employer of amended Code Number. Certificate of Employee's leaving; Notice to employer of withdrawal of Week 1 basis. 2052-2053. D - VII - Mortgage Registration Certificates:
2052. 1911 May 26 CERTIFICATE of the Registration of a Mortgage of £5,000 created by the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd..
2053. 1921-1951 CERTIFICATES: of the registration of a mortgage or charge Issued to the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., and amounting to £5,000 (dated 1921) and £2,000 (dated 1930).
Annexed,
Two declarations verifying memorandum of satis faction on a mortgage or charge (dated July 1959). Also an Invoice from Shaw & Sons, Ltd., Company & General Registration Agents, London regarding the above documents. 2050. 1950 April 20 - INCOME TAX REMITTANCE CARD and receipts. 1951 March 13
2051. 1951 May 16 - FORM: Income Tax Remittance Card. 1952 April 15 2054-2055. D Vin - Depreciation Accounts:
2054. 1909 March 27 STATEMENT: of depreciation of Penyrorsedd^ assets Including the Caernarfon Office Buildings, cottages and the various quarries.
2055. 1950-1966 YEARLY DEPRECIATION ACCOUNTS: on quarry machinery, plant, buildings, outlays, etc.. 2056-2057 DK Farm and Cottage Rent Account Books:
2056. 1936 May - ACCOUNT BOCK: Half yearly accounts of farm 1962 Nov. and cottage rents.
Enclosed;
NOTES of rent paid (1988-1960)
LETTER: J. Llewelyn Jones, 3 Stam^y Rivers, Run corn to Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry, Informing them that he is to vacate Haulfre Cottage at the end of May. 1940 May 1.
LETTER: R.O. Jones, 14 Victoria Terrace, Nantlle to Mr. E. Griffith (Manager) stating that he wishes to terminate his tenancy. 1956 June 13.
NOTE: Tenants and Rents 1952-1953.
2057. 1947 May ACCOUNT BOOK: half yearly accounts of farm and 1979 May cottage rents. £058-2 0 66. D X Miscellaneous Financial Records:
$058. 1890 May TWO NOTES: bearing the address of Mr. W. A. Darbishire, Penyrorsedd Office, Baladeulyn, Nantlle concerning sale of slates and wage bills between May and Dec. 1890-*,
2059. 1907 May 1 VALUATION: offee buildings, plant and machinery at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry and Nantlle Water Works undertaken by Edward Darbishire, Mechanical Engineer, Westminster, London. It gives money values for quarry property such as Weighing Machines (£58), Rails (£2,783), Drilling Machinery (£658) and locomotive (£2,910)
8060. 1925 June FILE: NOTE "Cable P" Labour costs in reconstruction 1938 Oct. 14 Oct. 1938. NOTE: Details of labour and material costs for con- Structlon of Gloddfa Lon Bridge 3 May 1938. NOTE: Mr. Ashworth's (Representative (Sales) for the quarry company) account 1925-27. NOTE: Cost of new loco shed N. 7,Sept. 28 1935.
1061. 1953 Oct. PETTY CASH Book. 1958 Dec.
*062. 1956 Nov. 13 ACCOUNT BOOK: letters sent out and postage 1960 May 13 paid.
Enclosed:
Unused shipping labels giving details of name of vessel, name of master, destination etc..
1963 June - BUNDLE OF NOTES: giving details of excavation 1965 Sept. outputs, wages, stores accounts etc.. 2064. 1962-68 MISCELLANEOUS STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT giving details of wage bills, slate tonnage, etc..
2065. 1968 Nov. 23 VALUATION: of slates produced at the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry, amounting to £3804.15.10.
2066. 1969 Sept. INVENTORY OF ASSETS: held by the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry at the above date. 2067-2086 D XI - Insurance: 2067 - 2078 D XI1 - Goods, materials and property;
2067. 1920 . INSURANCE POLICIES: Insuring of various items 1961 March of machinery at the Pen Yr Orsedd Quarry by the National Boiler and General Insurance Co. Ltd., of Manchester. Also Included Is correspondence regarding the ins uranceonquarry locomotives.
2068. 1924-1937 INSURANCE POLICIES: insuring of lie Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., offices and property by the Northern Assurance Co. of Moorgate Street, London and by the Liverpool, London and Global Insur ance Co. of King Street, Manchester.
2069, 1924-1940 INSURANCE POLICIES: Insuring of properties owned by the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., by the Northern Assurance Co.. Also Included is correspon dence regarding deeds and documents held for the quarry by Lloyds Bank.
2070. 1937 Deo. 2 INSURANCE POLICY: A burglary Insurance for business premises Issued by the Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd., Bartholomew Lane, London to cover the offices of the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., at Caernarfon.
2071. 1937 oct. 1938 Oct. FILE: of correspondence between E. Griffith, the Quarry Manager and the Alliance Assurance Co., Bangor regarding fire and general insurance policies.
2072. 1941 May NOTICE: to policy holders under the War Damage Act, 1941 re notification of claims for destruction or damage.
2073. 1941 June - POLICY SCHEDULES for Penyrorsedd Quarry under 1944 April the policy for business scheme (general) under the War Damage Act, 1941 (Pt. 11). 2074. 1944 Aug. CIRCULAR: from Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd. Informing that renewal premiums under the Business Scheme must be sent by 21 Oct. 1944.
Attached:
CIRCULAR: as above informing that the govern ment is extending all current policies for three months without further payment.
2075. 1944-1954 FILE: containing correspondence regarding the insuring of property on the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry and subsequent claims for storm damage etc. to the Eagle Star Insurance Group, Llan dudho. Included are three pamphlets concerning insurance, disablement benefits and pneumoconlo sis.
2076. 1951 May BUNDLE OF CORRESPONDEN CE: regarding the 1954 Dec. Insuring of certain items of machinery at the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry by the National Boiler and General Insurance c o. Ltd.. Included is a formal trailer policy' agreement between the two parties.
2077. 1953 Dec. INSURANCE POLICIES: covering various properties 1954 March held by the Pen Yr Orsedd Quarry, issued by the Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd., Threadneedta Street, London.
2078. 1963 Dec. 1 INSURANCE POLICY SCHEDULE for Insurance of money at the Penyrorsedd Quarry Co., Offices 6, Slate Quay, Caernarfon. Issued by the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation Ltd., 40 Moor gate, London. 2079-2086. D XI It Pension Schemes and Personal Insurance Policies:
2079. 1937 Sept. BUNDLE OF CORRESPONDENCE: relating to the 1953 Sept. Pen Yr Crsedd Quarry'8 Insurance policies with the Allied Assurance Co. Ltd., of Bartholomew Lane, London.
2080. 1949-1970 FILE: containing correspondence from the Ocean Accident Corporation Ltd., Caernarfon and The Eagle Star Insurance Co., Augusta Street, Llan dudno, regarding premiums, renewal of policies, the quarry's financial position etc..
2081. 1959 Oct. BUNDLE OF CORRESPONDENCE: between the 1970 Nov. Quarry Manager and the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd., regarding retirements benefit schemes, sur gtcal and nursing fees benefit, life assurance on Mr. O. G. Williams and other related matters.
2082. 1962 Jan. 29 NOTE: details of Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd., Staff Pension Scheme.
2083. 1962-1978 BUNDLE OF CORRESPONDENCE: between the Quarry Manager and The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd., regarding the life policy of Mr. William Ffrancon Thomas.
2084. 1965 Dec. 15 LETTER: P. Cahlll, General Manager, Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd., Temple Court, London to the Secretary of the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry. Mr. Cahill informs the secretary that R.W. Jones *s policies are soontomatur e and will jfeld two sums of £254 and £750. 2085 1971 Deo. 1 INSURANCE PREMIUMS: issued by the Eagle Star Insurance Group.
2086. 1977 Oct. 8 CERTIFICATE: allowing the Pen Yr Orsedd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., the facility of paying their insurance premiums by instalments to the Eagle Star Insurance Group, London.
Annexed:
Various other documents and letters regarding the companies insurance policies. 2087-2095 D XII - Wages and Salaries
2087. D XII1 Worksheets:
2087. 1957 WORKSHEETS: showing the no. of hours worked, wage bill and slate produced. $088. D XH tt Labour Contract Book ;
2088 1970 March 21 CONTRACT BOOK FOR LABOUR also phone 1971 Jan. 22 messages received June 1971 - Feb. 1972. 2089-2096. D XH tit - Wages and Salaries Accounts:
2089. 1052 NOTE: Wages and salaries paid to quarry officials 1949-52.
Endorsed:
Average number of men employed 1949-52; salaries of administrative staff; totals of explosives used 1949-1952.
Attached;
NOTE: total weight of explosives used.
2090. 1953 March WAGES & SALARIES ACCOUNTS BOOK. 1964 Oct.
2091. 1961 Sept. 2 WAGES BOCK. 1965 May 15
2092. 1965 Jan. 1 SALARIES ACCOUNT BCEK. 1973 June 21
2093. 1967 Nov. 25 WAGES BOOK. 1968 Nov. 23
2004. 1968 Dec. 21 r SLATEMAKERfS WAGES BOCK. 1971 Aug. 28
80W. n.d. NOTE: of quarry paysheet, salaries, electricity bills and national insurance payments. E. PRODUCTION
2096 - 2115 2096-2097. E I Slate Stock Books:
2096. 1956 Sept. 29 STOCK BOOK: Slate Stocks. 1964 March 31
2097. 1964 Sept. 30 - STOCK BOOK: Slate Stocks. 1977 March 31 2008. En- Make Book:
2008. 1963 March - MAKE BOOK: of slates made by Robert Hughes, 1970 Oct. 24 2099-2102. E m Monthly Slate Returns!
2099. 1964 March 31 RETURN: of nos. of slate produced and their value.
2100. 1966 Sept. MONTHLY SLATE RETURNS: for these periods 1968 March & showing various quantities of slate produced and 1974 Sept. their values.
2101. 1968 April 20 MONTHLY RETURNS (incomplete): for the above 1974 Aug. 31 period, giving nos. of slate produced, value per ton etc..
2102. 1974 Nov. SLATE RETURNS: giving the monthly quantity of 1979 Feb. various types of slate produced and calculating their total value.