Archifdy Ceredigion Archives
LIBRARY COLLECTION: ABERPORTH SCRAPBOOK

Ref: LIB/3/3

Acc. 3291

Reference: [GB 0212] LIB/3/3
Title: Aberporth scrapbook
Date(s): c. 1960
Level: Item
Extent: 1 Item
Scope and Content: Lace binder folder with brown covers, pasted title label, 'Aberporth'.

LIB/3/3/1 Short essays and transcriptions (repackaged)
LIB/3/3/2 Events programmes and Church leaflet supplement
LIB/3/3/3 Main body, 163 pages
LIB/3/3/4 Three slips or markers
LIB/3/3/5 Guidebook and slip

LIB/3/3/1
Short essays or transcriptions from newspapers, hand written on lined paper.
1. 'Regatta at Aberporth', Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 3 September 1909.
2. Report of an open air eisteddfod on the beach, Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 19 August 1910
3. 'The Gazette'. Account of newspaper reading room set up by the late Mr Evan Owens, Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 5 February 1909. See LIB/3/3/3/99 (below).
4. 'The New Drainage Scheme', Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 2 July 1909.
5. 'New Roads to Aberporth', Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 12 November 1909.
6. Aberporth school petition, Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 6 May 1910.
7. Aberporth Street Lighting. Brief essay describing the paraffin lamps that lit the village prior to the advent of electricity in 1935. Linked to map showing location of lamps (LIB/3/3/3/105). See LIB/3/3/3/101 (below).
8. Tailors and Drapers.
9. Copy of balance sheet published after the Calvinistic Methodist chapel was rebuilt in 1901. This gives Mr Tom Jones as the contractor and Mr D. Davies as the architect. The total raised was £1,475-1-5 and the total cost was £1,231-4-0, leaving a balance of £243-17-5.
10. Gwaith Llifio.
11. 'Smack ashore at Aberporth, Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 14 May 1909. An account of the grounding of the “Charming Nancy”, carrying culm from Saundersfoot. The Nancy was got off and taken into Aberporth.
12. 'Loss of the “Clarissa Radcliffe. The Captain an Aberporth Man. Loss of 19 Lives'. Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 14 January 1898.
13. Extracts from the log book and accounts of the smack 'Margaret and Anne', master John Rees. These extracts range in date from 1894 to 1899 and include details of cargoes of slates carried from Portmadog for Llangrannog, culm from Swansea to Aberporth, bricks from Cardigan to Aberystwyth; 8 August 1898, general cargo from Bristol to Cardigan.
14. Extracts from the accounts of the 'Ann Eliza' of Cardigan. These fall in the period between 1858 and 1863. The vessel called at Cardigan, Portdinorwig and Aberporth. Details are given of wages etc. paid to men and of the disposal of goods to named individuals at Aberporth

LIB/3/3/2
1. Programme of Grand Variety Concert in aid of the Local Soldiers' & Sailors' Fund, to be held at the Coronation Hall, Aberporth on 15 August 1917. Encloses eight cameo portraits of, 'Our Fallen Heroes on Land and Sea', with motto, 'If you wish for peace, prepare for war'.
2. Programme foe a Grand Patriotic Concert to be held at the Coronation Hall, Aberporth on 21 August 1918. Includes thirteen cameo portraits of, 'Our Fallen Heroes on Land and Sea', but without a motto.
3. Programme for Aberporth Parish Grand Victory Sports, also Slide Show etc., to be held in a field kindly lent by Mrs Jones, Dyffryn, on 6 August 1945. 'After the Sports a Grand Variety Concert will be held at the Village Hall ... when the Western Revellers present The Welsh Happydrome ... the show that is always merry and bright.
4. Saint Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth. Supplement to Church Leaflet. December 1957. The supplement commemorates the centenary of the re-opening of the church following its complete rebuilding. It brings together a variety of sources concerning the church(es) and adds the detail that owing to the dilapidation of the church, the school-house completed in 1853 was licensed for Divine Service. An account is also given of the renovation of 1939.

LIB/3/3/3
Main body of album, numbered pages 1-163.
1. Newspaper cuttings one, with photograph of Aberporth, 'one of the fair villages of Cardigan Bay', that was to be the subject of the last programme in the series on life in Welsh villages today.
8 June 1950
2. Five part photographic panorama of Aberporth
3-4. Welsh language transcription of article from the Cardigan & Tivyside Advertiser, 5 August 1910.
5. Empty mount
6-7. Welsh language poem
8-9. Welsh language composition apparently concerning Nirvana found in Aberystwyth.
10. Welsh language verse
11. Welsh language verse.
12. Printed sheet, silhouettes of 'View from Aberporth.
13. Photograph, 'Aberporth C.P. School, opened on 8th Nov. 1915, under the headship of Mr. T. Bryn Jones B.Sc'.
14. Photograph, dignitaries at opening of Ysgol Gynradd Newydd, 4th October 1957.
15. Souvenir programme for the opening of Ysgol Gynradd Newydd, 4th October 1957.
16. Photograph of the harbour at Aberporth
17-18. 'The Lime Industry at Aberporth'
19. Map, with Welsh language key, of the harbour area at Aberporth.
20-23. Welsh language composition
24. Extract from the Cardigan & Tivyside Advertiser, 14 January 1898, concerning the appointment of the Rev. J.H. Jenkins, Llanddewi Aberarth, fresh from Trefecca College, as pastor to the congregation o0f the Methodist Old Chapel.
25. Welsh language typescript page concerning J.H. Jenkins
26. Portrait photograph of J.H. Jenkins
27-32. Welsh language verse containing a number of biblical references
33. Pamphlet, order of service, Hen Capel, 23-24 May 1933.
34. Pamphlet, order of service for the installation of Mr D. Hughes (Colleg y Bala) as minister of the Aberporth and Blaencefn Calvinistic Methodist congregation, 21 September 1949. Includes matinee idol photographic portrait.
35. Newsletter, 'Saint Cynwyl's Church Leaflet, October 1960'. Contains announcement that the name of the saint was now spelt out in letters of gold above the Churchyard Gate.
36. Empty mounts
37. Photographs of the Berriman Memorial Window (Rev. Richard Berriman, Rector 1871-1901) and the East Window. Rector Berriman's hat appears to have been preserved on the sill of his Memorial Window.
38. Pamphlet, order of service, Aberporth Parish Church, 'Presentation and dedication of the Union Flag and White Ensign worn by H.M.S. Cardigan Bay'. 12 November 1950. The Cardigan Bay was an antiaircraft frigate that entered service in 1945 and in 1950n was involved in the Korean War. The ship was scrapped in 1962.
39. Newspaper cutting: 'Christmas Greetings', reporting the recording of Christmas greetings for H.M.S. Cardigan Bay; 'Aberporth Link', recalling the presence of Cardigan Bay's colours in Aberporth Church.
40. Newspaper cutting, 'Boys and girls at St Cynwyls ... who performed “Candle Light”, a pageant of the months ...'
41-44. Extracts from a Vestry Book kept at St Cynwyls' Church. These range in date from 1733 to 1796. One, 7 January 1788, records the decision to build a road from Aberporth to Quarrell.
45-46. Extracts from 'Album of Old Records' kept at St Cynwyls' Church, bills and expenses, 1846, 1849.
47. Welsh language transcript of article from the Cardigan & Tivyside Advertiser, 3 September 1897.
48. Studio portrait of D. Dalis Davies, in pencil on reverse, 'Miss E. Jones, Lletty, Tresaith'.Also newspaper cutting reporting Davies' retirement after 43 years servive, he having relinquished the joint pastorate of Beulah and Brynmair Congregational Churches at the end of 1930.
49. Empty mounts
50. Cutting from the Cardigan & Tivyside Advertiser, c. 1930, Welsh language verse.
51. Order of service Bryn Seion, Aberporth, for the British Legion Service of Remembrance, 13 November 1960.
52. Photograph, Bryn Seion, Adeiladwyd 1885.
53-57. Transcription, 'Apportionment of the Rent-charge in lieu of Tithes in the Parish of Aberporth in the County of Cardigan' (1838)
58. Copy of plan referred to in the Apportionment of the Rent-charge in lieu of Tithes in the Parish of Aberporth (Rectorial Hamlet, Plas)
59-60. Schedule for Rectorial Hamlet, Plas
61-62. Schedule for Rectorial Hamlet, Pennar Uchaf
63. Copy of plan referred to in the Apportionment of the Rent-charge in lieu of Tithes in the Parish of Aberporth (Rectorial Hamlet, Pennar Uchaf)
64-68. Schedule summary
69. Transcription from West Wales Historical Records, 'Aberporth Parish in 1760'
70. Empty mount; Photograph of village mounted on card, Welsh language verse on reverse.
71. Photograph printed as postcard, 'A group photograph taken after a tea held at the "Criterion Tea Rooms", Aberporth, to celebrate the end of World War I.' - Capel Seion in background; empty mount; loose newspaper cutting, obituary of Mrs Jane Harper, Craigymor, who died aged 88 and had been licensee of the White Lion Hotel and established the Criterion Tea Rooms.
72. Order of service with photographic portrait, y Bryn Sion, Aberporth, memorial service for Henry James Owen (2nd Lieut. R.W.F.), 26 September 1918, who died at Mametz, 24 August 1918.
73. Empty mounts
74. Three newspaper cuttings reporting the victory of the Aberporth Aelwyd Choir at the Cardiff Eisteddfod in August 1960, and its aftermath, which included the surprize presentation of an electric fire. Ticket to, 'Let the People Sing', annual concert by Aelwyd Aberporth, 11 August 1960.
75. Newspaper cutting, with photograph, 'Victorious Aelwyd from Aberporth', 27 July 1952.
76. Photograph, Alderman the Reverend and Mrs Tegryn Davies. In ink on reverse 'Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd dda 1955.'
77. Programme for a Grand Concert to be given by the Aberporth Youth Choir, conductor Mrs T. Tegryn Davies, at the Aberporth Village Hall, 11 August 1960.
78. Programme for Aberporth Grand Carnival and Annual Sports, 1 August 1960.
79. Programme for the Annual Sports to be held by the Aberporth Hall and Welfare Council, 30 July 1959.
80. Programme, with prize number, for the Aberporth Welfare Council Annual Sports, 7 August 1954, at the Upper Welfare Park.
81. Programme for the Aberporth Coronation Sports, 3 June 1953. Notes, including times, on reverse.
82. Empty mounts
83. Programme for "Our Boys" Fund, Aberporth Parish, Grand Sports Meeting, 7 August 1944.
84-86. Three account books from the sloop 'Fanny', David Morgan. The Fanny generally sailed between Swansea, Milford Haven, Cardigan and Aberporth, laden with cargoes of culm and limestone.
Account Book, generally petty cash, 1835-1839. Includes accounts for individual sailors, John Evans, John Thomas, John Davies.
Account book recording costs in shipping cargoes of culm and limestone, 1839-1840, with a summary table for period between 1828 and 1840 on back cover.
Account book, 1842-1846, recording cargoes of limestone and culm, including sale of latter to named individuals (at Aberporth?).
87. Transcript, 'A copy of the Return of the Population of this Parish made in the year 1811 pursuant to Act 57 George III'.
88. Welsh language document apparently enumerating emigrants to America, 1831-1860.
89-90. Welsh language document
91. Welsh language document
92-3. 'Aberporth Herrings'
94. Hand-drawn map showing coastal features, caves and beaches.
95. 'Coastguards'
96. 'Coastguards'
97. Hand-drawn map showing position of coastguard stations.
98. 'Ffordd Ysgolig/College Lane'. The name is thought to commemorate the school held by the Rev. Thomas Thomas, rector 1795-1846.
99. 'Y Gazette', Welsh language version of account of newspaper reading room set up by the late Mr Evan Owens, Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 5 February 1909. See LIB/3/3/1/3 (above).
100. Extract taken from “The Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser” 5 February 1909, "Aberporth", concerning a revival of the Ladies Choir under the leadership of Mr J.D. James.
101. Welsh language version of brief essay on Aberporth street lighting, describing the paraffin lamps that lit the village prior to the advent of electricity in 1935. Linked to map showing location of lamps (105 - below). See LIB/3/3/1/7 (above).
102. Welsh language essay
103. Welsh language essay
104. Welsh language essay
105. Hand drawn map, with key, showing location of paraffin lamps, Ffordd Ysgolig and other streets. See 101 & LIB/3/3/1/7 (above).
106. Welsh language essay, 'Benjamin Williams, 1821-91'.
107. Welsh language essay, 'Thomas Thomas, 1776-1847'.
108. Welsh language essay, 'Ann Adalisa Puddicombe' (1836-1908), née Davies of Newcastle Emlyn, who married the banker Benyon Puddicombe, published under the name Allen Raine, and retired to Tresaith.
109. Two photographs: 'Eglwys Sant Michael, Penbryn' (1950)and 'Carreg Fedd "Allen Raine"'.
110. Welsh language essay, 'John Jones, 1807-75'.
111-112. Welsh language essay, 'John Thomas, 1839-1921'.
113. Welsh language essay, 'Alban Thomas'.
114. Newspaper cutting, 4 October 1940, concerning the tragic death of the Late Mr. Goronwy Davies at Boston, Lincs.
115. Document concerning the visit of the Prime Minister to the then P.D.E. Aberporth on 11 April 1941. 'Directorate of Projectile Development, Special Demonstration at Aberporth Experimental Establishment, 11 April 1941, Programme'. This featured the firing of 2 inch and 3 inch rocket projectors and 5 inch chemical bombs, as well as tea, which was taken before departure.
116. Empty mount, 'Commencement of work at the R.A.E., May 1939'.
117. Photograph, 'Commencement of building work at the R.A.E., May 1939'.
118-140. Copies of magazine and newspaper cuttings, probably obtained from a press agency. Stories resulting from the first press visit permitted to the Aberporth Establishment, 24 November 1956. This event, that revealed the extent of the UK's guided missile program, occurred in the build up to the Suez Crisis. A large extension to the range was then planned.
118. 'The Engineer', concerning the Clausen rolling platform.
119. Photograph with caption, 'Flash and a Guided Missile Strikes'; 'Britain Launches 1,000 Guided Missiles' (News Chronicle 1956).
120. The Times (25 October), with photographs, the Greenock Telegraph (October), the Evening News (24 November) and Birmingham Post
121. The Daily Herald (29 October) and News Chronicle (24 October)
122. The Financial Times (25 October) and Observer (28 October)
123. The Glasgow Herald (25 October) and Daily Mirror (25 October)
124. Aeroplane (2 December) and Northern Echo (Darlington) (25 October)
125. The Sheffield Star, 'Britain's Rocket Site Secrets Revealed' (24 October)
126. The Torquay Herald Express (25 October)
127. Engineering (2 December)
128. The Times (25 October)
129. The Sunderland Echo (25 October) and Yorkshire Observer (26 October)
130. The Manchester Guardian, 'Problems of a Prototype' (25 October)
131. The Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser (26 October)
132. The Daily Telegraph (25 October)
133-134, 138-40. Aviation Week (19 November)
135-137. The Aeroplane (2 November)
141. Photograph from Gables Studio, Newcastle Emlyn, 'Visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh on 29 November 1957'.
142. Photograph, 'H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh at the R.A.E., 29 November 1957'.
143. Photograph, 'H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh at the R.A.E., 29 November 1957'.
144. Photograph, 'H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh at the R.A.E., 29 November 1957'.
145. Photograph, 'H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh inspecting the “Clausen Rolling Platform”, at Pencribach during his visit to the R.A.E., 29 November 1957'.
146. Photograph, 'Leaving the Clausen Rolling Platform'.
147. Photograph, 'At the R.A.E. Aberporth. The visit of the Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys and Lord Mountbatten on 24 July 1959'.
148. Photograph, 'At the R.A.E. Aberporth. The visit of the Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys and Lord Mountbatten on 24 July 1959'.
149. Photograph with Ministry of Supply, R.A.E. Aberporth on reverse, 'At the R.A.E. Aberporth. The visit of the Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys and Lord Mountbatten on 24 July 1959'.
150. Photograph, 'At the R.A.E. Aberporth. The visit of the Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys and Lord Mountbatten on 24 July 1959'.
151. Three newspaper cuttings, one a copy: 'Blue Steel Tests off Wales' (15 October 1960); 'German Troops for Aberporth?' (Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser 27 December 1960); photograph with caption from Flight (2 December 1956). Blue Steel was a airborne stand-off bomb or missile that resulted from a 1954 Air Staff requirement and was in service from 1963 to 1970. The German troops story contains a warning from the South Wales Miners' Executive that the Welsh people would revolt were any H Bomb bases to be established on their coasts.
152. Newspaper Cutting, 'Items from All Over the World at Aberporth Exhibition'. The exhibition was held at the village hall and exhibits included a prayer wheel and an eighteenth century bible.
153. Programme for Aberporth Boating and Angling Club seventh annual Regatta, Saturday 16 July 1960.
154. Newspaper cutting, '31 lb Tope Taken at Aberporth'.
155. Postcard, 'Old Aberporth', drawn by Miss Helen Ballard, late of Penygraig, Aberporth.
156. Empty mount, 'Yn Edrych Tua'r Cei Newydd'.
157. Document transcribed by hand, 'General statements of the Receipts and Expenditure on Account of the Highways of Aberporth ...' Taken from The Cardigan and Tivyside Advertiser, Friday 26 April 1872.
158. Memorandum of Charter for the 83 ton vessel “Jane” of Cardigan, issued at Gloucester, for a cargo of Bristol and Forest of Dean coals to be taken to Plymouth at 6s per ton freight. 16 July 1860
159. Printed circular, Haverfordwest 24 November 1848, addressed to a Mr David Morgan, announcing the time and place of Mr Beynous' next rent-day, and signed by Mr George James, Evans Powell & Co.
160. Newspaper cutting, 'Aberporth Welcomes a Proposal for New Youth Club'. Flyer, 'Youth', announcing a public meeting to be held on 12 October 1960 in order to form a youth organisation for Aberporth and district.
161. Newspaper cutting, 'New Youth Club for Aberporth (continued)'.
162. Newspaper cutting, 'Off to a Good Start', picture with story on the inaugural event of the Aberporth Youth Club, a bonfire and firework display.
163. Photographs of snowbound scenes: 'Uwchben Traeth y Plas, Gaeaf 1947'; 'Eira Trwm 1947'.

LIB/3/3/4
1-3. Three slips of blue paper, two of which have German or Scandinavian names, whilst the third has part of a Nottingham commercial address and the date, 21 August 1970. These are likely to have been used as markers and indicate the longevity of the album's working life.

LIB/3/3/5
1. Paper slip, 'Ysgol Gynradd ... Mr J. Williams'.
2. Guidebook, 'Aberporth, issued under the auspices of the Parochial Church Council of St Cynwyl's Church', price one shilling. Latest date mentioned is 1948.