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Businesses (32)
- A R Taylor, house, estate & insurance agent Deganwy, Denbighshire
- Allied Breweries Ltd Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
- Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Arthur Benjamin Roberts, solicitor Llandudno, Caernarfonshire;Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd London;Crewe, Cheshire;Wales
- Colwyn Foulkes, architects London;Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Conway & Llanrwst Railway Co
- Dolgarrog Aluminium Ltd Dolgarrog, Caernarfonshire
- Dunphy & Sons, grocers Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- DW Jones, builder Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire
- Elsinore Hotel Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- GEM Models, model makers Rhos on Sea, Denbighshire
- Graiglwyd Quarry, Penmaenmawr Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Great Orme Tramway Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Hotpoint UK Ltd, domestic appliance manufacturers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- James Porter, solicitor, Conway Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Kneeshaw Lupton & Co, quarry owners Llanddulas, Denbighshire;Llysfaen, Denbighshire
- Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway Llandudno, Caernarfonshire;Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Lead Mines Ltd Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Tannery Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- London & North Western Railway Co London
- London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co London
- Moss Bank Boarding House Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Nant Machno & District Agricultural Co-operative Society Ltd Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Penmachno Woollen Mill, woollen manufacturers Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- R W Roberts & Son, funeral directors Denbigh, Denbighshire;Abergele, Denbighshire
- R White & Sons Ltd, engineers Widnes, Lancashire
- Red Garages Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Roberts & Rogers Jones, auctioneers and valuers Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Sidney Colwyn Foulkes, landscape architects Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Thomas Nicholls & Co Ltd, tobacco manufacturer, Chester and Llandudno Junction Llandudno, Caernarfonshire;Chester, Cheshire
- Unnamed farm, Llanrwst Llanrwst, Denbighshire
Organisations (214)
- Aberconwy Borough Council Aberconwy, Caernarfonshire
- Abergele Inner Wheel Club Abergele, Denbighshire
- Abergele Joint Burial Committee Abergele, Denbighshire
- Abergele parish Abergele, Denbighshire
- Abergele Road Congregational Church, Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Abergele tithe Abergele, Denbighshire
- Abergele Town Council Abergele, Denbighshire
- Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England: St Cystenin Lodge (6321), Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England: St Tudno Lodge, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Area Assessment Committee, Wrexham Wrexham, Denbighshire
- Bethel Welsh Congregational Church, Old Colwyn Old Colwyn, Denbighshire
- Betws Y Coed Council Primary School Betws-y-coed, Caernarfonshire
- Betws-y-coed Urban District Council Betws-y-coed, Caernarfonshire
- Betws-yn Rhos Community Council Betws-yn-Rhos, Denbighshire
- Blaenau Council School, Dolwyddelan Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire
- Bryn Pydew Council Junior School Bryn Pydew, Caernarfonshire
- Bryn Y Maen Council Primary School Bryn-y-maen, Denbighshire
- Brynmawr Methodist Chapel, Betws y Coed
- Caerhun and Llanbedr y Cennin Parochial Church Council Caerhun, Caernarfonshire;Llanbedr y Cennin, Caenarfonshire;Llangelynnin, Merionethshire
- Caerhun parish Caerhun, Caernarfonshire
- Caerhun, Llanbedr y Cennin and Dolgarrog United District School Board Caerhun, Caernarfonshire;Llanbedr y Cennin, Caenarfonshire;Dolgarrog, Caernarfonshire
- Caernarfon County Court Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire
- Caersalem Council School, Llanfairfechan Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Capel Bethania, Craig y Don, Llandudno
- Capel Curig Council School Capel Curig, Caernarfonshire
- Capel Curig Parish Council Capel Curig, Caernarfonshire
- Capel Garmon Council School Capel Garmon, Denbighshire
- Capel Horeb, Llanfairfechan Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Capel Horeb, Llanrwst
- Capel Tanycelyn, Maenan
- Capelulo School, Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi, Caernarfonshire
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Conwy Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Christ Church United Reformed Church, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Clwb yr Efail, Colwyn Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Colwyn Bay and District Association for the Arts Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Bay and Llandudno English Methodist Circuit
- Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Methodist Circuit Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire;Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Colwyn Bay Borough Council Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Bay Floral Arts Club
- Colwyn Bay Inner Wheel Club Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Bay Operatic Players Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Bay Voluntary Ambulance Corps Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Bay, Abergele and District Twinning Association Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Colwyn Borough Council Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Conway Borough Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conway National Schools Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conway Poor Law Union Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conway Road School, Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Conway School Board Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conway Urban District Council Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy and Colwyn Bay Joint Water and Supply Board Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy County Borough Council Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy Inner Wheel Club Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy Local Health Board Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy magistrates court
- Conwy Magistrates Court Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy Morris Dancers Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy parish Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy Valley Civic Society Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Conwy Workhouse Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Craig y Don Board School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Cwm Penmachno Council School Cwm Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Cyfyng Council School, Dolwyddelan Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire
- Cyngor Cymuned Llansanffraid Glan Conwy Community Council Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Denbighshire
- Deganwy Avenue Congregational Chapel, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Deganwy Council School Deganwy, Denbighshire
- Dolgarrog Council School Dolgarrog, Caernarfonshire
- Dolgarrog Parish Council Dolgarrog, Caernarfonshire
- Dolwyddelan Parish Council Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire
- Dwygyfylchi National School Dwygyfylchi, Caernarfonshire
- Dwygyfylchi tithe Dwygyfylchi, Caernarfonshire
- Dyffryn Conwy School, Llanrwst Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Dyffryn Conwy Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Dyffryn Road Council School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Ebenezer Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Penmachno Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Ebenezer Chapel, Rowen Ro-wen, Caernarfonshire
- Eglwys y Bedyddiol Cymraeg, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- English Baptist Church, Old Colwyn Old Colwyn, Denbighshire
- Football Association of Wales: Vale of Conway area Gwynedd;Caernarfonshire
- Glan Conway Memorial Institute Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Denbighshire
- Glanwydden Council School, Llangwstenin Llangwstenin, Caernarfonshire
- Great Orme Council School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Great Orme Masonic Lodge, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Great Orme Mine Exploration Society Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Great Ormes Head Light and Telegraph Station Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Abergele, Denbighshire
- Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Gwynedd
- Gwynedd Esperanto Society: Aberconwy Branch Gwynedd
- Gyffin National School Gyffin, Caernarfonshire
- Gyffin parish Gyffin, Caernarfonshire
- Hafodunos Hall Boarding School for Girls, Llangernyw Llangernyw, Denbighshire
- Hesketh Church Institute, Abergele Abergele, Denbighshire
- Horeb Chapel, Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi, Caernarfonshire
- John Bright School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- L Fest, comedy and music festival, Llandudno
- Llanbedr y Cennin Community Council Llanbedr y Cennin, Caenarfonshire
- Llanddoged and Maenan Community Council Llanddoged, Denbighshire;Maenan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanddoged National Primary School Llanddoged, Denbighshire
- Llanddulas tithe Llanddulas, Denbighshire
- Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno and Conwy Valley Railway Society Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno and District Field Club Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno and District Historical Society Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno and District Music Society Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Business and Professional Women Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Central School Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Convalescent Home Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno District Nursing Association Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Fire Guards Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Food Economy Committee Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Girls' Club Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Inner Wheel Club Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Magistrates Court Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Museum and Gallery
- Llandudno Musical Players Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno New Circle Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno parish Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Publicity Association Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Ratepayers and Property Owners Association Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Royal Artillery Association Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Sailing Club Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno School Board Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Town Council Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Urban District Council Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Wesley Guild Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llandudno Youth Centre Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan and Aber Infant Clinic Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan By-pass Action Group Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan Infants School Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan Male Voice Choir Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan National School Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llanfairfechan Urban District Council Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire
- Llangelynnin and Gyffin National School Llangelynnin, Merionethshire
- Llangwstenin National School Llangwstenin, Caernarfonshire
- Llangwstenin School Board Llangwstenin, Caernarfonshire
- Llanrwst and District Male Voice Choir Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Deanery Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Mutual Improvement Society Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst School Board Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Tradesmen's Association Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Urban District Council Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llanrwst Youth Project Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- Llansanffraid Glan Conway parish Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Denbighshire
- Lloyd Street School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Llysfaen enclosure Llysfaen, Denbighshire
- Llysfaen National School Llysfaen, Denbighshire
- Maenan Council School Maenan, Caernarfonshire
- Merched y Wawr: Abergele Abergele, Denbighshire
- Merched y Wawr: Betws y Coed Betws-y-coed, Caernarfonshire
- Merched y Wawr: Caernarfonshire Caernarfonshire
- Merched Y Wawr: Cangen Pentrefoelas Pentrefoelas, Denbighshire
- Merched y Wawr: Glan Conwy Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Merched y Wawr: Gwytherin Gwytherin, Denbighshire
- Merched y Wawr: Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Merched y Wawr: Penmachno Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Merched y Wawr: Trefriw Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- Mochdre County Primary School Mochdre, Denbighshire
- Nanconwy Rural District Council Nanconwy, Caernarfonshire
- Nantbwlchyrhaiarn Council School, Trefriw Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- North Wales Child Abuse Tribunal of Inquiry
- Oakwood Mental Hospital, Conwy Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Pendyffryn British School, Dwgyfylchi Dwgyfylchi, Caernarfonshire
- Penmachno Council School Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Penmachno National School Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
- Penmaenmawr National School Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Penmaenmawr Orchestra Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Penmaenmawr Town Council Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Penmaenmawr Urban District Council Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Penmaenrhos Infant School, Old Colwyn Old Colwyn, Caernarfonshire
- Penrhyn Bay Literary Society Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire
- Penuel Baptist Chapel, Llanrwst
- People of Conwy Oral History Project
- Polish Wagon Train Fund Conwy, Caernarfonshire;Poland
- Probus Club of Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Rectorial Benefice of Rhos-Cystennin Deganwy, Denbighshire;Llandudno, Caernarfonshire;Bryn Pydew, Caernarfonshire;Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire
- Rhos Deanery Rhos, Denbighshire
- Rhos Deanery Mothers Union Rhos, Denbighshire
- Rowen British School, Caerhun Caerhun, Caernarfonshire
- Royal British Legion: Capel Curig branch Capel Curig, Caernarfonshire
- Royal British Legion: Eglwysbach branch Eglwysbach, Denbighshire
- Royal British Legion: St Asaph Branch St Asaph, Flintshire
- Salem Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Llandudno Junction Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Save the Children Fund: Llandudno committee Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Scout Association: Aberconwy District Aberconwy, Caernarfonshire
- Scout Association: Conwy County District Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Scout Association: Gwydyr 1st Group Gwydir, Caernarfonshire
- St Beauno's National School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- St David's English Wesleyan Methodist Church, Craig-y-don, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- St George's National School, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- St James Wesleyan Methodist Church, Llanrwst Llanrwst, Denbighshire
- St John's English Wesleyan Methodist Church, Conwy Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- St John's English Wesleyan Methodist Church, Mostyn Street, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Talybont Board School Talybont, Cardiganshire
- Tope Angling Club of Great Britain United Kingdom
- Trefriw and Llanrhychwyn Joint Burial Board Trefriw, Caernarfonshire;Llanrhychwyn, Caernarfonshire
- Trefriw Community Council Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- Trefriw National School Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- Trefriw parish Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- Trefriw School Board Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- Trefriw Women's Institute Trefriw, Caernarfonshire
- UNICEF: Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire
- Warren Wesleyan Methodist Mission Church, Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Welsh Water Authority, Conwy Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Welsh Wesleyan Chapel Trust
- Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society: Colwyn Bay and Llandudno circuit Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire;Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Ysbyty Ifan parish Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarfonshire
- Ysbyty Ifan School Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Ysgol Aberconwy Aberconwy, Caernarfonshire
- Ysgol Dinmael Dinmael, Denbighshire
- Ysgol Gynradd Pentrefoelas Betws-y-coed, Caernarfonshire
- Ysgol Llwyd Goed, Bryn-y-maen Bryn-y-maen, Denbighshire
- Ysgol Maelgwn, Llandudno Junction Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Ysgol Pencae, Dwygyflchi Dwygyflchi, Caernarfonshire
Persons (16)
- Atkinson, David , (d2020), local historian
- Bentley, Roy, (c1913-2003), theatre manager and organist Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire;Coventry, Warwickshire;Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Cohen, Leonora, (fl c1910-1978), suffragette
- Davies, Ivor, (fl 1942-1971), local historian
- Groom, Llew, (fl1960-2017), Conwy historian Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Howarth, Kenneth, (fl2000), of Conwy
- Hughes, Albert, (1871-1944), member of Abergele Urban District Council
- Jones, Ivor Wynne, (1927-2007), journalist and author Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire
- Llwyd, Elfin, (b1951), barrister and politician Betws-y-coed, Caernarfonshire;Llanrwst, Denbighshire;Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire;London
- Madoc-Jones, Geraint Wynne, (fl 1925-1928), civil engineer
- Owen, Huw Selwyn, (1921-1998), poet and carpenter Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarfonshire
- Rowley, Patricia, (fl2022), local historian
- Smith, Jean, (fl1973-1991), local historian
- Thomas, Henry, (1832-1894), Homeopathic Physician
- Vernon, Robert, (b 1945), geologist and mining historian
- Williams, Thomas, (1886-1945), First World War prisoner of war Penmachno, Caernarfonshire
Diaries (9)
- Ellis, W J, (fl 1900-1970), hotelier and collector of tourist ephemera Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire
- Evans, John, (fl 1890-1922), vicar Eglwysbach, Denbighshire
- Griffiths, G H, (fl 1900-1950), general practitioner Deganwy, Denbighshire
- Hughes, Idwal, (c1903-1915), of Bryn Morfa, Conway Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Jones, Griff R, (fl 1988-2005), author Blaenau Festiniog, Merionethshire
- Jones, Robert, (fl 1850-1859), physician Conwy, Caernarfonshire
- Parton, Dora, (fl 1899-1924), author Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Rear, William Graham, (fl 1979-2003), author Deganwy, Denbighshire
- Roberts, Garrett, (fl 1890-1970), vicar Llanrwst, Denbighshire
Families (4)
- Bamford-Hesketh family of Gwrych Castle Gwrych, Denbighshire
- Darbishire Family, Penmaenmawr Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire
- Hughes Family of Llandudno Llandudno, Caernarfonshire
- Platt family of Gorddinog Gorddinog, Caernarfonshire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (12)
- NRA 42579 Betws-y-coed Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 43025 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Conwy link to online catalogue
- NRA 30677 Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Methodist Circuit link to online catalogue
- NRA 30407 Conway Borough link to online catalogue
- NRA 34188 Conwy and Colwyn Bay Joint Water and Supply Board link to online catalogue
- NRA 31560 Llandudno Public Library: local history collection link to online catalogue
- NRA 38429 Llanfairfechan Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 38427 Llanrwst Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 42043 Nanconwy Rural District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 42035 Penmaenmawr Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 31811 Roberts & Rogers Jones, auctioneers and valuers, Llanrwst link to online catalogue
- NRA 23610 Henry Thomas, homeopathic physician: corresp and papers link to online catalogue
Accessions
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