Denbighshire Archives

Day 12 of #Archive30 #Letters
This is a letter from our Foxhall collection written by Sarah Roberts staying at Geirionydd House, West Parade, Rhyl to her father (John Roberts) of Foxhall, Henllan, in 1878. She expresses how much she likes Rhyl and that she's been on a donkey ride and also to the swimming baths.
Rhyl is still a popular destination with tourists, did you know that only last week the SC2 opened it's doors? Funded by Denbighshire County Council, with contribution...s from Rhyl Town Council and Welsh Government, the new leisure attraction expects to attract 350,000 visitors per year!
http://sc2rhyl.co.uk
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Today’s theme for #Archive30 is Drawings! The watercolours of Plas Newydd, are a part of the Ladies of Llangollen collection.
The watercolours were painted by Miss Parker of Sweeney Hall, near Oswestry (afterwards Lady Leighton) during the 1820s and 1830s. They are scenes of the beautiful gardens at Plas Newydd in Llangollen.
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/colle ctio…/…/GB209_DD-LL

Day 10 of #Archive30 is #Animals! This is a photograph of Thomas Gee on his horse named ‘Degwm’ (meaning Tithe in English). Thomas was the owner of Gwasg Gee, a printing firm established in 1808, in the town of Denbigh.
Did you know that our main photographic collection is now available online? Further information on how to view them can be found here
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/p hotographs-and-postc…

#Archive30 today is about our building.
Denbighshire Archives are based at the Old Gaol in Ruthin. There has been a Gaol (House of Correction) on the bottom of Clwyd Street in Ruthin since 1654.
In 1866 a new Pentonville style wing was added, it remained a prison until 1916. It’s well known that during the Second World War the gaol was used as a munitions factory.
... It is now a Grade II listed building which serves two County Council departments since its refurbishment aided by a lottery grant in 2002, Denbighshire Archives and the Ruthin Gaol - Carchar Rhuthun.
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/
https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/museu ms-…/ruthin-gaol.aspx
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Day 8 of #Archive30 focuses on Colours.
Part of the Wynnstay Collection, one of our most colourful holdings is the Painted Book, a volume of hand painted heraldic shields of local families compliled in the mid 17th century.
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/g …/GB209_DD-WY_7_5_8_1
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Day 7 of #Archive30 and the theme is Where you Started!
The Clwyd Record Office as it was then known was set up in July 1972. The Clwyd Record Office was opened by combining the Flintshire Record Office, situated at the Old Rectory in Hawarden with the Denbighshire Archives Department at 46 Clwyd Street in Ruthin.
One hundred and thirty three researchers visited the office in the first year, comparatively in 2018, seven hundred and twenty eight researchers visited us.
... Photographs- Searchroom as it was, and Searchroom as it is today
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Day 6 of #Archive30 #Patterns.
Part of the Holt Parish records, the Weavers pattern book belonged to William Jones and William Jones junior of Holt, and is packed full of 18th century Welsh blanket designs.
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/g etrecord/GB209_XPD-30

Today the #Archive30 campaign theme is favourite item!
One of our favourite items are the Denbigh Charters.
They are the oldest surviving borough charters in North Wales, and represent a direct link to pivotal moments and figures in both Welsh, and British history. If you sign up to our website, these charters can be viewed online free of charge.
... http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/g etrecord/GB209_BD-A_1
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Today’s #Archive30 theme is ‘Memory’
Staff at Denbighshire Archives and Flintshire Archives are Dementia Friends! To find out more about becoming a Dementia Friend, please follow this link- https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/

Today #Archive30 would like to know what we do?
The principal duty of Denbighshire Archive Service is to preserve the documentary heritage of the County for future generations whilst enabling and promoting access by the public.
You can find out more about what we do through our website:
... http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/
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Today's #Archive30 theme is Something Big!
Part of our Llantysilio Hall collection, this impressive 1852 Pictorial Plan of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway is one of our longest documents! DD/LH/397
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/colle ctio…/…/GB209_DD-LH

Today’s #Archive30 theme is ‘Your Archive’!
Denbighshire Archives are based at the Old Gaol, 46 Clwyd Street in Ruthin. Our opening times are 09:30-16:30, Wednesday-Friday.
We hold a wide range of original records, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, newspapers, photographs, maps, court records, deeds, trade directories and more. Our records date from the twelfth to the twenty-first century. You can search our online catalogue to get an idea of which rec...ords we hold:
http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/
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This Sunday is Mother’s Day.
The day is a celebration of mothers, motherhood and the influence that mothers have on society.
To honour the day we thought we would share this image from our photographic collection with you. Taken circa 1916, it shows a mother and her four children at Llan Farm, Carrog.
... A low-resolution thumbnail copy of this item is available online. You can sign in to our website and download a high-resolution copy for personal research (£) or view at the Archive free of charge.
Further information relating to our holdings and visiting the archive can be found on our website: http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/
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The latest copy of the Flintshire Record Office newsletter, 'The Hourglass' is out.
This edition contains an article written by our North Wales Hospital Project Team:
https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/…/The-Hou rglass-Spring-2019-E…

April see’s the return of Archives and Records Association Scotland’s popular Twitter campaign, #Archive30.
Each day of the month has a different theme, such as patterns, animals, love and mystery!
Keep an eye on our Facebook page as we will be joining in the fun!
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Please take a look at our latest blog post, where our Project Support Officer for the 'Unlocking the Asylum' project details the process of listing and repacking patient files... https://denbighshirearchives.wordpress.co m/…/unlocking-the…/

This week sees the return of International football to North-East Wales, as Wales take on Trinidad and Tobago at the Racecourse, Wrexham, on Wednesday night!
The ground was first used for an international match way back in 1877 for a match against Scotland.
Did you know that Denbighshire Archives holds records which illustrates the rich footballing heritage of North-East Wales. This includes items relating to the Welsh national team, Wrexham Football Club, and local amateu...r teams.
This photograph from our collection is evidence of this. Taken during the 1925/26 season, it shows the players and coaching staff of Denbigh F.C.
A low-resolution thumbnail copy of this item is available online. You can sign in to our website and download a high-resolution copy for personal research (£) or view at the Archive free of charge.
Further information relating to our holdings and visiting the archive can be found on our website: http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/
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Today is International School Meal Day. One of the aims of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of the nutritional quality of school meals. Looking back at the 1919 Annual Report of the School Medical Officer for the county of Denbighshire, it was recorded that out of the 6,861 school children examined that year, 5% of these were reported with nutrition below normal.
Here are two photographs of the Annual report (CD/H/1/5) which include details of other aspects of the physical condition of school children at this time.
Take a look at other County Council records held at Denbighshire Archives by visiting our website http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/…/c ouncils-and-local-g…/