Powys Archives

Powys Archives (Welsh: Archifau Powys) is the record and repository office providing archival services for the Powys County Council.[1] Located in Llandrindod Wells, the archive is responsible for collecting, curating and preservation, and provides access to records about marriages, family history, buildings and other information relating to the county for research and personal use.

The archive building

The archives house collections from the 14th century and are available for view in the archive's search room by members of the public.

History

The Powys County Archives was established in 1974 as an archive for the newly created county of Powys and the three former counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire.[2] Its remit includes collection and preserving official county records, local historical archives and other public records.

The County Archives was originally located with the main County Council offices at the old Gwalia Hotel in Llandrindod Wells, before moving to a new purpose-built County Hall site in 1990. In October 2017, the archives moved to its current home in a specially adapted unit on Ddole Road.[3]

Collections

The archives holds a number of important historical collections relating to the history of Powys. These include official records such as county court and shrievalty documents dated as far back as Saxon times, hospital and health authority records of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and the modern county of Powys amongst others. The archive also provides access to census returns from 1841 - 1911[4] and a huge collections on house history, local newspapers, maps, nonconformists' records, registers of electors, freeholders' and jurors' lists,[5] making the archives popular with family and local history researchers.

In 2004 a number of royal records were discovered in the archives, shedding light on the fashion habits of Queen Victoria and other European monarchs.[6]

References
  1. "Cyngor Sir Powys County Council". Powys County Council. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Powys Archives". Archives Hub. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. "Archive centre opened by Powys council leader". Brecon & Radnor Express. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. "Census Reports". Powys County Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. "Public Records". Powys County Council. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. "'Missing' royal records revealed". BBC News. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

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