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NEATH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
PRESERVING OUR LOCAL HISTORICAL HERITAGE
FOR OVER A CENTURY
After many years of dedicated service, Janet Watkins retires her position as Honorary Secretary, although Jan will remain a Trustee and committee member. Our new Secretary will be Mary Walker.
The Society welcomes a new contributor
ERICA DUNSTER
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THIS MONTH'S MYSTERY IMAGES
Where is the exact spot of this 1900s Cimla shot and what is there today?
What is this old cast iron drain cover all about and where will you find it today?
A street in the centre of Neath - but which one is it?
Certainly not anywhere around Neath - what made this lamp worthy of being photographed?
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Answers to the previous mystery images:
The illegible word is Cerryg or Cerrig, making it Cerryg Llwydou (Cerrig Llwydon) (grey stones), Pontrhydyfen - The main road from Efail Fach. Twynypandy on the left and Morgan’s Terrace on the right.
The stone carving appear in a wall opposite the Crown & Sceptre pub in Cadoxton. It is identified as an Ordnance Survey mark and probably refers to the GLAM SHEET XXVI.
Situated on the western bank of the river Neath near the Swansea Bay Golf Club, it is the remains of an air shaft and the only remaining part of the Neath River Railway Tunnel. This was a project by the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the purpose of which was to avoid having to run on GWR’s lines to get to Swansea docks, but the company ran out of funds.
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Please be aware that our days of opening are
Monday and Thursday
Mondays - For the public & NAS members - (09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:45) providing access to the NAS archive and access to computer resources for Family History researchers. This service is supervised by staff or the West Glamorgan Archive Service.
Thursdays - For the public & NAS members (09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:45) providing access to the NAS archive with access to computer resources for Family History researchers with assistance/guidance available from a dedicated staff member of the West Glamorgan Archive Service.
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NOTE - For researchers requiring access to the NAS Archive ONLY and who are unable to attend on the days above (e.g. distance/foreign visitors) then it may be possible to arrange a personal appointment. Please apply through the CONTACT US button.
Neath Mechanics' Institute, Church Place, Neath, home of the Society
Formed in 1923 (from the earlier Neath Philosophical Society of 1834), the Neath Antiquarian Society has taken a leading role in recording, preserving and safeguarding Neath's historical heritage. Therefore, the Society began to collect archives relating to the local area and further afield.
Over the decades a considerable amount of material was amassed, dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries, but this was not available to the general public and lacked a proper catalogue. The year 2001 saw the launch of the project 'Unlocking Neath's Archival Heritage', a joint venture between the Neath Antiquarian Society and the West Glamorgan Archive Service: with Heritage Lottery Funding, the entire archive collection was catalogued in detail by staff from the West Glamorgan Archive Service to make it fully available to the public for the first time in 2003.
Where can the documents be seen?
The Neath Antiquarian Society archive collections are held at the Neath Mechanics' Institute. Click here for details of opening hours.
What archives are available?
Records of the Neath Antiquarian Society
Research papers of prominent local historians connected with the Society.
Borough of Neath & Neath Corporation records.
Records of manors and estates, including Gnoll, Eaglesbush, Briton Ferry, Bach-y-gwreiddyn, Little Hill, etc.
Coytrahen and Neath Abbey Estate records.
Collections of documents regarding local events, businesses, chapels and industry.
Maps and plans of the local area.
Advertising material & other related ephemera.
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