Gwent Archives
GB0218.D942
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical/Historical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Administrative Information
- Other Finding Aids note
- Collection Inventory
- Pontypool Weslyan Methodist Circuit
- Abersychan Trinity Wesleyan Methodist
- Blaenavon Wesley
- Cwmbran
- Griffithstown
- New Inn, Pontypool
- Pontypool, High Street
- Varteg
- Garndiffaith Circuit
- Blaenavon Circuit (P.M)
- Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit
- Pontypool (Park Terrace) Circuit (PM)
- Churches
- Miscellaneous
Summary Information
- Repository
- Gwent Archives
- Creator
- Pontypool Circuit of the Methodist Church.
- Title
- Pontypool Circuit of the Methodist Church, Records
- ID
- GB0218.D942
- Date
- 1819-1969
- Extent
- 0.09 Cubic Metres
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Explanatory Note - The Pontypool Curcuit of the Methodist Church was formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of the Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit and the Pontypool (Park Terrace) Circuit. The Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit was itself the product of the amalgamation in 1939 of a) The Pontypool (High Street) Circuit which before Methodist Union in 1932 was the Pontypool Wesleyan Circuit. b) The Garndiffaith Circuit which before Union was the Blaenavon Circuit in the United Methodist Church being originally associated with the Bible Christiam Church. c) The Blaenavon Circuit which was previously a Primitive Methodist Circuit. The Pontypool (Park Terace) Circuit was te successor of the former Pontypool Primitive Methodist Circuit.
Scope and Contents note
Circuit Records, 1819-1969
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Gwent Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
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Conditions Governing Use note
Usual copyright conditions apply
Accruals note
No further accruals are expected
Appraisal note
All records have been retained
Other Finding Aids note
Copies of finding aids are available at Gwent Archives
Collection Inventory
Pontypool Weslyan Methodist Circuit 1844-1958 |
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D942/ Circuit Records 1844-1958 |
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D942/1 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1844-1893 |
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D942/2 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1894-1913 |
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D942/3 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1913-1927 |
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D942/4 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1927-1939 |
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D942/5 Quartlery Meetings Account Book 1821-1865 |
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D942/6 Quarterly Meetings Account Book 1866-1892 |
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D942/7 Quarterly Meetings Account Book 1894-1912 |
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D942/8 Circuit Schedule Book 1839-1845 |
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D942/9 Circuite Schedule Book 1845-1863 |
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D942/10 Circuit Schedule Book 1864-1887 |
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D942/11 Circuit Schedule Book 1887-1907 |
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D942/12 Circuit Schedule Book 1920-1931 |
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D942/13 Circuit Schedule Book 1929-1938 |
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D942/14 Chapel Trust Schedule 1899-1917 |
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D942/15 Chapel Trust Schedule 1917-1938 |
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D942/16 Local Preachers Meeting Minute Book 1893-1915 |
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D942/17 Local Preachers Meeting Minute Book 1928-1961 |
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D942/18 Missionary Society Account Book 1852-1891 |
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D942/19 Pontypool Weslyan Methodist Circuit Plans 1898-1906, 1908-1922 |
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D942/ Registers 1819-1958 |
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D942/20 Register of Births at the Methodist Chapel, Pontypool, par. Trevethin. 1819-1832 |
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D942/21 Register of Births at The Methodist Chapel at Blaenavon Iron Works 1820-1837 |
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D942/22 Wesleyan Methodist Register of Baptisms (Pontypool) Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Pontypool. 1849 +- Pontypool Circuit. 1838-1855 |
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D942/23 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Abersychan. (Abersychan etc. -1845+) 1838-1855 |
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D942/24 Baptisms solemnized in the Weslyan Methodist Chapel, Varteg Iron Works. (1840+-+Garndiffaith) 1840-1859 |
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D942/25 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Blaenavon, par. Llanover. 1840-1859 |
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D942/26 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Pontypool etc. 1855-1872 |
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D942/27 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Pontypool Circuit 1872-1888 |
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D942/28 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Pontypool Circuit 1857-1872 |
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D942/29 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Pontypool and elsewhere. Griffithstown 1872-1916 |
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D942/30 Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapels, Pontypool Circuit. 1937 Pontypool (High St,) Circuit 1938 High St. Pontypool and Race etc. 1943 Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit and High Street., Pontypool. 1918-1958 |
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D942/ Circuit Registers 1870-1910 |
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D942/31 Pontypool Circuit (Abersychan No.1) 1870-1881 |
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D942/32 Pontypool and Abersychan Circuit (Abersychan No.2) 1881-1894 |
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D942/33 Methodist Chapel, Abersychan and (Abersychan No. 3) Pontypool Circuit Chapels 1889-1910 |
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Abersychan Trinity Wesleyan Methodist 1853-1968 |
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D942/ Churches 1885-1960 |
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D942/34 Trustees Minute Book 1885-1921 |
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D942/35 Trustees Minute Book 1922-1960 |
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D942/36 Trustees Minute Book 1960-1968 |
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D942/37 Sunday School Minute Book 1925-1947 |
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D942/38 Finance Committee Minute Book 1956-1966 |
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D942/39 Centenary of chapel, Minute Book of proceedings and accounts 1926-1939 |
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D942/40 Band of Hope Minute Book 1877-1882 |
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D942/41 Account Books 1890-1938 |
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D942/41 Society Stewards Account Book 1908-1935 |
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D942/42 Organ Fund Account Book 1902-1908 |
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D942/ Miscellaneous 1890-1938 |
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D942/43 "Wanted" poster for choir 28 Apr 1890 |
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D942/44 Abersychan and Pontenewynydd Orchestral Band (Wesley Guild) Minute Book 1926-1938 |
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Blaenavon Park St. 1892-1965 |
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Minute Books |
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D942/45 Trustees Meetings 1892-1918 |
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D942/46 Trustees Meetings 1919-1937 |
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D942/47 Trustees Meetings 1937-1949 |
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D942/ Account Books 1912-1933 |
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D942/48 Monthly Trust Find 1912-1933 |
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Blaenavon Wesley 1922-1925 |
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D942/ Minute Book 1922-1925 |
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D942/49 Blaenavon Wesley Guild 1912-1933 |
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Cwmbran 1896-1954 |
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Minute Book |
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D942/50 Trustees Meetings 1896-1954 |
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Account Books |
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D942/51 Copied Accounts (1883-1889) (At rear, cost of original chapel, original trusteens etc., organ fund 1889/90 capital account 1889/98., Wesleyan Trust Schedule 1892) 1883-1904 |
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Griffithstown 1870-1944 |
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D942/ Minute Books 1895-1936 |
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D942/52 Trustees meetings 1895-1914 |
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D942/52 Trustees meetings 1915-1942 |
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D942/54 Leaders Meetings 1900-1936 |
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D942/ Account Books 1870-1965 |
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D942/55 Account Book (at rear, Trustees Meetings Minutes) 1870-1895 |
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D942/56 Trustees Treasurer's Account Book 1909-1944 |
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D942/57 Trustees Treasurer's Account Book 1945-1965 |
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D942/58 Collection Journal 1896-1907 |
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New Inn, Pontypool 1930-1962 |
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Minute Book |
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D942/59 Trustees Meetings 1930-1962 |
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Pontypool, High Street 1825-1962 |
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D942/ Minute Books 1854-1942 |
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D942/60 Trustees Meetings 1906-1942 |
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D942/61 Trustees Meetings 1942-1961 |
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D942/62 Trustees Meetings 1854-1915 |
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D942/ Account Books 1825-1962 |
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D942/63 1825-1855 |
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D942/64 1853-1943 |
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D942/65 1942-1962 |
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D942/ Miscellaneous 1886-1956 |
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D942/66 Bundle containing plan etc. of new organ etc. 1886, 1952 |
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D942/67 Form of consent to act as Trustee 1938 |
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D942/68 Bundle containing licences to use part of the chapel as a school canteen. 1954, 1956 |
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Varteg 1884-1911 |
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D942/ Minute Books 1884-1911 |
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D942/69 Trustees meetings 1886-1911 |
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D942/70 Leaders meetings 1884-1910 |
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D942/ Miscellaneous 1893-1903 |
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D942/71 Letter Book 1893-1903 |
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Garndiffaith Circuit 1864-1937Biographical/Historical noteN.B. Prior ti the unification of the Methodist Church in 1932 there was a Blaenavon United Methodist Church and a Blaenavon Primitive Methodist Church. It appears that to avoid confusion the Blaenavon United Methodist Church changed its title to Garndiffaith Circuit in 1932. The Garndiffaith Circuit was amalgamaterinto the Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit in 1939. |
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D942/ Circuit Records 1864-1939 |
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D942/72 Quarterly Meeting Accounts and Minutes and Preachers Meeting minutes 1891-1911, 1891-1910 |
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D942/73 Quarterly Meeting Accounts and Minutes 1925-1936 |
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D942/74 Quarterly Meeting Accounts and Minutes 1937-1939 |
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D942/75 Register of the baptisms solemnized by the Bible Christian Ministers in the Pontypool Circuit. 1864-1899 |
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Blaenavon Circuit (P.M) 1825-1907 |
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Circuit Records |
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D942/76 Reports (see Pontypool Circuit) 1830-1837, 1897-1907 |
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D942/77 Minutes of Quarterly Meeting Dec 1830 |
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D942/78 Minutes of Quarterly Meeting Mar 1835-1837 |
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D942/109 Register of Baptisms 1825-1837 |
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Pontypool (Eastern Valley) Circuit |
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Circuit Records |
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D942/79 Minute Book: Quarterly Meetings, Finance Committee, Invitation Committee etc. 1939-1953 |
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D942/80 Minute Book: Quarterly Meetings, Finance Committee, Invitation Committee etc. 1953-1967 |
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D942/81 Circuit Stewards Account Book 1959-1968 |
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D942/82 Circuit Plans 1942-1968 |
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D942/83 Register of Baptisms solemnized in the Methodist Church, Victoria, Harpers Road, Abersychan, Garndiffaith 1961-1969 |
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Pontypool (Park Terrace) Circuit (PM) |
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Circuit Records |
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D942/84 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1862-1880 |
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D942/85 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1881-1902 |
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D942/86 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1902-1922 |
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D942/87 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1922-1929 |
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D942/88 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1930-1941 |
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D942/89 Quarterly Meetings Minute Book 1942-1949 |
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D942/90 Quarterly Day Account Book (Blaenavon Circuit to 1839, then Pontypool) 1837-1850 |
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D942/91 Quarter Day Account Book 1850-1874 |
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D942/92 Quarter Day Account Book 1885-1905 |
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D942/93-94 Quarter Day Account Book (2 copies) 1900-1922 |
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D942/95 Quarter Day Account Book 1922-1940 |
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D942/96 Pontypool Circuit Missionary Account Book 1862-1869 |
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D942/97 Pontypool Circuit Missionary Account Book 1870-1880 |
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D942/98 Pontypool Circuit Missionary Account Book 1862-1912 |
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D942/99 Pontypool Circuit Missionary Account Book 1913-1932 |
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D942/100 Pontypool Circuit Missionary Account Book 1932-1933 |
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D942/101 Ministers House Committee Account Book 1900-1928 |
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D942/102 Ministers House Committee Account Book 1904-1934 |
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D942/103 Finance Committee Minute Book 1932-1937 |
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D942/104 Account between the Quarter Day Board of Pontypool Circuit and the Circuit Book Steward 1835-1844 |
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D942/105 Local Preachers Meetings Minute Book, Park Terrace 1932-1965 |
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D942/106 Circuit Schedule of Methodist Trust Property 1934-1956 |
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D942/107-108 2 Files of receipts and circuit plans 1932-1935, 1962-1965 |
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Registers |
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D942/109 Register of Baptisms 1824-1863 |
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D942/110 Register of Baptisms 1863-1871 |
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D942/111 Register of Baptisms 1871-1902 |
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D942/112 Baptisms in the Pontypool Primitive Methodist Chapels 1902-1913 |
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D942/113 Pontypool Circuit (Primitive Methodist becomes Methodist Chapels, Park Terrace Circuits 1946) 1913-1949 |
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Pontypool Primitive Methodist Circuit |
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D942/114 Reports (i.e. numerical states, finance, Sunday schools, chapels, travelling preachers, historical account) (includes reports of the Blaenavon Circuit) (2 bundles) 1830-1837 1841-1932 |
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D942/115 Rolls Books (152 books, 11 bundles) 1856-1923 |
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D942/116 Circuit Plans 1887-1968 |
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Churches |
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Abersychan |
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D942/117 Cash Account Book 1846-1880 |
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Risca |
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D942/118 Account Book (at rear, minutes of Trustees Meetings, 1847-1852) 1845-1867 |
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Pontypool |
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Minute Books |
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D942/119 Pontypool Park Terrace, Trustees Minute Book 1921-1937 |
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D942/120 Pontypool Leaders Meeting Minute Book 1846-1860 |
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Account Books |
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D942/121 Abergavenny Branch of Pontypool Circuit; also minutes of quarterly meetings. In front "Rules of Young Men's Christian Association", Chippenham (1848) 1853-1858 |
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D942/122 Pontypool Sunday School Account Book 1850-1867 |
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Pontnewynydd |
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Minute Books |
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D942/123 Trustees and General Church Meeting Minute Book 1921-1936 |
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D942/124 Minute Book 1937-1948 |
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D942/125 Minutes of leaders' meetings 1944-1968 |
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Account Books |
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D942/126 Account Book, preaching room at Pontnewynydd 1870-1875 |
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D942/127 Account Book, Pontnewynydd Chapel 1921-1954 |
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D942/128 Pontnewynydd Sunday School Book 1901-1945 |
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D942/129 Collection Journal and Society Stewards Room, Pontnewynydd Church 1923-1933 |
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D942/130 Mortgage and assignment of mortgage - Primitive Methodist Chapel 1849, 1870 |
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Upper Cwmbran |
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D942/131 Account Book - Upper Cwmbran Chapel 1905-1931 |
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D942/163 Account Book - Upper Cwmbran Chapel 1936-1979 |
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D942/132 Bundle of receipts etc. re: chapel 1920-1931 |
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Miscellaneous |
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D942/133 Llanelly Chapel - Seat Book (Primitive Methodist) 1841-1843 |
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D942/134 Account Book (not clear which chapel) 1858-1869 |
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D942/135 Minutes of the Methodist Conferences 1848-1851 |
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Miscellaneous Papers |
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D942/136 Quarterly reports of the Primitive Methodist Connexion, Pontypool Station 1874-1877 |
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D942/137 Papers relating to the appointment of New Trustees etc. in the Pontypool Circuit, also mortgages in order to pay contributions to Primitive Methodist Chapels Aid Fund. 1893, 1916, 1920, 1937-1939 |
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D942/138 Bundles re: insurance of chapels etc. and leaflets and papers re: War Damage 1864-1960 |
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D942/139 Bundle of receipts for contributions etc. re: Pontypool Circuit 1830-1831, 1867, 1932-1935 |
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D942/140 Valuations of chapels, Pontypool Circuit, also details of weekly collection etc. 1914, 1934 |
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D942/141 Bundle containing recommendations for travelling preachers etc. 1852-1854, 1874, 1927 |
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D942/142 Bundle of correspondence re: Methodist Church Union Act, 1929, whereby the word "primitive" ceased to be used. 1933-1934 |
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D942/143 Local Returns of Temperance Work and circuit schedule of young Methodism 1932, 1935 |
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D942/144 Bundle of receipts fpor registers of marriages 1917-1955 |
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D942/145 Bundle of doctrinal papers c.1850 |
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D942/146 Copy of an entry from Register of Baptisms and a certificate of registry of death. 1915, 1927 |
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D942/147 Bundle of forms of questions to be answered by candidates for the preachers plan. c.1896, c.1923 |
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D942/148 Miscellaneous bundle containing newspaper articles on Methodism and the Depressed Areas, application forms to District Building Committees for building of chapels etc. 1934, 1957 |
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D942/149 Bundle of correspondence re: registration of marriages and licence appointing The Rev. R.B. Preece of Pontnewydd as a registered person. 1907, 1922-1923 |
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D942/150 Bundle containing papers re: inclusion of Llanelly chapel with the Tredegar Circuit. 1847-1849 |
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D942/151 Bundle containing correspondence and bills re: the purchase of land at Pontnewynydd for a chapel and also a letter concerning the use of the chapel for a political meeting (1922). 1878 |
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D942/152 Bundle of papers re: Pontnewydd Chapel, and bills re: manse. 1908, 1927 |
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D942/153 Bundle of papers re: Blaenavon Primitive Methodist Chapel; Blaeavon Trust 1877, 1900, 1930 |
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D942/154 Bundle of papers re: Abersychan Chapel including a specification for the new Primitive Methodist schools and correspondence concerning the same. 1878, 1911-1915, 1928 |
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D942/155 Bundle of receipts re: Pontypool Primitive Methodist Chapel 1849-1854 |
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D942/156 Agreement to let to the Primitive Methodist society, premises in Park Terrace. 19 Oct 1863 |
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D942/157 Licence to hold protestant meetings in a building in High St., Pontypool (being the old Calvinistic Methodist Chapel). 1 Jul 1850 |
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D942/158 Letter from Enock Bocock on behalf of the Blaenavon circuit to Brother Brown re: amalgamation of circuits. 6 Mar 1927 |
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D942/159 Bundle of letters re: purchase of Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Griffithstown. 1881 |
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D942/160 Booklet issued during the centenary celebrations of the Central Methodist Church, Pontnewynydd. 1949 |
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D942/161 Chapel Schedule: Report of the Abergavenny Chapel in the Abergavenny Branch. 8 Mar 1858 |
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D942/162 Letter concerning tenancy of Race or Upper Race. 9 Jul 1957 |
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