Gwent Archives
Mill Street, Newport, Congregational Church
GB0218.D849
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Gwent Archives
- Creator
- Mill Street Congregational Church.
- Title
- Mill Street, Newport, Congregational Church
- ID
- GB0218.D849
- Date
- 1876-1940
- Extent
- 0.022 Cubic Metres
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Mill Street Congregational Church was established in 1640 as an Independent chapel. It was one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels in Monmouthshire; the first Minister was William Wroth, and Walter Cradock and Henry Walter were Ministers from 1646-1662, according to “A History of Monmouthshire” by Sir Joseph Bradney. The chapel building closed for worship in 1962 and the congregation moved to a new chapel at Bettws, near Newport. The Mill Street chapel (which was not the original building) was demolished to make way for the Royal Mail Sorting Office.
Scope and Contents note
Sunday School Minute Books 1876-1940; Church Magazines 1908-1912; Baptism Register 1905-1928.
The deposit also included a number of printed books which were transferred to the Research Room Library:
1804 "Letters written during a tour of South Wales" by The Rev. J. Evans, B.A. London.
1836 "Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales" by Thomas Roscoe, London.
1840 "Nicholson's Cambrian Guide" 3rd. ed revised by the Rev. Emilius Nicholson, London.
1849 "Memoir of James Davies of Devauden" by James Ashe Gabb together with Davies's "Memoir of William James" London.
(Victorian) "Wanderings in South Wales including the River Wye" by Thomas Roscoe, Birmingham.
1895 A coloured map showing an analysis of the Welsh Language census of 1891 according to the registration districts. (The commentary which was included with the plan has been lost.) Newport.
(c. 1900) "Southall History Chart" by T.J. Jones of Cardiff. Newport.
1905-1907 "Old Wales", a monthly magazine published at Talybont, Breconshire.
1907 "Some Ancient Churches of Gwent," a lecture delivered before the Cymdeithas Cymry Casnewydd by Mrs Mitchell of Llanfrechfa, Newport.
1911-1913 "Wales" a magazine, 4 vols (vol. 2, however, split into 2 and 2a) London.
1916 "The Story of the Ebenezer Calvinistic Methodist Church" by Abraham Morris, F.R. Hist. Soc., Newport.
1919 "The History of Olchon Church otherwise known as Capel-y-Fin" translated from "Hanes y Bedyddwyr y Neheubarth by David Jones of Caerfyrddin, 1939, Abergavenny.
1921 Cuttings Book made in Annual Report of Newport's Medical Officer of Health for 1911. Cuttings concern the connection with Wales of great English Literary names. 1925-1939 Various cuttings of articles by "Gwent" for "Weekly Argus" etc.; most of the items are very interesting to students of folklore.
1928-1934 Newspaper cuttings mainly relating to Abertillery District.
1930 "A History of Wales" by J.E. Lloyd. London.
1933-1934 "Monmouthshire Review" vols. 1 and 2 (6 numbers).
1934 "TrevethIn, a Short History of the Parish and its Churches" by the Rev. Canon Vaughan Rees, Pontypool.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Gwent Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
Usual conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use note
Usual copyright conditions apply.
Accruals note
Accruals are not expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
[1970]
Appraisal note
All records have been retained.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Other records of the church are held at Gwent Archives: D663 (including Minute Books 1871-1959 and a Register of Baptisms 1770-1838 and Burials 1770-1849); D3761 (Marriage Registers 1952-1961); D2963 (records of Mill Street Congregational Church Newport and Bettws United Reformed Church).
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Congregational Church Records
Other Finding Aids note
Copies of finding aids are available at Gwent Archives.
Collection Inventory
Sunday School |
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D849/1 Minute Book 1876-1899 |
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D849/2 Minute Book 1899-1911 |
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D849/3 Minute Book 1911-1922 |
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D849/4 Minute Book 1923-1940 |
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D849/5 Church Visitor's Book 1910-1935 |
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D849/6 Church Magazines (Vol. 6 no. 61 to Vol. 10 no. 192) 1908-1912 |
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D849/7 Register of Baptisms 1905-1928 |
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