Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1977 Vol VIII No 2

Pages from Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1977 Vol VII No 2, can be viewed below.

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Contents of Volume VIII, Number 2

• Charles Evans Davis Morgan-Richardson – By D. L. Baker Jones – 147
• The enclosure and drainage of Cors Fochno, 1813-47 – By R. J. Colyer – 181
• Lewis Morris ac Arferion priodi yng Ngheredigion – By Dafydd Ifans – 193
• Argaffwyr Tregaron – By Richard Huws – 204
• The Bryndyfi Mine – By R. E. Boyns – 210
• The system of watercourses to lead mines from the river Leri – By Mary Tucker – 217
• My dear reverend cousin – By Richard Gareth Owen – 224
• Adolygiadau/Reviews – 237
• Adroddiad Blynyddol/Annual Report – 239
• Cyfrifon/Statement of Accounts – 244

ILLUSTRATIONS

• Principal drainage features of Cors Fochno 1847 – 183
• Allotments of land to the Lord of the Manor, Freeholders and Proprietors – 190
• Lands sold at various times for the purpose of financing the concern – 191
• Ymweliad y Gwahoddwr – 194
• Water supply arrangements for Llety-Evan-hen, Cwmsymlog, Cwmmerfin, Cwmsebon, Court Grange (or Pen-y-cefn), and other lead mines – 219
• The “lower” Court Grange leat nearly a mile below the point where it leaves the River Leri. View northwards from grid reference SN 686 855 (March 1976) – 219
• The upper Cwm-sebon leat (marked by arrowhead) viewed southwards from the remains of Llety-Evan-hen mine, at grid reference SN 695 850. Ruins of wheelpit in right foreground; this wheel was worked by water from Horridge’s leat (September 1975) – 219
• The upper Cwmsebon leat viewed south-eastwards from near the remains of Llety-Evan-hen mine. The two ponds which provided storage and some extra water in the earlier, lower, Cwmsebon leat are in the foreground (September 1975) -220
• The lower mine-site at Cwmsymlog (grid reference SN 698 837), showing the line of the upper Cwmsebon leat approximately coinciding with the line of a minor road. At the left of the photograph, the road is descending from above the level of the leat; here the route of the latter is marked approximately by the upper line of poles (August 1972) – 220
• The Reverend Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne – 223
• Susanah Maria Jones Gwynne – 224

Reviews

• A history of Saint David’s University College Lampeter, volume one: to 1898, by D. T. W. Price 1977.
• History on the ground, by A. J. Bird 1977.

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