Breconshire Archives and Libraries
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Archives
For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.
Powys County Public Records
Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park
Llandrindod, LD1 6DF UK
Email: archive@powys.gov.uk
Phone: 01597 826088
Website
Online Catalog
Records We Hold
- Powys Public Record Office, also known as Powys Archives, is the official storage area for the records of the people and establishments of the county of Powysincluding which is comprised of Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, and Breconshire. Our collections date from the fourteenth century.
Libraries
Brecon Library (Y Gaer)
Glamorgan Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7DW UK
Email: ygaer@powys.gov.uk
Tel: 01874 623346
Website
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- y Gaer is a cultural hub and home to the Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery, and Brecon Library. Providing community and educational spaces and a cafe.
Museums
Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery
y Gaer
Glamorgan Street
Brecon, LD3 7D UK
Phone: 01874 624121
Email: brecknock.museum@powys.gov.uk
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- It unites the classical Shire Hall, containing the refurbished Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery and its remarkable Victorian court room, with a new Brecon Library, education and community rooms and a cafe.
The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon) (Amgueddfa Gatrodol y Cymry Brenhinol (Aberhonddu))
The Barracks
Brecon, Powys LD3 7EB UK
Telephone: 01874 613310
Email: info@royalwelsh.org.uk
Website
- On display at the museum, for all to see, is one of the finest collections of military artefacts. These tell the story of a regiment that has participated in many of the great events of British History in the last 300 years.
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower
Crickhowell, NP8 1RF UK
Telephone: 03000 252239
Email: Tretowercourt@gov.wales
Website
- This wonderful group of medieval buildings is one of the most rewarding discoveries in Wales.
Civil Registration Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search).
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see Civil Registration districts in Brecknockshire between 1837 and 1974.
Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:
- All the registers for births, deaths and marriages which took place in Powys from 1837 onwards are now held at the Registration Office in Llandrindod Wells. If you're finding out about your family history, you can order copies of these certificates.
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