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'''Abergavenny Museum'''<br>The Castle<br>Castle Street<br>Abergavenny NP7 5EE UK<br>Telephone: 01873 854282<br> | '''Abergavenny Museum'''<br>The Castle<br>Castle Street<br>Abergavenny NP7 5EE UK<br>Telephone: 01873 854282<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk]<br> | ||
[http://www.abergavennymuseum.co.uk/ Website | |||
::Abergavenny Museum displays tell the story of this historic market town from prehistory through to the present day. | |||
:Abergavenny Museum | ---- | ||
'''Big Pit National Coal Museum'''<br>Blaenafon<br>Torfaen NP4 9XP UK<br><br>Telephone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
'''Big Pit National Coal Museum'''<br>Blaenafon<br>Torfaen NP4 9XP UK<br>Telephone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk]<br>Website: [https://museum.wales/bigpit/ Big Pit National Coal Museum] | Email: [mailto:bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk]<br>Website: [https://museum.wales/bigpit/ Big Pit National Coal Museum] | ||
::Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums. Enjoy a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine with a virtual miner in the Mining Galleries, exhibitions in the Pithead Baths, and Historic colliery buildings. | |||
:Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums | ----- | ||
'''Blaenavon Ironworks'''<br>North Street<br>Blaenavon<br>Torfaen<br>Gwent NP4 9RN UK<br><br>Telephone: 01495 792615<br> | |||
'''Blaenavon Ironworks'''<br>North Street<br>Blaenavon<br>Torfaen<br>Gwent NP4 9RN UK<br>Telephone: 01495 792615<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:blaenavonironworks@wales.gsi.gov.uk blaenavonironworks@wales.gsi.gov.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:blaenavonironworks@wales.gsi.gov.uk blaenavonironworks@wales.gsi.gov.uk]<br> | ||
[http://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/blaenavonironworks/?lang=en Website] | |||
::The best preserved example of an 18 century ironworks in Western Europe and centre of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, nominated by UNESCO. The Ironworks retains its original furnaces, cast houses, and restored ironworkers' cottages. | |||
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'''Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths'''<br>High Street<br>Newport NP18 1AE UK<br><br>Telephone: 1633 422518<br> | |||
:The best preserved example of an 18 century ironworks in Western Europe and centre of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, nominated by UNESCO. The Ironworks retains its original furnaces, cast houses, and restored ironworkers' cottages. | |||
'''Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths'''<br>High Street<br>Newport NP18 1AE UK<br>Telephone: 1633 422518<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:CaerleonFortressBaths@wales.gsi.gov.uk CaerleonFortressBaths@wales.gsi.gov.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:CaerleonFortressBaths@wales.gsi.gov.uk CaerleonFortressBaths@wales.gsi.gov.uk]<br> | ||
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'''Chepstow Museum'''<br>Bridge St<br>Chepstow NP16 5EZ UK<br>Telephone: 1291 625981<br> | '''Chepstow Museum'''<br>Bridge St<br>Chepstow NP16 5EZ UK<br>Telephone: 1291 625981<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk]<br> | ||
[http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/chepstow-museum Website] | |||
::Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. The wine trade, shipbuilding, and salmon fishing are among Chepstow’s many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. Photographs, programmes, and posters recall the pastimes of local people, whilst 18th and 19th century paintings and prints illustrate the everlasting appeal of Chepstow and the Wye Valley to artists and tourists alike. | |||
:Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. The wine trade, shipbuilding, and salmon fishing are among Chepstow’s many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. Photographs, programmes, and posters recall the pastimes of local people, whilst 18th and 19th century paintings and prints illustrate the everlasting appeal of Chepstow and the Wye Valley to artists and tourists alike | ----- | ||
'''Monmouth Museum'''<br>Market Hall<br>Priory Street<br>Monmouth NP25 3XA UK<br><br>Telephone: 1600 710630<br> | |||
'''Monmouth Museum'''<br>Market Hall<br>Priory Street<br>Monmouth NP25 3XA UK<br>Telephone: 1600 710630<br> | Email: [mailto:nelsonmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk nelsonmuseum@monWebsite Monmouth Museum]<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:nelsonmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk nelsonmuseum@ | ::Monmouth Museum is home to a wonderful collection of memorabilia from the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson, including personal letters, pictures, weapons, and commemorative ceramics. There is also a large collection on Monmouth heritage including the only Monmouth Cap in existence. | ||
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'''Newport Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>4 John Frost Square<br>Newport NP20 1PA UK<br><br>Telephone: 1633 656656<br> | |||
:Monmouth Museum is home to a wonderful collection of memorabilia from the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson, including personal letters, pictures, weapons, and commemorative ceramics. There is also a large collection on Monmouth heritage including the only Monmouth Cap in existence. | |||
'''Newport Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>4 John Frost Square<br>Newport NP20 1PA UK<br>Telephone: 1633 656656<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:museum@newport.gov.uk museum@newport.gov.uk]<br> | Email: [mailto:museum@newport.gov.uk museum@newport.gov.uk]<br> | ||
[https://artuk.org/visit/venues/newport-museum-and-art-gallery-6385 Wesite] | |||
::The Newport Museum contains a wealth of superb material from Roman archaeology to natural history. Two notable sections deal with the Chartist uprising and the Roman mosaics at Caerwent. Local history is strongly featured. The Gallery has fascinating collections of historic and contemporary British paintings and an excellent exhibition program. | |||
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For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Gwent was abolished on April 1, 1996 and was divided into the newly created county boroughs of:
- the county of Monmouthshire (which has very different boundaries from the historic county of that name).
- Blaenau Gwent (county borough)
- Islwyn (county borough)
- Newport (county borough)
- Torfaen (county borough)
Gwent Archives
Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
Blaenau Gwent NP23 6AA UK
Telephone: 01495 353363
Email: enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk
Website
Archives Collections
Local Studies Reference Library Collections
Search and copy service
List of Anglican parish registers
List of Catholic registers
List of Non-conformist registers
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Abergavenny Museum
The Castle
Castle Street
Abergavenny NP7 5EE UK
Telephone: 01873 854282
Email: abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk
[http://www.abergavennymuseum.co.uk/ Website
- Abergavenny Museum displays tell the story of this historic market town from prehistory through to the present day.
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Blaenafon
Torfaen NP4 9XP UK
Telephone: 0300 111 2 333
Email: bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk
Website: Big Pit National Coal Museum
- Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums. Enjoy a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine with a virtual miner in the Mining Galleries, exhibitions in the Pithead Baths, and Historic colliery buildings.
Blaenavon Ironworks
North Street
Blaenavon
Torfaen
Gwent NP4 9RN UK
Telephone: 01495 792615
Email: blaenavonironworks@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Website
- The best preserved example of an 18 century ironworks in Western Europe and centre of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, nominated by UNESCO. The Ironworks retains its original furnaces, cast houses, and restored ironworkers' cottages.
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths
High Street
Newport NP18 1AE UK
Telephone: 1633 422518
Email: CaerleonFortressBaths@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Chepstow Museum
Bridge St
Chepstow NP16 5EZ UK
Telephone: 1291 625981
Email: chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Website
- Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. The wine trade, shipbuilding, and salmon fishing are among Chepstow’s many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. Photographs, programmes, and posters recall the pastimes of local people, whilst 18th and 19th century paintings and prints illustrate the everlasting appeal of Chepstow and the Wye Valley to artists and tourists alike.
Monmouth Museum
Market Hall
Priory Street
Monmouth NP25 3XA UK
Telephone: 1600 710630
Email: nelsonmuseum@monWebsite Monmouth Museum
- Monmouth Museum is home to a wonderful collection of memorabilia from the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson, including personal letters, pictures, weapons, and commemorative ceramics. There is also a large collection on Monmouth heritage including the only Monmouth Cap in existence.
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
4 John Frost Square
Newport NP20 1PA UK
Telephone: 1633 656656
Email: museum@newport.gov.uk
Wesite
- The Newport Museum contains a wealth of superb material from Roman archaeology to natural history. Two notable sections deal with the Chartist uprising and the Roman mosaics at Caerwent. Local history is strongly featured. The Gallery has fascinating collections of historic and contemporary British paintings and an excellent exhibition program.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Gwent Archives
Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
Blaenau Gwent NP23 6AA UK
Telephone: 01495 353363
Email: enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk
Website: Gwent Archives
Website #2: Gwent Archives
- Gwent Archives was established in 1938 as the Monmouthshire Record Office, serving the 'old' county of that name. In 1974, following local government reorganisation, it became the Gwent County Record Office. Further local government changes in 1996 divided the county of Gwent into five unitary authorities. Gwent Archives now serves the areas covered by these authorities: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council (former Islwyn Borough area), Monmouthshire County Council, Newport City Council and Torfaen County Borough Council.
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