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Archives[edit | edit source]

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
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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[edit | edit source]

Brecon Area Library (BRE)
Ship Street
Brecon
LD3 9AE UK

Tel: 01874 623346
Fax:
Email:

Newtown Area Library (NEW)
Park Lane
Newtown
SY16 1EJ UK

Tel: 01686 626934
Fax:
Email:

Llandrindod Wells Library (LLW)
Cefullys Lane
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LD
Tel: 01597 826870
Fax:
Email:

Museums[edit | edit source]

Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery
Watton Mount Offices
Brecon, Powys LD3 7DF UK
Telephone: 01874 624121
Email: brecknock.museum@powys.gov.uk
Website

Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery is one of the finest and liveliest small museums in Wales. First established in 1928 by the Brecknock Society, it occupies an historic building at the heart of an outstandingly attractive area with a rich and varied past. It offers fascinating glimpses of this past.

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.

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 == Libraries ==
+'''Brecon Area Library (BRE)'''<br>
-'''Brecon Library'''<br>Ship Street<br>Brecon, Powys LD3 9AE UK<br>Telephone: 01874 623346<br>Email: [mailto:brecon.library@powys.gov.uk brecon.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+Ship Street<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1201/Brecon-Library Brecon Library]
+Brecon<br>
+LD3 9AE UK<br>
-'''Builth Wells Library'''<br>Antur Gwy<br>Park Road<br>Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3BA UK<br>Telephone: 01982 552722<br>Email: [mailto:builth.library@powys.gov.uk builth.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1411/Builth-Wells-Library Builth Wells Library]
+Tel: 01874 623346<br>
+Fax:<br>
-'''Crickhowell Library'''<br>Silver Street<br>Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1BJ UK<br>Telephone: 01873 810856<br>Email: [mailto:crickhowell.library@powys.gov.uk crickhowell.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+Email:<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1455/Crickhowell-Library Crickhowell Library]
+----
+'''Newtown Area Library (NEW)'''<br>
-'''Hay Library'''<br>Chancery Lane<br>Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5BL UK<br>Telephone: 01497 820847<br>Email: [mailto:hay.library@powys.gov.uk hay.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+Park Lane<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1461/Hay-Library Hay Library]
+Newtown<br>
+SY16 1EJ UK<br>
-'''Llanwrtyd Library'''<br>Ysgol Dolafon C.P.<br>Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys LD5 4RA UK<br>Telephone: 01591 610657<br>Email: [mailto:llanwrtyd.library@powys.gov.uk llanwrtyd.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1471/Llanwrtyd-Library Llanwrtyd Library]
+Tel: 01686 626934<br>
+Fax:<br>
-'''Talgarth Library'''<br>Ysgol y Mynydd Du<br>Hay Road<br>Talgarth, Powys LD3 0DQ UK<br>Telephone: 07970 220369<br>Email: [mailto:talgarth.library@powys.gov.uk talgarth.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+Email:<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1489/Talgarth-Library Talgarth Library]
+-----
+'''Llandrindod Wells Library (LLW)'''<br>
-'''Ystradgynlais Library'''<br>Temperance Street<br>Ystradgynlais, Powys SA9 1JJ  UK<br>Telephone: 01639 845353<br>Email: [mailto:ystrad.library@powys.gov.uk ystrad.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>
+Cefullys Lane<br>
-Website: [http://powys-prod.storm50.com/article/1498/Ystradgynlais-Library Ystradgynlais Library]
+Llandrindod Wells<br>
+LD1 5LD<br>
+Tel: 01597 826870<br>
+Fax:<br>
+Email:<br>
 == Museums ==