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| ::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.] | | ::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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| '''Llanfair Caereinion Library'''<br>The Institute<br>Llanfair Caereinion, Powys SY21 0RY UK<br>Telephone: 01938 811028<br>
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| Email: [mailto:llanfair.library@powys.gov.uk llanfair.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1467/Llanfair-Caereinion-Library Llanfair Caereinion Library]
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| '''Llanfyllin Library'''<br>Youth and Community Centre<br>Llanfyllin, Powys SY22 5BB UK<br>Telephone: 01691 648794<br>
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| Email: [mailto:llanfyllin.library@powys.gov.uk llanfyllin.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1468/Llanfyllin-Library Llanfyllin Library]
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| '''Llanidloes Library'''<br>Llanidloes Town Hall<br>Great Oak Street<br>Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6BN UK<br>Telephone: 01686 412855<br>
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| Email: [mailto:llanidloes.library@powys.gov.uk llanidloes.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1470/Llanidloes-Library Llanidloes Library]
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| '''Machynlleth Library'''<br>Maengwyn Street<br>Machynlleth, Powys SY20 8DY UK<br>Telephone: 01654 702322<br>
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| Email: [mailto:machynlleth.library@powys.gov.uk machynlleth.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1472/Machynlleth-Library Machynlleth Library]
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| '''Montgomery Library'''<br>Arthur Street<br>Montgomery, Powys SY15 6RA UK<br>Telephone: 01686 668937<br>
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| Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1474/Montgomery-Library Montgomery Library]
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| '''Newtown Library'''<br>Park Lane<br>Newtown, Powys SY16 1EJ UK<br>Telephone: 01686 626934<br>
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| Email: [mailto:newtown.library@powys.gov.uk newtown.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1475/Newtown-Library Newtown Library]
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| '''Welshpool Library'''<br>Brook Street<br>Welshpool, Powys SY21 7PH UK<br>Telephone: 01938 553001<br>
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| Email: [mailto:welshpool.library@powys.gov.uk welshpool.library@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1493/Welshpool-Library Welshpool Library]
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| == Museums ==
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| '''Llanidloes Museum'''<br>Town Hall<br>6 Great Oak Street<br>Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6BN UK<br>Telephone: 01938 554656<br>
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| Email: [mailto:powysland.museum@powys.gov.uk powysland.museum@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=905&L=0 Llanidloes Museum]
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| :The museum depicts the history of the Borough of Llanidloes during the last 300 years. Exhibits include a recreated Victorian kitchen, parlour, and gentleman’s study.
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| '''Newtown Textile Museum (Amgueddfa Wehyddu'r Drenewydd)'''<br>5-7 Commercial St<br>Newtown SY16 2BL UK<br>Telephone: 1686 622024<br>
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| Email: [mailto:admin@newtowntextilemuseum.co.uk admin@newtowntextilemuseum.co.uk]<br>Website: [https://newtowntextilemuseum.co.uk/ Newtown Textile Museum]
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| :The Textile Museum in Newtown - just over the bridge into Commercial Street gives visitors a chance to see how the handloom weavers of the mid-19th century lived and worked. The block which houses the Museum was built in the 1830s as a hand-loom weaving factory, the looms occupying the third and fourth floor above three pairs of back-to-back cottages on the lower floors. Newtown's development into a centre of industry is described through exhibits in the former cottages, while on the top two floors the story of fleece to flannel is illustrated by looms and spinning wheels, alongside displays of related industries and influential local people such as Pryce Jones.
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| '''Old Bell Museum'''<br>Arthur Street<br>Montgomery, Powys SY15 6RA UK<br>Telephone: 01686 668313/01686 669940<br>
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| Email: [mailto:curator@oldbellmuseum.org.uk curator@oldbellmuseum.org.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk/ Old Bell Museum]
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| :The Old Bell, a 16th century inn, has been converted into a local history museum by Montgomery Civic Society. Eleven rooms house displays illustrating the long social and civic history of the ancient County Town of Montgomeryshire. There are permanent exhibitions relating to the medieval and Norman castles and their archaeological excavations with excellent scale models of both. Two rooms are devoted to the Workhouse and the Cambrian Railways. A small room in the museum has been restored to demonstrate the various methods of construction in this half timbered building.
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| '''Powysland Museum'''<br>Canal Wharf<br>Welshpool, Powys SY21 7AQ UK<br>Telephone: 01938 554656<br>
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| Email: [mailto:powysland.museum@powys.gov.uk powysland.museum@powys.gov.uk]<br>
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| Website: [http://www.powys.gov.uk/en/museums/visit-your-local-museum/powysland-museum/ Powysland Museum]
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| :Powysland Museum illustrates the archaeology and social history of Montgomeryshire from the earliest prehistoric settlers to the 20th century. It’s housed in a renovated and restored warehouse beside the Montgomery Canal.
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| == Archives ==
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| '''Powys Archives'''<br> Unit 29<br>Ddole Road Enterprise Park<br>Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF UK<br>Telephone: 01597 826088<br>
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| Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1870/Find-archives--local-records Powys Archives]
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| :The Powys County Archives Office serves as the official repository for the records of the current county of Powys (established in 1974) and the three incorporated former counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire.
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| {{Place|Montgomeryshire}} | | {{Place|Montgomeryshire}} |