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Archives and Libraries

Archives

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

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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

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

Tel: 01874 623346
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Newtown Area Library (NEW)
Park Lane
Newtown
SY16 1EJ UK

Tel: 01686 626934
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Llandrindod Wells Library (LLW)
Cefullys Lane
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LD
Tel: 01597 826870
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Museums

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

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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
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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.