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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

• Powys County Libraries

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Brecon Library (Y Gaer)
Glamorgan Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7DW UK

Email: ygaer@powys.gov.uk
Tel: 01874 623346
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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.

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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.

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Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower
Crickhowell, NP8 1RF UK

Telephone: 03000 252239
Email: Tretowercourt@gov.wales
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This wonderful group of medieval buildings is one of the most rewarding discoveries in Wales.