11 photographs of paintings of Nefyn ships, namely :
Nefyn, situated on the southern coast of the Lleyn peninsula, is only one town of many in north Wales where ships were built. According to David Thomas in Llongau Sir Gaernarfon, Nefyn, between 1789 and 1810 nearly stopped building ships altogether, probably because of a shortage of timber. No information regarding the ships in this collection was available at time of compilation of description.
No apparent system of arrangement but items incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
Open to all users.
Donated by Henry Parry of Nefyn, Caernarfonshire.
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, April 2002
An item level typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 23657-23667
Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.
