South Wales Baptist College Records

Papers relating to South Wales Baptist College, 1805-[c.1970], including letters, 1877-1910.

The Baptist College began when Abergavenny Academy was founded in 1807, in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire by the Rev. Micah Thomas (1778-1853) who acted as president until 1835. In 1836, a new college was opened in Pontypool, Monmouthshire. In 1893, the college was removed to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where a hostel in Richmond Road, previously used for women students attending the university was acquired. The College students were able to attend Cardiff University (formerly University College of Wales Cardiff). The South Wales Baptist College continued to educate Baptist ministers throughout the 20th century.

Arranged chronologically

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Deposited by Miss A. C. Rees, Pandy, Monmouthshire. Additional deposit made in 1978.

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Gwent Record Office, Miscellaneous papers relating to the South Wales Baptist College etc., catalogue; GENUKI:Wales, www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/index.html#ChurchHistory, viewed 14 February 2006.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Gwent Record Office.

Usual copyright regulations apply.

All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.

Accruals are not expected

Further related records are NLW, South Wales Baptist College Records and Glamorgan Record Office, South Wales Baptist College, Cardiff.