Scrapbooks of photographs, notes and press cuttings, 1862-1992, relating to Penrhyn-coch and to St John's Church; an essay by Florrie Hamer's aunt, Sarah Ann Hamer, concerning the history of St John's, 1897; accounts and balance sheets, 1930-1988, of St John's Church; undated notes relating to the Church and to Penrhyn-coch, [1909x1989]; notebook, 1925-1931, of Daniel Hamer; and letters, 1964-1965, to Florrie Hamer concerning Plas Tanybwlch, Aberystwyth.
Florrie Hamer Papers,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 FLOMER
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls003844781(alternative) ANW
- Dates of Creation
- 1862-1992 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English, Welsh.
- Physical Description
- 0.068 cubic metres (7 boxes, 1 volume)
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Miss Flora ('Florrie') Hamer (1903-94) was born in Bow Street, Cardiganshire, moving to Penrhyn-coch at the age of six. Her grandfather, Daniel Hamer, was a builder and songwriter who built St John's Church, Penrhyn-coch. Florrie Hamer was a member of St John's Church and, for 60 years, a Sunday School teacher. She was interested in local history and in the gentry houses of Cardiganshire, including Plas Tanybwlch. She died on 26 March 1994.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following: St John's Church, Penrhyn-coch; and miscellaneous papers.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Miss Agnes Morgan, Penrhyn-coch, 1995.
Note
Miss Flora ('Florrie') Hamer (1903-94) was born in Bow Street, Cardiganshire, moving to Penrhyn-coch at the age of six. Her grandfather, Daniel Hamer, was a builder and songwriter who built St John's Church, Penrhyn-coch. Florrie Hamer was a member of St John's Church and, for 60 years, a Sunday School teacher. She was interested in local history and in the gentry houses of Cardiganshire, including Plas Tanybwlch. She died on 26 March 1994.
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the summary list is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1995, p. 34, at the National Library of Wales. The list is available online.
Archivist's Note
May 2003
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries, 1995; NLW Index to Welsh Obituaries (1994).
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Additional Information
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