Priory Foundry, Carmarthen, Archive

Two letters from the depositor containing reminiscences of the foundry which was operated by her Great-Grandfather and his brother and then by her Great-Uncles, from c.1860 until the late nineteenth century. Enclosed with the letters are modern copies of two photographs of Mr. and Mrs. T. Jones and his brother, known as "Nuncul", the proprietors. Mrs. Back also enclosed a colour photograph of the Dyfed Archaeological Trust~ dig for roman ruins behind 110 Priory Street [in progress when she visited the site] and one of the front door of no.110. September 1983

The Priory Foundry, 110 Priory Street, Carmarthen, was run from c. 1860 to the late 19th century, by Mr T. Jones and his brother, and later by his sons. His great-granddaughter, Mrs I. Back, of Mancot, Deeside, Clwyd, possessed copies of photographs of T. Jones and others, and wrote reminiscences in the 1980s. In 1983, Dyfed Archaeological Trust conducted an excavation of Roman remains behind 110 Priory Street.

Arranged chronologically

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Acc No: 6357.

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Compiled by Richard Burman for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: Carmarthenshire Archives Service, Business Records.

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Deposited by T. Jones' Great-Granddaughter, Mrs I. Back, Mancot, Deeside, Clwyd, 1985.

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau / Accruals are not expected