Papers of D. Moelwyn Williams relating to Bala Junction station, 1951-1964, comprising British Railways instruction book, 1951; Bala Junction papers, 1960, 1964; and notice, 1963; and poetry manuscript, Detholiad o Gerddi a Sonedau, 1974.
D. Moelwyn Williams, Archives
This material is held atGwynedd Archives Service - Meirionnydd Record Office / Gwasanaeth Archifau Gwynedd, Archifdy Meirionnydd
- Reference
- GB 220 Z/M/1137
- Dates of Creation
- 1951-1974
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Welsh
- Physical Description
- Not provided
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
D. Moelwyn Williams, (fl. 1951-1974), of Corwen, Merionethshire, published a collection of poetry, Detholiad o Gerddi a Sonedau; he also collected a group of papers relating to Bala railway station. Bala Junction Station was opened in 1882, for passengers using the Llangollen line for Bala Town and/or Blaneau Festiniog. The Bala Junction to Bala was closed in 1964 due to flooding, and officially closed 1965.
Arrangement
Original order maintained.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Deposited by D. Moelwyn Williams, Corwen, 1st March 1974
Note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Meirionnydd Archives, Miscellaneous Collection (Dolgellau), D. Moelwyn Williams, Esq. Archives; Southern, Dave, Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog (Stockport, 1995); The Conwy valley line (www.penmorfa.com) viewed 16th November 2004. It is not clear whether this is the same D. Moelwyn Williams as David Moelwyn Williams ('David Moelwyn').
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