Denbighshire Record Office

Ancient Fishery at Colwyn Bay, reprinted from Land & Water of 14 September 1878

collection of almost a thousand glass lantern slides & glass negatives compiles by C.G. Caldecott of Wrexham, c.1900-25, including Belgium, Italy & Japan

photographs of HMS Devonshire, including of crew at Boston, USA, & other ships including SS Olympic, SS Justicia, HMS Busk, SS Matagama, SS City of Rome, USS Mount Vernon, HMS Niobe, c.19

 photographs of annual outings of the Wrexham Peripatetic Club/Society including to Southport, Blackpool & on the SS Tudno, 1907-36

typed ms `The Growth of the North Wales Holiday Resorts' by Norman Tucker, 1953

prospectus for the Victoria Pier & Pavilion Co., Colwyn Bay, 1899

poster advertising attractions on Colwyn Bay Pavilion pier during a solar eclipse, 29 June 1927

critical appreciation of book on voyages of Lord Anson, c.1750

journal of a visit to France & Italy, 1784-5, sailing from Dover

letter of Henry Zouch, India, to an unknown relation referring to voyage to India via South Africa, 1790

journal of an excursion through North Wales, 1808

journal of a tour from Dublin to London via Holyhead, 1822

letters from John Roberts to his family of Gwyddelwern, 1837-60, in Welsh & English, including references to Crimean war, 1855, shipwreck in the Red Sea, 1859

letters of John Brinkley to his sister Sarah, with news of his voyage onboard the Minden from England to India, 1850

two letters from J.N. Dyne to Edmund Park-Yates, Sandiway, regarding his life onboard ship to Lisbon & comments on conditions in Brazil, 1876-7

letter of unknown writer to William Johnson of Wrexham regarding travel to Gibraltar, Malta, Barbary Coast & India, 28 January 1883

pocket notebook containing diary of a journey to India, c.1884

letter of Charles W.A. Law, Alexandria to C.M.E. Brinkley, Brighton regarding voyage, 1884

travel diaries, possibly written by David Williams of Denbigh to Newhaven, Brighton, northern France & Belgium, c.1889 & to Lynton, Bideford, Bude, Kilkhampton, Padstow, Land's End & the Isles of Scilly, c.1910

travel diary by Edwin John & Emma Maria Reynolds of Manchester of holiday in North Wales, 1890

letter of Charles M.E. Brinkley, Queenstown, to Evelyn Hutton, Bath, regarding voyage to Ireland, April 1891

diary written by L.S. Williams onboard RMS Umbria, 1893

letters of Kitty Brinkley to her mother Mrs Brinkley, Abbotsleigh, regarding her voyage to South Africa onboard the Arundel Castle, 1896

letters of Charles M.E. Brinkley to his wife, Bath, relating to his voyage on SS Arabia from India, 1900, & voyage to Madeira, 1903

account by G. Davies to Mrs Park Yates of Ince of a voyage to Japan via Naples, Algiers, Port Said, Suez, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai & Hanchow, 1908

letter of Joyce P. Turner Wilson to her cousin Julia with an account of her voyage to Canada, 15 June 1911

diaries & reminiscences of Arthur David Foulkes-Roberts, 1915-51, including coastal defence service at Happisburgh, Mundesley & Palling, co. Norfolk, 1916, holidays at Clovelly, 1931, Ilfracombe, 1932, Orkneys & Skye, 1932-3, Norfolk,

diaries of David Swynford Foulkes-Roberts including entries on seaside entertainments at Rhyl & Prestatyn, 1911, Grand Review of the Fleet, Portsmouth, 1924, hovercraft service at Rhyl, 1962-4

three glass slides of menus onboard Cunard Line ships, 21 September - 7 October 1922

typed reminiscences of a visit by J.W. Williams of Ponciau & Cyril O. Jones, solicitor of Wrexham, to a visit to New York onboard SS Media from Liverpool, 20 - 31 August 1950

accounts of proceeds of sale of work towards the soldiers & sailors held at Waen C.M. chapel by the North Wales Womens' Temperance Branch, 1917-19

diary of Edward Griffith on his voyage to Gibraltar & while stationed there, 1859

description of the royal fleet, 29 June 1666

two letters of William Heaton onboard the Adelaide, troop ship, to his mother with account of voyage to Bermuda, February - March 1862

circulars of Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd stores, 1910

photograph of US Marines depositing their standards at St Giles church, Wrexham, 1945

photograph of HMS Sabre, c.1960

letters regarding naval training & submarine service, 1900-32

bundle of letters from Hugh Heaton to his parents regarding naval training at Dartmouth & Osbourne, 1906-9

three volumes of minutes of business transacted by R.S. Heaton when a clerk in the Admiralty, 1761-2

letter from Prince Louis Battenburg regarding retirement from the navy & emigration of Midshipman Hobkirk to Australia, 30 June 1884

letters of Hugh Edward Heaton to his parents Col. & Mrs Wilfred Heaton with references to naval training, service on submarines in Malta & the Dardanelles, 1900-32

letters regarding naval career of Sir Alexander Dixie, 1909-10

letters of Hugh Edward Heaton to his brother W.J. Heaton including news of ship life during wartime, c.1914-32

appointment of sub-lieutenant to HMS Adamant, 1915

file of papers regarding naval career of Hugh Edward Heaton, c.1920-1

letters written by Corporal W.S. Davies to his mother & family in Brymbo, including from Singapore, India & onboard ship, 1940-2

bundle of correspondence regarding bonds of Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, 1859

correspondence including regarding Ellesmere Port sewerage scheme, 20c

plans of piers & docks, 1864-1910

bundle of correspondence & papers, including estimates & plants, concerning construction of a tramway & storage bins on the wharf, Porthmadog, for Caernarfonshire Granite Quarries Ltd, 1902

the River Dee

petition of the Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of Wrexham to the House of Lords regarding the Dee Conservancy Bill, 1889

misc. papers relating to the River Dee Fishery Board, Dee & Clwyd River Board, & Dee & Clwyd River Authority, 1942-9, 1951, 1970-80

deeds regarding Skerries lighthouse, Anglesey, 1756, 1788

personal & general letters of Sir William Lowther of Leeds, 1687-1705, including 263, reference to shipwreck of Mr Greenswood, c.1694

two letters of A. Brinkley, Cove to her husband Revd John Brinkley with news of two shipwrecks in storms, 27 February 1827

letter of E. Wynne Griffith, Gibraltar, to his mother with news of the shipwreck of the Sumpter, 19 April 1862

correspondence regarding Richard Edwards, crewman of the Loch Laggon, sailing ship lost in 1874, 1950

note signed by Capt. James Watkinson regarding notes for passage & ship's provisions, 1818

letter of John Brinkley, Kingstown to his daugher Sarah with news that he has seen the Great Britain, early nineteenth century

letter of Thomas & Mary Parry, Bwlchgwyn to Ebeneezer & Sarah Parry, Australia, with reference to safe arrival of ship, 6 November 1852

colour advertisement for sailings of the Rhos-Colwyn, steamer, c.1911

extract from adjustment & apportionment of recovery applying to cargo following to collision of SS Graphic with SS Balsam in Belfast Lough which occurred on 3 June 1923, 30 September 1927

papers concerning the Clio, industrial training ship, 1880-87, including annual reports, 1879, 1882-4, 1886-7

three bundles of share certificates in the St George Steam Packet Navigation Company & papers regarding its dissolution, 1834-5, 1842-4

printed list of the Directors of the East India Company, 1855

out-letter book of Sir William Lowther of Leeds relating to cloth trade, 1649, 1653; at back cloth & sugar trading accounts, including accounts of Rotterdam voyages, 1641-7

correspondence & quantities of slates shipped onboard the Phoenix at Foryd, 1754-8

page from an account book of freight charge for Chester boats, 1807

letter of John Gibson, Rome, to Joseph Ablett, with reference to shipping arrangements for statue to London via Leghorn, 18 June 1834