Kevin,
It's also available for a free download from Google Books, including the
pictures -- and it's searchable online.
They also have the history of Llangurig.
Take care,
Rick
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Kevin Mantle
<kevin(a)kmantle.wanadoo.co.uk>wrote:
Rick,
Thanks. Yes 'A Municipal History' is the most expensive book I have ever
bought! But it was worth it for the portraits of Richard and his son
(another Mayor but not my ancestor). I have seen the originals. One of the
farmers in Llanidloes still has them.
Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Reese" <richardadrianreese(a)gmail.com>
To: <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Cwmbelan questions & greetings
>
> Kevin,
>
> A Municipal History of Llanidloes lists the town's mayors. On page 116,
> Richard is mentioned as being mayor from 1849 to 1850:
>
> 1849-1850 - Richard Holmes came to Llanidloes through the influence of
> Charles Cole the manufacturer, of Glanclywedog. He ran a factory at
> Cwmbelan for carding and slubbing for the townspeople.
>
> Take care,
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powys-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Mantle
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:21 AM
> To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Cwmbelan questions & greetings
>
> At some stage my ancestor, Richard Holmes, owned Cwmbelan Mill. Also
> Titley's at Pompren(sic).
>
> There was an article about the Browns and Holmes in either Cronicl Powys
> of
> Montgomeryshire FHS.
>
> Kevin Mantle
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Reese" <richardadrianreese(a)gmail.com>
> To: <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 1:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Cwmbelan questions & greetings
>
>
>>
>> Alison,
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Have the textile industries in Lancashire and Yorkshire passed their
>> peak?
>>
>> I grew up near Detroit, which is busy returning to forest.
>>
>> I've been reading the history of Llangurig and the history of
>> Llanidlioes,
>> which are available free via Google Books. The land has a rich and
>> colorful
>> past!
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: powys-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
>> Behalf Of Alison Bryan
>> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 4:35 AM
>> To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
>> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Cwmbelan questions & greetings
>>
>> Hi Rick
>>
>> I live in Llanidloes.
>>
>>> When was the factory in Cwmbelan built?
>>
>> No idea. Try asking the Llanidloes Museum:
>>
http://www.llanidloes.com/llanidloes_museum/
>>
>>> When did it change from a flannel mill to a carpenter shop?
>>
>> Sorry I can't answer this one either.
>>
>>> I presume that the flannel business in Cwmbelan was ruined by
>>> competition
>>> from the larger mills in England, which could make clothe more cheaply.
>>
>> There was a major flannel mill in Llanidloes, Newtown etc. So you
>> don't need to go as far away as England for competition; in the first
>> instance.
>>
>> These people might have more information (Newtown based):
>>
http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=2116l but they're closed until
>> May. I think Llanidloes Museum has some stuff on the woollen
>> industries too, just I haven't been in there for a while.
>>
>>> Are woolen fabrics still a major industry in Powys, or have they been
>>> replaced by cotton and synthetics?
>>
>> Sure we lag, but not quite that much! Yep we use textiles /
>> synthetics, but usually imported. The major industry for this area in
>> recent times was Laura Ashley .... first factory in Carno, also
>> factories in Llanidloes, Newtown, Machynlleth. Sadly, the company has
>> now moved out of the area (its cheaper to manufacture abroad).
>>
>> I am unware of major woollen industries in this area, but how long is
>> a piece of string? Of course there's still farmers, there's the
>> tannery. There may be individual small scale woollen craftwork, but
>> nothing on the scale of times past.
>>
>> Note: we export Welsh wool, and import our wool from New Zealand!
>> That's crazy, and to me a waste of oil (peak oil, will eventually
>> reverse this practice).
>>
>>> Are the hills still covered with sheep, or is that era over?
>>
>> Sheep galore, don't think it'll ever change. The upland regions of
>> Wales aren't much good for a lot else. It rains a lot around here!
>>
>> Alison
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