The British Library today announced the winner of their Hidden Treasures
search for documents in libraries around the UK.
This one was in the final five but did not win so I think that means it will
not be added to their Turning The Pages site.
Wales: The Diaries of William Sear ell of Beddgeleart, Caernarfonshire
1844-46.
This is a fascinating first-hand account of life in rural Caernarfonshire in
the middle of the 19th century, as experienced by an unusually observant
14-year-old.
The Diaries of William Searall of Beddgelert, Caernarfonshire, 1844-1846
(entered by Conwy County Borough Council: Libraries, Information & Culture
Service) - begun when the author was 14 and providing vivid and unique
insights into mid-nineteenth century Welsh rural life;
There is picture of a couple of pages in the BBC Radio 4 Today programme
website. There is not much on the British Library site at the moment about
the result.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/galleries/2380/4/#gallery2380
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS