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Record Office
Monmouthshire Record Office Gwent Archives Steelworks Road Ebbw Vale Blaenau Gwent NP23 6AA UK Telephone: 01495 353363 Email: [mailto:enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk] Website: Monmouthshire Record Office


 * Monmouthshire Record Office was established in 1938, but became part of Gwent County Archive due to local government reorganisation in 1974. The county was divided into five unitary authorities in 1996. It became known as Gwent Archives in 2011, moving to a new site in Ebbw Vale.

Libraries
Abergavenny Library Baker St Abergavenny NP7 5BD UK Telephone: 01873 735980 Email: [mailto:abergavennylibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk abergavennylibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Abergavenny Library

Caldicot Community Hub Woodstock Way Caldicot NP26 5DB UK Telephone: 01291 426425 Email: [mailto:caldicotlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk caldicotlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Caldicot Community Hub

Chepstow Library Manor Way Chepstow NP16 5HZ UK Telephone: 01291 635730 Email: [mailto:chepstowlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk chepstowlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Chepstow Library

Gilwern Library Common Road Gilwern NP7 0DS UK Telephone: 01873 833055 Email: [mailto:gilwernlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk gilwernlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Gilwern Library

Monmouth Community Hub Rolls Hall Whitecross St Monmouth NP25 3BY UK Telephone: 01600 775215 Email: [mailto:monmouthlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk monmouthlibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Monmouth Community Hub

Usk Community Hub 35 Maryport St Usk NP15 1AE UK Telephone: 01291 426888 Email: [mailto:usklibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk usklibrary@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Usk Community Hub

Museums
Abergavenny Museum The Castle Castle Street Abergavenny NP7 5EE UK Telephone: 01873 854282 Email: [mailto:abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk abergavennymuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Abergavenny Museum


 * Abergavenny Museum is set in the grounds of a 'ruined' Norman Castle, where you can enjoy a picnic during the summer and a brisk walk on colder days. The museum building was formerly a hunting lodge built by the Marquess of Abergavenny. The displays tell the story of this historic market town from prehistory through to the present day. The displays are on several levels, with some help most areas are accessible to wheelchair users.

Chepstow Museum Bridge St Chepstow NP16 5EZ UK Telephone: 1291 625981 Email: [mailto:chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Chepstow Museum


 * Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. The wine trade, shipbuilding, and salmon fishing are among Chepstow’s many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. Photographs, programmes, and posters recall the pastimes of local people, whilst 18th and 19th century paintings and prints illustrate the everlasting appeal of Chepstow and the Wye Valley to artists and tourists alike. The Museum is just across the road from Chepstow Castle in an elegant 18th century house built by a prosperous Chepstow merchant family.

Monmouth Museum Market Hall Priory Street Monmouth NP25 3XA UK Telephone: 1600 710630 Email: [mailto:nelsonmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk nelsonmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk] Website: Monmouth Museum


 * Monmouth Museum is home to a wonderful collection of memorabilia from the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson, including personal letters, pictures, weapons, and commemorative ceramics. There is also a large collection on Monmouth heritage including the only Monmouth Cap in existence.

Archives
Gwent Archives Steelworks Road Ebbw Vale Blaenau Gwent NP23 6AA UK Telephone: 01495 353363 Email: [mailto:enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk enquiries@gwentarchives.gov.uk] Website: Gwent Archives Website #2: Gwent Archives


 * Gwent Archives was established in 1938 as the Monmouthshire Record Office, serving the 'old' county of that name. In 1974, following local government reorganisation, it became the Gwent County Record Office. Further local government changes in 1996 divided the county of Gwent into five unitary authorities. Gwent Archives now serves the areas covered by these authorities: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council (former Islwyn Borough area), Monmouthshire County Council, Newport City Council and Torfaen County Borough Council.