Radnorshire Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Powys County Public Records Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park Llandrindod, LD1 6DF UK Email: archive@powys.gov.uk Phone: 01597 826088 Website Online Catalog Records We Hold
 * Parish and Nonconformist Records

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 * Powys Public Record Office, also known as Powys Archives, is the official storage area for the records of the people and establishments of the county of Powysincluding which is comprised of Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, and Breconshire. Our collections date from the fourteenth century.

Libraries

 * Powys County Libraries

Museums
The Radnorshire Museum Temple Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL UK Telephone: 01597 824513 Email: [mailto:radmus@powys.gov.uk radmus@powys.gov.uk] Website: Radnorshire Museum Website #2: The Radnorshire Museum


 * The museum’s collection covers archaeology, geology, palaeontology, fine art, and social history, telling the county's story from prehistoric times onwards. Its exhibits include a carved stone sheela-na-gig (a pre-Norman fertility symbol) discovered during renovation at the Old Parish Church. It has a permanent display about the Victorian diarist Francis Kilvert.

Rhayader Museum and Gallery (Amgueddfa ac Oriel Rhaeadr Gwy) East Street Rhayader LL6 5ER UK Telephone: 01597 810561 Email: [mailto:museum@carad.org.uk museum@carad.org.uk] Website: Rhayader Museum and Gallery Website #2: Rhayader Museum and Gallery


 * Rhayader Museum and Gallery has been described as a little gem. There is a strong focus on the history of the local area, including the Cambrian Mountains and the Elan Valley.