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A waybill was completed for each load, and this book is a unique record of what late 19th-century residents of the Valley consumed from the outside world: from boots and bricks to gunpowder and quarrying tools.

Here, all traffic going up the Ceiriog Valley from Gledrid Wharf on the Ellesmere Canal and Preesgweene Railway Station was recorded and weighed before continuing its journey to Glyn Ceiriog.

You can read the Introductory Guide Digital Preservation for Small Businesses here:
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This year’s theme, Why Preserve?, invites us to reflect on why digital preservation matters.
Strong record-keeping and digital preservation practices are central to good information management and for securing the cultural heritage of businesses regardless of their size.

Keep an eye out for the BBC documentary about Richard Burton, which will include material from the Richard Burton archive collection 📃due to be broadcast late 2025

The resource is available in the following languages:
British Sign Language
Welsh
English
This project was funded by the Welsh Government via the Archives and Records Council Wales grants scheme.