Acid Free: Stories from North East Wales Archives
By North East Wales Archives
Here at North East Wales Archives we hold thousands of historic records documenting the local area spanning nearly 900 years. The earliest document we currently hold is dated 1138 and we collect items right up to the current day.
Join our archivists and featured guests as we take a closer look at the people and stories from our collections and bring fascinating stories from our records to life.
Acid Free: Stories from North East Wales ArchivesMar 14, 2024
Beyond Ink and Paper: The Welsh Bibles Collection
Join Bethan Hughes and Hedd ap Emlyn as they discuss the background of the recently acquired Welsh Bibles Collection at North East Wales Archives.
In this episode of Acid Free, Bethan and Hedd investigate the origins of the collection, the different ways various bibles came to be collected and the significance of the collection for North East Wales.
This episode is conducted in Welsh; however, you can read the full transcript in English here
Music: The Long Way Home by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
A Rogue’s Gallery: Victorian Criminals in North East Wales
Join us as we delve into the lives of Victorian criminals, discussing photographs used by the police, types of punishment and prisons in the late nineteenth century.
This episode of Acid Free focusses on two unassuming leather bound volumes in our collections known as the “Mug Shot Books” featuring photographs of convicted criminals alongside physical descriptions and details of their crimes. The majority of criminals featured were convicted in Ruthin, although a proportion were convicted elsewhere. They were put together by Superintendent J. Bradshaw and the police would have used them to identify felons with connections to North Wales.
Our guest for this podcast is Richard Ireland.
Richard Ireland taught in the Law Department at Aberystwyth University for 40 years before retiring, specialising in the history of crime and punishment. He has written many articles and a number of books on the subject, including Land of White Gloves? A History of Crime and Punishment in Wales. He has also made several appearances on radio and television, including a piece for BBC 1's The One Show on criminal photography, filmed in Ruthin Gaol.
Richard is interviewed by our Community Engagement Officer, Katie.
Music: No.3 Morning Folk Song - Esther Abrami