Casgliadau Arlein

Merthyr style desk in oak, key hole type, with three drawers above two cupboard doors which each conceal four drawers

Purchased by Dr. Ashdon and used until 1990. Dr. Glyn Ashton (1909-1991) a native of Gladstone Road Barry, of Montgomeryshire parents was one of the foremost Welsh scholars of th 20th century; a teacher, he later became librarian of the Salesbury library at UCSWM, Cardiff; he was also a prolific writer of children's books and fiction in general