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10/19/2021
The Royal Commission is one of twenty-two UK partners who have been successful in receiving an award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) t ...
10/08/2021
The RCAHMW Library and Search Room within the National Library of Wales, 2021. Introduction In 1908 the RCAHMW was established under Royal Wa ...
10/06/2021
As a result of Andrew Carnegie’s impressive generosity, by the start of the 20th century, many Welsh towns had striking buildings where people flocked to ...
10/04/2021
Wales has a long and fascinating literary history. However, prior to the advent of the modern public library, Wales’s manuscripts and books were held in ...
09/30/2021
Thursday 30th September is the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) ‘World Maritime Day 2021’. Their theme for this year is ‘Seafarers: At t ...
09/29/2021
Talk by Louise Barker at 5pm, 7 October 2021 On 28 July 2021 The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The s ...
09/24/2021
The death was announced last week of Sir Clive Sinclair (1940–2021), the inventor. We have all heard of the Sinclair C5 an "electrically assisted pedal c ...
09/21/2021
On World Alzheimer's Day we wanted to tell you about the latest additions to the Memory Archive, which we have created with People’s Collection Wales. Th ...
09/16/2021
‘Hanes Tŷ ar y Mynydd / The Story of a House on a Hill’ exhibition is being shown in the Piazza Gallery window at Aberystwyth Arts Centre until 11 October ...
09/14/2021
Archive Number: 6430556Carving on bench in St Mark's Church, Brithdir. Many people will tell you that one of the joys of archive resear ...
09/07/2021
Wall hanging, Big Pit by the Mad Mountain Stitchers, inspired by images from the Royal Commission’s archives Pit Bottom and River Arch, Big Pit Arc no ...
09/01/2021
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is looking to recruit 2 new posts to join the team on the European Funded CHERISH Project ...
08/26/2021
Join Jon Dollery, our maps expert, for our next free online talk ‘Mapping the Maps & Bounding the Boundaries: A new approach for the digitisation of ...
08/23/2021
Slavery was an integral part of the early modern economy, deeply linked with local, national and international economic activities, including in Wales. The ...
07/29/2021
Japanese anime is a very popular film genre both in Japan and increasingly across the world. It has its origins in the very visual culture of Japan where p ...
07/28/2021
Earlier today, we were delighted by the announcement that UNESCO has designated the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales as the latest World Heritage Site. T ...
07/27/2021
When thinking of Wales’s built heritage, the twentieth century might not immediately come to mind. In a previous blog by Susan Fielding, (Senior Investig ...
07/26/2021
We will once again be joining our partners in the heritage sector to celebrate this year’s Eisteddfod AmGen online through the Y Lle Hanes Facebook ...
07/19/2021
This year, the Royal Welsh Show will be a virtual event rather than being held at the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, because of Covid-19 restricti ...
07/13/2021
This year’s theme for the Council of British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology is ‘Exploring Local Places’. On Thursday 22 July at 5pm, Medw ...
07/08/2021
Dr Julian Whitewright Senior Investigator (Maritime) On 14 June 2021, I joined the RCAHMW to work on the maritime aspects of Wales’s heritage. During ...
07/02/2021
Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are presently unable to share our list of n ...
06/08/2021
Bryn Trillyn (the hill of the three lakes) is located in the heart of the Hiraethog mountains in Denbighshire. It’s also the name of an old tavern built arou ...
05/29/2021
Welsh chapels are arguably the most iconic buildings in Wales, but also one of the building types most at threat from closure, dereliction, and demolition. Fro ...
05/28/2021
Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden has welcomed the appointment of two Commissioners to the Royal Commission on the Ancie ...
05/25/2021
I have chosen this aerial image as, in my opinion, it beautifully captures two key aspects of Welsh heritage. The first is the natural environment which in ...
05/18/2021
Raising young people’s dementia awareness We are delighted to launch the new Memory Archive teaching resource we have created as part of the P ...
05/16/2021
You are warmly invited to the online launch of New Coflein, our online database with improved features: Short presentations by expert staffIntroduction to n ...
05/12/2021
This Friday on BBC Two, Michael Portillo and his long-running series on Great British Railway Journeys visits Aberystwyth, guided by his 1930s Bradshaw’s Gui ...
05/12/2021
On 12 May, Muslims everywhere will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the breaking of the month-long Ramadan fast. Knowing little about the history of ...
05/11/2021
We are recruiting an experienced Senior Archivist who will lead on managing and developing the archive collections of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and H ...
05/07/2021
Laser scan data of the exterior by Wessex Archaeology. Crown Copyright RCAHMW 2021 The oldest surviving synagogue in Wales has now been recorded for ...
04/30/2021
View of the Cleddau Estuary, AP_2004_0845, Arch 6191900 Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new dig ...
04/28/2021
On International Workers' Memorial Day #IWMD21 & World Day for Health and Safety at Work, find out about Talygarn – the convalescent and rehabilitati ...
04/23/2021
We are celebrating three years of exploring, learning, fun and friendships as the ‘Unloved Heritage?’ project comes to its end. Earlier this m ...
04/21/2021
The CHERISH Project is hosting a free one-day online conference: Coastal Cultural Heritage and Climate Change on Wednesday 12 May 2021. This internation ...
04/13/2021
Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are presently unable to share our list of n ...
03/25/2021
Chance finds dating back 9000 years tell new story of Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire Chance finds of prehistoric stone tools and fragments of pottery, picke ...
03/24/2021
What springs to mind when you think of a ‘historic building’? Castles, medieval churches, timber-framed houses? Maybe nineteenth-century industrial com ...
03/19/2021
Join us for the second talk in our new series of Royal Commission online lectures. On Thursday, 1 April, at 5pm, CHERISH Investigator, Daniel Hunt will be ...
03/17/2021
Capel Patrick full west of St Davids and placed as near his country, namely Ireland, as it could well be. It is now wholly decayed. (George Owen, 1603) ...
03/08/2021
‘Picture of the Year’ 1943 One of the most famous and inspiring works of art produced during the Second World War is “Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech-ri ...
03/02/2021
Everyone in Wales knows who the David is in St. David’s (Tyddewi in Welsh), and that Llanddewi Velfrey and Llanddewi Brefi are named after him as well, b ...
03/01/2021
Llanddewi Brefi: a pencil drawing of the church and village c.1850. There are numerous churches dedicated to St David in Wales, including, ...
02/23/2021
Over two hundred years ago this month, there was a dramatic and traumatic event at Plas Tan yr Allt, Tremadog, Gwynedd. On a wild and stormy night on 26 Februa ...
01/28/2021
November - January 2020/2021 Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are pre ...
01/21/2021
A partnership between Ceredigion Museum and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has attracted £1,000 funding from the As ...
01/20/2021
Join us as a part of a global audience for this year’s free, online International Digital Past Conference. The programme is now viewable here. As well ...
12/16/2020
In coastal Ceredigion overlooking Cardigan Bay is an Iron Age hillfort with a curious name; it appears to be the only hillfort in Wales which bears the name ...
12/15/2020
Wednesday 10 February 2021: Conference8-12 February 2021: Workshops Digital Past 2021: New Technologies in Heritage, Interpretation and Outreach ...
12/07/2020
Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are presently unable to share our list of n ...
12/01/2020
This talk offers an illustrated journey from modern wallpaper to medieval wallpaintings, including the exciting discoveries at Llandeilo Talybont and Llancarfa ...
11/26/2020
The Royal Commission’s archive – the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) – like most archives is made up of several diverse collections. We h ...
11/25/2020
Since its inception in 1908, the Royal Commission has established a reputation for maintaining an expertise in, and developing standards for, the survey, inter ...
11/19/2020
Laser scan survey image of Parys Mountain Windmill: 2000 NPRN 306041 C.444624 Ref. PMW08 Our Explore Your Archives campaign (EYA2020) has gone wholly ...
11/17/2020
“Were it not for the foresight of people such as my father, these items would not have been saved” My father, Vernon David Emmanuel, was an avid his ...
11/13/2020
The magnificent Gwrych Castle, on the north Wales coast is an outstanding example of an early nineteenth-century picturesque Gothic castle designed to look lik ...
11/05/2020
Pembrokeshire Coast Archaeology Day This year’s popular Pembrokeshire Coast Archaeology Day is taking place online. The event promises a full programm ...
11/03/2020
The Maritime Foundation’s prestigious Mountbatten Literary award gave a Certificate of Merit for “the superbly illustrated” Wales and the Sea: 10,000 Yea ...
10/27/2020
Pryderi, King of Dyfed, is a mythological figure whose heroic life is told in the Mabinogi, a series of early Welsh tales told by poets and storytellers to ent ...
10/21/2020
Simon Hancock, the curator of Haverfordwest Town Museum (a partner on the Royal Commission led WW1 U-boat Project), has been in touch with the amazing news tha ...
10/09/2020
If you want a book that clearly explains the geographical, industrial, transportation and social aspects of the Welsh slate industry of North Wales, then this ...
10/09/2020
There are many excellent books on First World War memorials and memorialisation. However, Gaffney’s Aftermath remains the only work to focus on the Wel ...
10/08/2020
In my capacity as Equality and Diversity Officer, I have the great pleasure of working on our various initiatives (under the ‘Memory Archive’ banner) promo ...
10/08/2020
I had always been aware of Thomas Telford through my Dad teaching us kids about his London to Holyhead road and the Menai Bridge on our journeys to h ...
10/06/2020
Bettina Harden's beautifully illustrated guide to some of Wales' most important gardens is presented through the eyes of travellers over a two hundred and fift ...
10/06/2020
I came across this book very early on in my career at the Royal Commission and have found it one of the most useful. A copy is always on my desk and it is refe ...
10/06/2020
This may, perhaps, seem a rather staid choice for a celebration of books for Libraries Week (given the plethora of wonderful, exotic, choices for such an occas ...
10/06/2020
‘Data cleansing of the catalogue’; perhaps not the most exciting combination of words, but, it has led me to the unearthing of many discoveries. On retirem ...
10/05/2020
Thomas Pennant’s Tours in Wales (originally published 1778–1781) is one of the most important and influential works ever to have been publish ...
10/05/2020
For this year’s Libraries Week we invited our staff and volunteers to write a short piece on a book or journal from our Library that they found particularly ...
09/30/2020
The rugged limestone sea cliffs at Paviland on the coast of south Gower, steep in places and pock-marked with fractures and cavities, are home to one of the mo ...
09/30/2020
The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cadw have teamed up to launch their 15-Minute Heritage Grants scheme for projects that help to connect communities in Wa ...
09/23/2020
At the Royal Commission we are passionate about heritage and how it can enrich people’s lives. One way it can do this, is through the use of our visual resou ...
09/18/2020
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is looking to recruit a Senior Investigator (Maritime), a key post in its Survey and Inve ...
09/17/2020
While out for a family walk on Saturday, 29 August, 2020, following Storm Francis, we discovered tree stumps protruding from the shingle on the upper part of L ...
09/11/2020
On 17 September, 1pm, Dr Meilyr Powell will be speaking on ‘Making the Link: Lloyd's Casualty Returns and the National Monuments Record of Wales’. This tal ...
09/07/2020
The current project, ‘Making the Link: Lloyd’s Register and the National Monuments Record of Wales’, funded by Lloyds Register Foundation aims to enhance ...
08/17/2020
One of Wales' best known national heroes, Owain Glyndŵr lived between c.1359- c.1415. He was descended from the royal houses of Powys and Deheubarth with land ...
08/10/2020
Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are presently unable to share our list of n ...
07/31/2020
Having been held every year since 1861 (apart from the year war broke out in 1914), the modern Eisteddfod in Wales will be held again this year but in a new di ...
07/24/2020
Discovery! Ten years ago this month, initial excavations directed by Dr Jeffrey Davies and Dr Toby Driver confirmed the existence of Ceredigion’s first (a ...
07/21/2020
You may be aware that Coflein, the online database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), has over 180,000 sites in its collection. This national c ...
07/16/2020
This talk showcases rare and special prehistoric and Roman finds from the county of Ceredigion in Wales, a number of which are of national importance for Wales ...
07/13/2020
Like so many other festivals this year, the Festival of Archaeology is going online. Running from Saturday 11th until Sunday 19th July, you will find the full ...
07/10/2020
Over 500 early medieval carved stones are now known from Wales. Almost all are Christian, indicating the course of conversion and the foundation of powerful mo ...
07/07/2020
Black-and-white photograph of the interior of Aberystwyth Railway Station, from our Rokeby Collection This black and white photograph of the interior of Abe ...
07/03/2020
When I first started my working life, I had the great pleasure of working for the Royal Commission, when it was managed by the late Peter Smith. At the time, P ...
06/30/2020
My favourite images relate to a site which holds great personal interest for me- it was the house where I lived as a teenager growing up in north Wales in the ...
06/24/2020
Taff Merthyr Colliery, Bedlinog This is the headframe over the downcast shaft at Taff Merthyr Colliery, near Bedlinog in south Wales. It is one of my favour ...
06/19/2020
The site entry for Llyn Barfog, Mynydd y Llyn (NPRN 402570) records several interesting folktales. Image AP_2011_0726.TIF, © Crown Copyright RCAHMW In rece ...
06/15/2020
Rhyl Sun Centre and Pont yr Aber swing bridge and the surrounding Cei Quay), Caernarfon by Dr Hayley Roberts, RCAHMW Commissioner (Maritime Heritage) and Senio ...
06/12/2020
A new study of Royal Commission aerial discoveries from the widespread drought of 2018 in Wales has just been published in the journal Britannia. Written by Ro ...
06/09/2020
For those of us who care about the future of Wales’s places of worship, the suggestion that they could soon be open again ‘for private prayer and contempla ...
06/05/2020
Roman marching camp at Killcrow Hill near Caerwent, Monmouthshire This is the tiny Roman marching camp at Killcrow Hill near Caerwent in Monmouthshire in Ju ...
06/02/2020
We have recently featured favourite images from the archive chosen by Commission staff, together with explanations for their choices. Here are some more: Th ...
05/27/2020
‘Staff Picks’ During the next few weeks, we will feature a number of favourite images from the archive chosen by Commission staff, together with explanatio ...
05/14/2020
With our daily lives disrupted this is a difficult time for many of us. However, it also provides a unique opportunity for some people to carry out histo ...
05/12/2020
In an exciting new project, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and Lloyd’s Register Foundation will use the Lloyd’s ...
05/11/2020
The 75th anniversary of VE Day has made many of us think once again about the Second World War. The extent of the War’s effects on the world means that ...
05/07/2020
On 8 May 1945, the Second World War came to an end in Europe. VE Day was a time of celebration. Since 1939 Britain had become a fortress nation. In a relativel ...
05/05/2020
A YouGov survey asking how habits have changed since the start of the coronavirus lockdown found that people are preparing more meals at home and are falling i ...
05/01/2020
Many Cardiffians will remember the Royal Hamadyrad Hospital, once a seamen’s hospital and later a psychiatric hospital in the docklands area of Cardiff, whic ...
04/28/2020
If you have been listening to Radios 3 or 4 in recent days you are no doubt aware that 7 April marked the 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth’s birth. In ...
04/23/2020
With our daily lives disrupted this is a difficult time for many of us. However, it also provides a unique opportunity for some people to carry out histo ...
04/22/2020
For over 10 years the Royal Commission has been working closely with partners and animation companies to bring the past to life. In the coming weeks we are goi ...
04/13/2020
‘Memory Archive’ is a People’s Collection Wales initiative, led by the Royal Commission. It is a curated account, aimed at facilitating reminiscence work ...
04/03/2020
I often hear it said that it is difficult to get young people involved in heritage and that they are not interested in helping to preserve aspects of the herit ...
03/31/2020
Archives In light of both the Coronavirus outbreak and the migration of our records to a new digital platform we are presently unable to share our list of n ...
03/24/2020
Like most regions of the British Isles, Wales has a rich inheritance of historic parks and gardens. They are part of Wales’s national identity, enriching the ...
03/12/2020
How do we ensure that we present history in an impartial way? What if our country’s recent history is too painful for some to discuss? Are there continuing p ...
03/11/2020
On the 5 March a break in the weather allowed the Royal Commission to carry out the first drone survey and ground recording of Castell Nadolig hillfort in sout ...
03/06/2020
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we bring you the story of Nurse Jane Henrietta Adeane. Jane Henrietta Adeane On the morning of 28 November 1917 ...
03/04/2020
In April 2019, the Welsh Government declared a national climate emergency to accelerate action to tackle climate change. This requires both mitigation ...
03/02/2020
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
02/21/2020
Hi, I’m Marisa and I recently joined the Commission as Public Engagement Assistant in September last year. Having grown up in Aberystwyth I had heard a ...
02/12/2020
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
02/11/2020
Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire Christopher Catling, Secretary of the Royal Commission, will give the opening address at a symposium on Spiritual Tourism to ...
02/05/2020
Opening on 5 February 2020 at Aberystwyth Arts Centre Café, an exhibition by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales showcases e ...
01/21/2020
Please note that, due to building works, the Royal Commission’s Library and Searchroom, and the Enquiry Service, will be closed at the following times The ...
01/09/2020
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
12/23/2019
St Teilo’s Church re-erected at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, photographed on 24 January 2013. St Teilo’s Church re-erected at St Fagan ...
12/20/2019
An image from a multibeam sonar survey of an area approximately ten miles north-west of Bardsey Island reveals the wreck of the U-87 which was lost with all 43 ...
12/17/2019
Please note that the Royal Commission’s Library and Searchroom, and the Enquiry Service, will be subject to periods of closure during the next few months. Th ...
12/06/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
12/05/2019
Remuneration: £198 per day (plus T&S) for a time commitment of around 10 days a year. Can you help us to deliver the best possible hi ...
12/04/2019
Buying a Royal Commission book has now become even easier with the creation of our new online store. Listed alphabetically, our entire catalogue is now availab ...
11/18/2019
Dinas Dinlle coastal fort is owned by the National Trust. It is set on a hill of glacial drift sediments overlooking the sea and Caernarfonshire coastal plain. ...
11/14/2019
Free ‘Explore your Archives’ event Discovering Twentieth-century Heritage in Wales A talk by Royal Commission Senior Investigator, Susan Fielding, at ...
11/04/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
10/31/2019
We’ve been having a look through our archives this week to bring you some of our spookiest records for Halloween. It was certainly spine-chilling i ...
10/29/2019
Recording coastal sites with the CHERISH team. My name is Amber Andrews and I recently graduated from Swansea University and I am going on to study for a Ma ...
10/11/2019
The level of accuracy captured by digital surveying techniques, such as laser scanning, enables the creation of accurate 3D digital models, but sometimes we wa ...
10/11/2019
The long-awaited history of medieval Cardiganshire was launched to a full house at the National Library’s Drwm on Saturday 5 October. This substantial ...
10/10/2019
As part of the Royal Commission’s ongoing commitment to Accessibility, and Equality & Diversity, we have produced a visual and textual, online digital gu ...
10/09/2019
Are you interested in archaeology, architecture, maritime archaeology, Welsh history or industrial archaeology? Do you like books? Would you like to ...
10/08/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
10/07/2019
Whether debating the merits of the new curriculum or highlighting the stories of underrepresented groups, there has been increased discussion of the importance ...
09/25/2019
Press Release The most comprehensive study of Wales’ maritime history ever commissioned, taking over a decade to research and produce – sees publication ...
09/23/2019
As part of our ongoing work, the Royal Commission is committed to increasing the ease of access to our archival collections and sharing our work with a broad a ...
09/06/2019
NEWS RELEASE Last December, the U-boat Project shared the amazing story how a small terrier named Lotte came to live among the crew of the German submarine ...
09/04/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
08/22/2019
Dinas Dinlle coastal hillfort is owned by the National Trust. It is set on a hill of glacial drift sediments (specifically a thrust-block moraine) overlooking ...
08/08/2019
New NMRW serachroom The library and search room will be closed and the enquiry service suspended from Monday 12 August until Friday 16 August 2019. Enquirie ...
08/05/2019
Welcome to Issue 4 of CHERISH news, a European-funded project led by the Royal Commission, in partnership with the Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology ...
07/31/2019
With a fifteenth-century rood screen, early modern alms houses, a famous bridge and (allegedly) Llywelyn Fawr’s coffin, there’s a lot of history, and Welsh ...
07/29/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
07/17/2019
The Royal Commission’s U Boat Project 1914-18 team are seeking relatives of the late Benjamin Davies (1863-1957) for information about their ancestor’s wor ...
07/12/2019
The List of Historic Welsh Place Names received the Cynefin Project data from the National Library of Wales just before Christmas, and since then, we have been ...
06/28/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
06/21/2019
CHERISH Project continues to unearth the secrets of Dinas Dinlle coastal fort The beginning of June saw CHERISH archaeologists and geographers from the Roya ...
06/20/2019
My name is Rebecca, I am a second-year heritage student at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus, and I am currently finishing my placem ...
06/13/2019
I came across ‘Ceredigion Off-limits’, one of the ‘Unloved Heritage’ groups, whilst halfway through my second year studying Fine Art at Aberystwyth Uni ...
06/11/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
06/06/2019
The 6 June 2019 marks the beginning of the 75th anniversary period for Operation Overlord, the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history. Opera ...
05/29/2019
What was life like for the men of the base? A common part of life was naval discipline and regulations. From washing uniforms to leave, ther ...
05/29/2019
Milford Haven, a port on the south-western tip of Wales, was one of the most important bases on the Welsh Coast during the First World War. With its view of th ...
05/23/2019
The Royal Commission continues to promote its resources to stimulate reminiscence. This work has grown out of an event held in 2017 at the Royal Commission in ...
05/22/2019
Annual Report 2017-18 by The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales The latest edition of the Royal Commission’s Annual Re ...
05/21/2019
During a week of celebrations of the Naval and maritime history of Milford Haven, the U-Boat Project 1914-18 exhibition will be on display at the Lord Nelson H ...
05/20/2019
The Merchant Seaman's Memorial in Cardiff Bay is in the form of a sleeping face fused with a ship's hull, made by riveting plates of metal together. The techni ...
05/15/2019
On 28 April 1918, the British cargo steamer ORONSA was passing through the Irish Sea as part of convoy HN62. On board were 110 passengers, 155 crew members, an ...
05/09/2019
One hundred years ago today, 9 May 1919, Aerofilms Ltd was born. The unprecedented business venture hoped to marry the still fledgling technology of powered fl ...
05/07/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
05/02/2019
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Professor Emeritus A D Carr, former Commissioner of the Royal Commission (2001— 2011), and greatly respected hist ...
04/30/2019
Recently our Public Engagement Manager travelled to Tallinn, Estonia, to represent the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative at the annual EUSTORY Network meeting, ...
04/12/2019
This week we were visited by Assembly Members Elin Jones (Presiding Officer) and Delyth Jewell. After a quick introduction to the organisation, we showcased th ...
04/09/2019
Aerial reconnaissance in a light aircraft is still one of the best ways to rapidly monitor the condition of coastal heritage sites along hundreds of miles of r ...
04/05/2019
The Norwegian-registered JANVOLD is one of the wrecks included in our surveys for the ‘U-Boat Project Wales, 1914–18: Commemorating the War at Sea’. Th ...
04/03/2019
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, which is based in Aberystwyth, is looking to recruit an education focussed work placemen ...
04/02/2019
Prof Nancy Edwards The Royal Commission is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Nancy Edwards as Chair of the Commission following the retirement ...
04/01/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued ...
03/29/2019
CHERISH work has been continuing this week at Castell Bach, a coastal fort in Ceredigion. Last year we undertook a UAV survey of the monument to gather baselin ...
03/01/2019
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.NPRN: 306 DI2008_1029 St David’s Cathedral in Pembrokeshire is considered the holiest site in Wales. It stands ...
02/28/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued materia ...
02/22/2019
The last military invasion of the British mainland, took place on 22 February 1797, when French Republican troops tried to land at Pembrokeshire, four yea ...
02/21/2019
On Saturday, 2 March, both Dr Toby Driver and Dr James January-McCann of the Royal Commission will be giving talks at the Dyfed Archaeology Day at Graig Cam ...
02/12/2019
Post-Armistice operations off the Welsh coast. [caption id="attachment_14394" align="aligncenter" width="850"] HMS Audacious sinking on 27 October 1914. A ma ...
02/11/2019
With the opening of the new £80 million Newtown Bypass in Powys on the 14 February 2019, here is a chance to see some ‘before and after’ views gathered by ...
02/07/2019
[caption id="attachment_14360" align="aligncenter" width="850"] From Left to Right: Christopher Catling, Charles Green, Sue Billingsley, Stephen Bailey-John and ...
02/01/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material ...
01/14/2019
The Royal Commission’s early inventories offer fascinating insights into the historic built environment in early-twentieth-century Wales and how it was percei ...
01/08/2019
At the Royal Commission we are constantly improving our records and resources in order to provide the best access possible to knowledge about the rich historica ...
01/01/2019
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material ...
12/21/2018
A snowy scene on Hill’s Tramroad, Blaenavon, looking north towards Skerrid Fawr, also known as ‘Holy Mountain’. NPRN: 85860 [button style ...
12/19/2018
The Royal Commission is working with Danish app developers Vizgu to improve the experience of visually impaired visitors to its exhibitions. The Royal Comm ...
12/17/2018
Boasting of a Iron Age hillfort, ruined medieval castle, Gothic and Neo Gothic architecture, Victorian and Edwardian buildings, Funicular Railway, Museum, the T ...
12/14/2018
The well-known M4 tolls plaza will cease to exist from Monday 17 December 2018. Fees have applied to motor vehicles using the bridges for some 52 years and Mon ...
12/12/2018
In spring of 1918, a German U-boat, U 91, commanded by Alfred von Glasenapp, was patrolling the Irish Sea. The U-boat had left port at Heligoland on 10 April 19 ...
12/05/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material ...
11/30/2018
[caption id="attachment_13554" align="aligncenter" width="2160"] Paviland Cave or Goat's Hole at low tide. The elongated fissure of the cave is at centre-right. ...
11/23/2018
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is currently running a youth project in North Ceredigion, ‘Unloved Heritag ...
11/23/2018
Library and Search Room Opening Hours: Christmas 2018 and New Year The library and search room will be closed and the enquiry service suspended from Mon ...
11/16/2018
It is now over one hundred years since the end of the First World War. Despite the intervening century, the profound technological, politi ...
11/15/2018
Display of Archive Material at the Royal Commission, 20 & 21 November, 11am–4pm In celebration of Explore Your Archives 2018, on Tuesday 20 and Wednesd ...
11/11/2018
Today is Remembrance Day, 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other co ...
11/09/2018
Heritage Angels – people who have played a special part in caring for Wales’s heritage – have been honoured at a special awards ceremony, sponsored by the ...
11/08/2018
‘Braving the Dragons’ is the name of a conference that will explore the uncharted territory at the meeting point between art and archaeology. Leading practi ...
11/07/2018
A free travelling-exhibition exploring the historical and contemporary relationship between Wales and the sea, inspired by the stories and images from the colle ...
11/05/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material ...
10/25/2018
On 18 October the Royal Commission aerial archaeologist, Dr toby Driver, undertook a three-hour survey flight from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire up to north An ...
10/24/2018
The remarkable Court-house at Beaumaris. Halloween/Nos Calan Gaeaf approaches and thoughts will turn, perhaps a little apprehensively, to witches, ghosts an ...
10/18/2018
On Sunday 14 October, the town of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, commemorated the loss of a vessel whose crew were almost entirely drawn from the town – apar ...
10/12/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
10/11/2018
The Royal Commission’s is embarking on an exciting partnership with Swansea University to test a new technique for dating historic timber: dendrochronolog ...
10/10/2018
The torpedoing of the LEINSTER is well known as the worst loss of life in the Irish Sea during the Great War. The 100th anniversary is being commemorated today ...
10/09/2018
A group of experts brought together to advise on how to manage some of Wales’ most iconic historic sites in the light of climate change is proposing a fresh a ...
10/08/2018
Introduction The final excavation report for one of the most remote Roman villas in Wales, at Abermagwr in Ceredigion, has just been published in the Welsh j ...
10/05/2018
Members of the public are being invited to vote for their favourite Heritage Angel under an awards scheme sponsored by the Andrew Lloyd-Webber Foundation. Fi ...
10/04/2018
[caption id="attachment_12684" align="aligncenter" width="850"] HIRANO MARU - Source: David James, West Wales Maritime Heritage Society.[/caption] ...
10/02/2018
Royal Commission investigators were back on Skomer Island last week, excavating a small trench in Well Meadow next to Island Farm in the centre of the Island. T ...
09/26/2018
[caption id="attachment_12391" align="aligncenter" width="850"] US Coastguard personnel with church representatives, David James from the West Wales Maritime He ...
09/21/2018
The cover of the first edition, showing the Old Vicarage, Berriew, 1975. For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the study of farmhouses an ...
09/19/2018
Hafodygarreg, Powys, the oldest house in Wales. Hafodygarreg is the earliest precisely-dated house in Wales. Core samples taken from the surviving cruck-tru ...
09/18/2018
[caption id="attachment_12150" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Venue: Pater Hall, Pembroke Dock.[/caption] The U-boat Project team is delighted to ...
09/13/2018
Come and learn about the impact storms have had on the coastal and maritime archaeology of Wales and Ireland. Medrus Suite, Aberystwyth University, 6 October ...
09/12/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
09/09/2018
Fifteen outstanding examples of heritage achievement have been selected for a Heritage Angel Award by a panel of judges headed by Baroness Kay Andrews. Sponsore ...
09/06/2018
Following the remarkable summer heatwave, you can catch Royal Commission aerial archaeologist Dr Toby Driver discussing cropmark discoveries with Sir Tony Robin ...
08/31/2018
Do you like books? Are you interested in archaeology, architecture, maritime archaeology, Welsh history or industrial archaeology? Would you like to gain new ...
08/24/2018
We interviewed our Commissioner Catherine Hardman about her role. A Royal Commissioner is an odd title. What do you actually do? Bei ...
08/10/2018
Earlier this week, a blogpost discussed how the constantly changing buildings of Butetown tell the story of the Bay across the nineteenth century. Thi ...
08/09/2018
Learn about the history, legends and landscape of this special place, and hear about the latest research undertaken to investigate the impact of clima ...
08/08/2018
Hidden Histories: Discovering the Heritage of Wales By A.P. Wakelin, Editor and R.A. Griffiths, 2008. Hidden Histories shows how the heritag ...
08/08/2018
[row] [column lg="6" md="6" sm="6" xs="6" ] [/column] Remuneration: Chair: £256 per da ...
08/06/2018
Cardiff Bay’s instantly recognisable waterfront, with the deep red Pierhead Building surrounded by the curving lines and sharp angles of its more recent neigh ...
07/31/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
07/23/2018
Last Tuesday, after weeks of photographing an unprecedented number of newly-emerging crop marks of long-forgotten archaeological sites in Wales, the Royal Commi ...
07/17/2018
During the last week the Royal Commission has been inundated with media enquiries regarding recent discoveries during this unprecedented heatwave. Our aerial ph ...
07/13/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
07/11/2018
As the drought across Wales continues, new and long-vanished archaeological sites continue to appear in fields of ripening crops and parched grassland. Attempti ...
07/10/2018
OPEN AFTERNOON at The National Library of Wales, 12 July, 4:00 – 6:00pm If you are between 18 – 24 years old, not in education, employment or training ...
07/06/2018
The unprecedented spell of hot, dry weather across Wales has provided perfect conditions for archaeological aerial photography. As the drought has persisted ...
06/26/2018
[caption id="attachment_10958" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Romany Monument to Ernest Burton looking north, with Criggion Quarry and Rodney’s Pillar visib ...
06/22/2018
[caption id="attachment_10926" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Lambton Memorial, Flimston Church, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire.[/caption] The Royal ...
06/13/2018
Over the weekend of 22nd – 24th June, the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) will be running a maritime field school at the Red Wharf Bay Sailing & Water ...
06/12/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
06/09/2018
The VANDALIA was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-96 on 9 June 1918 about 18 miles WNW of the Smalls. At the time, it was owned by the famous Cunard Ste ...
06/04/2018
On 25th May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the UK. This replaces the Data Protection Act 1998, and improves th ...
05/25/2018
To mark Dementia Awareness Week, the Royal Commission has published “Memory Archive: Using our resources to stimulate reminiscence”, a ...
05/24/2018
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is pleased to announce the launch today of an exciting new multimedia website promoting he ...
05/23/2018
I have to admit that I was rather surprised to be reminded that I’ve now been a volunteer with the Royal Commission for ten years. The Commission’s records ...
05/22/2018
The wreck of the CORK is a poignant reminder of the essential ferry, cargo and mail-carrying services between Wales and Ireland that ran throughout the war. Nei ...
05/17/2018
Last night, the night of the 16 - 17 of May 2018, marks the 75th anniversary of the celebrated “Dambusters Raid” by aircraft from 617 Squadron led by ...
05/09/2018
3-4 November 2018 Pater Hall, Lewis Street, Pembroke Dock, SA72 6DD This two-day conference explores the experience of the mariners and communities of Wales ...
05/02/2018
David Thomas, head of Public Services interviews Carmen Mills about her passion for art and archaeology at the Commission’s tenth Digital Past conference held ...
05/01/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
04/26/2018
The Multifaceted Face of Intellectual Property Rights at the Royal Commission The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is the crea ...
04/24/2018
SS Boscastle was built in West Hartlepool for E. Jenkins and Co., Cardiff. Her description at the launch in 1912 were as follows: "Length over all, 309ft.; b ...
04/18/2018
The search is on for Wales’s Heritage Angels People who rescue historic buildings from neglect are to be recognised as ‘Heritage Angels’ by a new Welsh ...
04/05/2018
[caption id="attachment_9708" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Dan at the UAV academy 2017.[/caption] We would like to congratulate our CHERISH Inv ...
04/03/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
03/28/2018
On Thursday 17th May 2018 CHERISH will be holding a Free Professional Seminar on Climate Change and Coastal Heritage at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, No ...
03/23/2018
[caption id="attachment_9633" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Ramsey Island (Crown Copyright RCAHMW: AP_2011_4374)[/caption] A new airborne laser ...
03/14/2018
One hundred and thirty seven years ago, bad weather would end Reverend George William Garrett’s dreams of building a submarine for Royal Naval use. [captio ...
03/08/2018
To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, we’d like to introduce to you our female Commissioners. Commissioners to the Royal Commission on th ...
03/07/2018
So began the report sent on 7 March 1918 by Captain Martin Naismith VC to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayley, Admiral Commanding Western Approaches. He continued: ...
03/05/2018
The Ceredigion Heritage Youth Panel, the CHYPs, has started on a new project at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, exploring ...
03/01/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
02/27/2018
Part of our work with the List of Historic Place Names is to encourage people from all parts of Wales to send their place names in to us. These names will not o ...
02/26/2018
As portrayed in the 2014 film Pride, the small Welsh mining village of Onllwyn in Neath Port Talbot was the setting for the seemingly unlikely collaboration bet ...
02/02/2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
01/11/2018
The Library & Enquiry Service will be closed: 8 – 12 January 2018 We apologise for any inconvenience Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the Nati ...
01/10/2018
During a recent search through our collection of large Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographic prints, we found a set from a flight that overflew Bridgend. ...
12/24/2017
SS AGBERI: The silent herald The sinking of the SS AGBERI is an event that, at first glance, has not received much attention among scholars, the media, or the ...
12/22/2017
One of the strategies that the British Admiralty developed to lure U-Boats to the surface and engage them head-on was to arm and disguise merchant ships which ...
12/22/2017
As it’s nearly Christmas, thoughts are turning towards Bethlehem, and the story of Jesus’ birth. But did you know that there is more than one Bethlehem? Thi ...
12/20/2017
On Wednesday 22 November 2017 the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, in partnership with Aberystwyth University School of Art, h ...
12/11/2017
An exciting new archaeological project has begun on the impressive coastal fort of Dinas Dinlle near Caernarfon in north Wales. Early maps and the curve of the ...
12/04/2017
The Library & Enquiry Service will be closed: 8 December, 13.00 – 16.00 25 December 2017 – 1 January 2018 8 – 12 January 2018 We apologise for an ...
11/30/2017
An alliance of key agencies concerned with the UK’s historic environment has launched their Declaration on Digital Preservation today at a ceremony at the His ...
11/28/2017
The Stanley Sailors Home and Reading Room was built at the behest of W. O. Stanley and opened by the Bishop of Bangor in 1871 with accommodation for shipwrecked ...
11/16/2017
The Royal Commission was set up in 1908 to research and record the buildings of historical, architectural and cultural importance in Wales, and perhaps no area ...
11/15/2017
Today the Heritage Lottery Fund announced a grant of £409,700 for the Royal Commission’s partnership project: Commemorating the Forgotten U-boat War around ...
11/10/2017
The trauma of the First World War influenced many writers in Wales, as elsewhere. This blog shows the homes associated with some of the influential war write ...
11/06/2017
Glamorgan has claim to some of the best-quality vernacular and elite domestic architecture in Wales, and the Royal Commission has led the way in its study. The ...
10/31/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
10/20/2017
28 October, Swansea Book Fair, 10am–4pm. The Royal Commission will once again have a stand at this popular event held in Swansea Museum. Several Royal Commiss ...
10/12/2017
The Royal Commission Library is celebrating UK Libraries Week as an opportunity to show how libraries can enrich people’s lives. At the Commission we prov ...
10/10/2017
We’ve begun the (huge) work of transcribing and uploading the material pertaining to place names from Edward Lhuyd’s Parochialia. Whilst he was keeper of th ...
10/09/2017
Glamorgan is rich in the buildings of medieval and post-Reformation Christianity. There are some precious survivals of early interiors, especially wall paintin ...
10/03/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
09/29/2017
[caption id="attachment_7531" align="aligncenter" width="850"] The ford at Rhydwhyman, where the Treaty of Montgomery was signed on 29 September 1267, is locate ...
09/28/2017
In 2007, the Royal Commission began a major new programme of research to extend the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) to cover the UK’s share of the C ...
09/25/2017
The Royal Commission is committed to ensuring there is equality of opportunity for all in the delivery of its functions and services, fostered in an environ ...
09/22/2017
The latest edition of the Royal Commission’s Annual Report is now available to download from our website. ...
09/13/2017
This year the Royal Commission has a busy Autumn/Winter programme with Open Doors events, and a number of historical and architectural talks. Our first event w ...
09/10/2017
Do you care for or work with people living with dementia? To mark National Dementia Carers Day we would like to invite you to our Explore your Archive: Memory A ...
08/31/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
08/14/2017
On Christmas Day 1917, U-87 attacked a convoy in St George's Channel (in particular, the 4812-ton British steamship AGBERI). One of the convoy escorts, P56, was ...
08/02/2017
To celebrate and raise awareness of Wales’ religious heritage, the National Churches Trust (the UK’s church building support charity) has launched ‘Cymru ...
07/28/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
07/26/2017
The National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation. Accredited Archive Services ensure the long-term collection, pr ...
07/05/2017
Over the last few months, the Royal Commission has been working with the BBC to record BBC Wales Broadcasting House, Llandaff, using 360° gigapixel photography ...
06/30/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
06/28/2017
In May this year the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales launched a new web service which aims to preserve and highlight the imp ...
06/22/2017
These beautiful drawings have been produced by the Royal Commission in the course of its recording and investigation work, or received as donations from the pub ...
06/13/2017
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is working alongside Bangor University and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Wel ...
06/12/2017
An illustrated talk through the medium of English by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Investigators Dr Toby Driver and ...
06/09/2017
Our second volunteer contribution comes from our former colleague Brian Malaws. He’s been enhancing a very popular group of sites in Coflein: Having spen ...
06/07/2017
As part of National Volunteer’s Week we’ve asked our volunteers to give us an update on what they’ve been doing. Our first contribution is from our lo ...
06/05/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
05/25/2017
The Project was undertaken as part of the work placement module, an important element of our History & Heritage Masters course at Aberystwyth Universit ...
05/23/2017
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Wales is a bilingual interpretative, educational and research resource aimed at raising awareness, increasing knowledg ...
05/22/2017
Hay Castle is one of numerous castles in the March, but it is exceptional in that it has been continuously occupied for the last 800 years. It has a residential ...
05/18/2017
Understanding the historic administrative boundaries of Wales and how they have changed over time is integral to our understanding of the Welsh landscape. The ...
05/11/2017
Following 6 years of archaeological work on Skomer Island by the Royal Commission, University of Sheffield and Cardiff University, it was great to showcase the ...
05/08/2017
The List of Historic Place Names of Wales, launched today, is a groundbreaking website that provides a fascinating insight into the landuse, archaeolo ...
04/30/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
04/27/2017
The wreck of the First World War hospital ship HMHS Anglia has recently been given a designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. T ...
04/01/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
03/31/2017
After two years of planning, last Thursday saw the launch of the new multi-million Euro European funded project CHERISH, led by the Royal Commission on the Anci ...
03/22/2017
A multi-million pound European research project investigating the risks of climate change to the coastal landscapes of Wales and Ireland will be officially laun ...
03/17/2017
Reconstructing and conserving the prehistoric and Roman landscapes of north-west Wales A new study in progress by Emily La Trobe-Bateman PH.D The prehistor ...
03/08/2017
The National Library of Wales, The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales and The Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates, Bangor Univ ...
03/02/2017
Hi, I’m Ywain Tomos and I’ve been working in the Commission’s Library for four months – here’s some initial thoughts about my experiences settling int ...
03/01/2017
[caption id="attachment_5731" align="aligncenter" width="901"] St Mary's church, Abergavenny Church with daffodils, taken by Paul R. Davis, c.2011. PRD_02_0157[ ...
02/28/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
02/27/2017
Can you help us to deliver the best possible historic environment services for the people of Wales? The Royal Commission on the Ancient and ...
02/10/2017
On 1 February 1917 Germany declared a renewal of 'unrestricted submarine warfare' in a last ferocious attempt to force an end to the First World War. Almost imm ...
02/03/2017
The National Library of Wales lunchtime talk by Scott Lloyd, Introducing ‘The Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Wales’. The Royal Commission on the ...
02/01/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
01/26/2017
Recently, as I was waiting to start a presentation on historical aerial photography at a hotel near Cardigan, I spotted an object placed on a hall-stand, and re ...
01/19/2017
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales invites you to attend: Digital Past 2017: New technologies in heritage, interpretati ...
01/12/2017
The Royal Commission leads on new €4m EU funded project supporting collaboration on coastal and heritage sites in Wales and Ireland The Royal Commission, i ...
01/03/2017
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
12/19/2016
Snow offers a rare opportunity for seeing and recording sites in the Welsh landscape which, when covered by a blanket of snow, provide immaculate conditions for ...
12/09/2016
LIVE on #Periscope: Islands of Wales: Discovering the Archaeology of Skomer and Grassholm @NLWales https://t.co/dOrc2YFI2v — CBHC / RCAHMW (@RCAHMWales) De ...
12/02/2016
Both Skomer and Grassholm are highly protected landscapes, managed largely for the benefits of their internationally renowned populations of breeding seabirds, ...
12/01/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
11/25/2016
Trying to find out the history of the house we moved to in Corris Uchaf via a course on house history, led me to an ‘Explore your Archive’ event held by ...
11/24/2016
Anything to do with archaeology is full of surprises, and being a volunteer at the Royal Commission is no exception. Humble tasks, such as identifying duplica ...
11/23/2016
The Royal Commission’s successful move to the National Library of Wales has been marked by a generous gift of historic plans from supporters of the enterprisi ...
11/22/2016
Since the early days of cartography, those working on the maps have often hidden signatures or symbols within the complex lines and lettering. The Royal Comm ...
11/08/2016
23 November, Explore Your Archives: A full day of events and an opportunity to learn more about the History of your House with the Royal Commission and the Nati ...
11/07/2016
Registration is open! Registration for Digital Past 2017 is now open and, as spaces are limited, early booking is advised. Buy Tickets Delegate tic ...
11/03/2016
This beautiful model of Melingriffith Water Pump was designed, and produced, on a 3D printer by Roger John. Exhibited at the annual Conference of Industrial Arc ...
11/01/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
10/25/2016
The uninhabited rocky island of Grassholm lies 15 kilometres west of the Marloes peninsula in south Pembrokeshire. It is remote and exposed, surrounded by diffi ...
10/17/2016
A village war memorial in a South Wales valley has almost 150 names of those who died in the First World War. This is an extremely high figure for a small minin ...
10/11/2016
West African crew members were among the dead when the Falaba and Apapa ships were torpedoed off the Welsh coast during the First World War. The Falaba was s ...
10/07/2016
New technologies in heritage, interpretation and outreach. 15 and 16 February 2017, The Riverfront, Newport Call for contributions We are seeking ...
10/05/2016
The Commissioners appointed by the Crown to oversee the work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales will hold a meeting in pub ...
10/04/2016
Wales has an extraordinary and diverse heritage, dating from prehistoric times to the present day. Each year the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical ...
09/30/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
09/29/2016
Today is World Maritime Day – a day set aside to celebrate the industry which quietly and efficiently, day and night, keeps the people of the world fed, clot ...
09/26/2016
The latest edition of the Royal Commission’s Annual Report is now available to download from our website. ...
09/19/2016
Our Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photography collections comprises 9 inch x 9 inch prints, and 20 inch x 20 inch enlargements. They reveal an amazing level o ...
09/15/2016
Can you help us to deliver the best possible historic environment services for the people of Wales? The Royal Commission on ...
09/05/2016
14 September, 2016 Location: National Library of Wales at 13:15 p.m. Frank Olding Heritage Officer for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council ...
09/02/2016
Open Day Thursday 8 September, 2016 10:00 - 17:00 at Royal Commission, Penglais Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3BU. The Royal Commission is opening ...
09/01/2016
Recently, the Royal Commission’s Maritime Officer, Deanna Groom, had the privilege of reviewing a sample of the early record cards of the Central Index Regi ...
08/31/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
08/30/2016
As part of our ongoing commitment to the enhancement of our customer service provision we are delighted to announce that Medwyn Parry, our aerial photographic s ...
08/16/2016
Very few people can say that they’ve seen a three-dimensional image of their great-great grandparents, but this is the case for Rod Primrose of Melbourne, Aus ...
08/12/2016
Rural Wales is governed by the cycles of the farming year: from winter sowing and spring lambing to the cutting of silage and the summer harvest. In places hous ...
08/03/2016
Thursday 4 August will see the launch of The Archaeology of Upland Gwent expertly written by the Chair of this year’s Eisteddfod, Frank Olding in Y Lle Hanes ...
08/01/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
07/26/2016
On Tuesday, 2 August, Medwyn Parry from the Royal Commission will be giving a talk Cymru o’r awyr: Casgliad awyrluniau o 1918 hyd heddiw in Pabell y Cymdeith ...
07/19/2016
Archaeologists have announced the winners of this year’s British Archaeological Awards showcasing archaeology discoveries up and down the country that rev ...
07/15/2016
Further celebrations for Wales this week as Royal Commission publication Welsh Slate – Archaeology and History of an Industry wins the British Archaeological ...
07/07/2016
Following the move to our new premises in the National Library of Wales, the Royal Commission is improving its online services. Coflein has already been rel ...
07/05/2016
Following the Royal Commission’s successful relocation to new premises at the National Library of Wales we are pleased to announce that the new Library and Se ...
07/05/2016
Alongside the move to our new premises, the Royal Commissionis also going through a process of improving our online services, and the first of these improve ...
07/05/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
06/14/2016
The archaeology of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, is exceptionally well preserved. Across the island remains of boulder-built boundaries, neat stone walls and th ...
06/08/2016
One of the world’s most recognisable military structures is the humble half-cylindrical Nissen Hut. The simple design was developed by Canadian-American Capta ...
06/06/2016
The Royal Commission’s latest publication Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an Industry was featured at this year’s Hay Festival with author David Gwy ...
06/03/2016
Judges have today released the shortlist for this year’s British Archaeological Awards showcasing the very latest discoveries and innovations in archaeolo ...
06/01/2016
During summer 2012, RCAHMW staff recorded a series of interviews with people who had a direct connection to the former rocket development site at Ynyslas, Cered ...
05/10/2016
We are pleased to announce that Dr David Gwyn, as author ofRoyal Commission publication Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an Industry, has been given the ...
05/09/2016
The Royal Commission, in partnership with Bangor University and the Nautical Archaeology Society, have been given a grant to pursue the development of a new Gre ...
05/01/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
04/28/2016
There are 2590 recorded war memorials in Wales ranging from free-standing monuments and sculptural masterpieces to simple plaques in chapels, churches, schools, ...
04/13/2016
Gelligaer Common is one of the most remarkable archaeological landscapes in Wales and features in the Royal Commission’s forthcoming bi-lingual publication, ...
03/31/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
03/22/2016
This is the first blog requesting assistance to identify the location of one of our Ordnance Survey large prints for 2016. The photograph is of a rural area, ...
03/17/2016
One of our small, but important collections of aerial photographs are annotated “CRAWFORD A.P.” on the reverse side of the prints. Osbert Guy Stanhope Cr ...
03/16/2016
Low winter sunlight, combined with low vegetation and bare woodland, is a rare time for the aerial archaeologist hunting for earthwork archaeology and unrecorde ...
03/11/2016
The extensive collection of RAF aerial photographs held by the Royal Commission include vertical and low-level oblique views of Wales. The identification flight ...
03/09/2016
A day symposium to explore the role of maps in creating nations and national identity. Speakers representing Queen’s University Belfast, The Royal Collection, ...
03/01/2016
As part of its historical aerial photographic archive, the Royal Commission holds a small collection of 63 of low-level oblique aerial photographs of the St Dav ...
02/29/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
02/25/2016
On Friday, 4 March 2016, Dr Toby Driver FSA of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales will give a talk to the Pembrokeshire Histo ...
02/19/2016
Between 19 and 21 of February 1941 Swansea docks were the target of a sustained bombing by the Luftwaffe. A large portion of the centre of Swansea was very badl ...
02/17/2016
Seventy years ago today, on 17 February 1946, the wartime adventures of an 8 year-old girl whose father served at the Ministry of Supply Experimental Establishm ...
02/10/2016
The first Wales-only legislation to improve the protection and management of Wales’ unique historic environment has today been passed by the National Assembly ...
02/08/2016
A Gigapixel image is one comprising of billions of pixels, enabling you to view detail without the degradation you would see in a normal photograph. Current tec ...
02/08/2016
The Royal Commission has been trialing the use of Gigapixel photography to present and virtually interact with sites and landscapes across Wales. Our biggest pr ...
02/05/2016
Cynefin is an innovative project to digitise all the tithe maps of Wales. It is funded mainly by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and is run by Archives Wales. Most o ...
02/03/2016
2016 marks Castell Coch’s 125th anniversary year and to celebrate, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service (Cadw) has released an archived suite ...
02/02/2016
The RCAHMW’s National Monuments Record (NMR) is Wales’ public archive of records relating to the historic environment, and is the national home for digital ...
02/01/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
01/04/2016
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
12/23/2015
… four crewmen belonging to a Royal Naval Auxiliary Fleet trawler were fighting their way through heavy seas in a small boat to reach the stricken VAN STIRUM ...
12/17/2015
Today, 17 December, 2015, marks the centenary of the death of Syr John Rhŷs, the great Celtic scholar and philologist. He was born on 21 June 1840 at Aberceiro ...
12/02/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
11/04/2015
Whilst we were researching material for our Explore Your Archives Open Day on the 18 November, we were sent these lovely images, very kindly donated to us by Da ...
10/30/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
10/26/2015
Recent accessions to the Royal Commission’s Digital Collections include a series of short video clips of the 2014 exploration of the famous Anglesey wreck by ...
10/22/2015
As part of this year’s Explore your Archives campaign, the Royal Commission will be hosting Inspirational Archives: a programme of events designed to stimulat ...
10/01/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
09/01/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
08/26/2015
House History The National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) holds a wealth of information relating to domestic properties, which can help p ...
08/19/2015
Uses Maps held in the National Monuments Record of Wales are available for consultation by researchers. In addition, Ordnance Survey 25’’-inch and 6’’- ...
08/17/2015
… Max Valentiner, one of the ablest and most ruthless commanders in the German submarine service, brought U38 to the narrowing of the shipping lanes in St Geo ...
08/12/2015
The archive of the built heritage of Wales More than a century of surveying, recording and collecting has created a unique archive that documents the changing ...
08/06/2015
On Sunday 2 August, Natural Resources Wales and University of Wales Trinity Saint David organised a guided walk of the trees stumps and peat exposed by low ...
08/03/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. ...
07/22/2015
… the most successful German U-boat of the Great War had stealthily left Welsh waters and returned to base, leaving behind it a trail of sunken and damaged ve ...
07/09/2015
This Friday, 10 July, Hen Gapel, Rhydowen, will re-open its doors to the public after undergoing a £153,000 restoration programme under the care of Addoldai Cy ...
06/30/2015
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material ...
05/29/2015
Last week saw the official launch of the Royal Commission’s new publication ‘Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an Industry’. The launch was h ...
11/20/2014
One of the most frequently asked questions about historic houses is: ‘When exactly was it built?’ We can now answer that question in Snowdonia. Discover ...
10/11/2013
One of Wales’s great unsolved architectural mysteries has now been conclusively solved thanks to a partnership between the National Trust, the Royal Commiss ...
05/23/2013
[caption id="attachment_12309" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Y Neuadd, late Tudor House at Llanon, Ceredigion.[/caption] Ove ...
05/02/2013
[caption id="attachment_12288" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Uwchlaw’r–coed, NPRN:28881, the earliest Snowdonian house dated by inscription.[/caption] ...
02/01/2013
Throughout February events will be taking place across the UK to recognise the contribution of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to British h ...
01/21/2013
Dr Cheryl Morgan of Raglan Local Archives will be at Digital Past 2013 talking about the latest digital projects that have been taking place within the Ragl ...
01/16/2013
Our popular ‘Inside Welsh Homes’ exhibition is moving on once again, this time to Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery in Bangor, north Wales. The exhibition o ...
01/03/2013
Dr Ted Jones of the National Library of Wales will be presenting on the digiDo Project at Digital Past 2013. The Theatre of Memory programme has aimed to d ...
12/18/2012
[caption id="attachment_13862" align="aligncenter" width="850"] The west window at St. Deiniol’s Church in Hawarden, Flintshire, showing the Adoration of the ...
12/14/2012
Mike Postons, director at 3Deep Media is confirmed as a keynote speaker at Digital Past 2013. Mike will be talking about developments in digita ...
12/11/2012
Andrew Kerry-Bedell of KB consultants and IT's in Conservation will be at Digital Past 2013 to talk about the use of smartphone technology in providing mo ...
12/06/2012
Inside Welsh Homes Last night, 5th December, despite the cold, many people turned out for the launch of the Royal Commission’s latest book, Y Tu Mewn i ...
11/29/2012
PILOTING THE INTERNET ‘Getting the best of Britain from Above’ Friday 7, December, 2012 Penparcau Community Education Centre, Aberystwyth ...
11/27/2012
[caption id="attachment_13848" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Book cover of Y Tu Mewn i Gartrefi Cymru: Inside Welsh Homes.[/caption] On Wednesda ...
11/22/2012
[caption id="attachment_13842" align="aligncenter" width="850"] In Wales, the ‘best’ crockery is most often on display, arrayed in splendour on a dresser. T ...
11/19/2012
[caption id="attachment_13834" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Redundant tank used for target practice at Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire.[/caption] W ...
11/13/2012
1-3pm Tuesday, 20 November, 2012 A free session to boost confidence and skills when using the internet, the focus will be on the Britain from A ...
10/24/2012
[caption id="attachment_13822" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Amlwch Port, Anglesey.[/caption] Tell us your stories! Bring your old photos of Am ...
10/11/2012
[caption id="attachment_13816" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Aerial photograph showing wartime damage in central Swansea. AFR10857 NPRN 33145[/caption] &n ...
10/10/2012
The fifth episode in the BBC Wales series ‘The Story of Wales: A New Beginning’ will explore how the discovery of steam coal in the Rhondda ...
10/10/2012
[caption id="attachment_13803" align="aligncenter" width="850"] RCAHMW 3D model of the engine house at Hafod Copperworks, HMC805, nprn:- 33710[/caption] &nbs ...
10/05/2012
On Saturday 13 October, Royal Commission staff will be attending the Glamorgan Family History Society's Family History Fair, which is the large ...
10/04/2012
[caption id="attachment_13791" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Gwydir Castle, Caernarfonshire DS2007_340_012 NPRN 26555[/caption] Episode 3 of “ ...
10/03/2012
Following last night’s showing of the first episode of “The Story of Wales”, the second episode will be shown tonight on BBC2 at 7 pm. Episode 2, “P ...
10/03/2012
[caption id="attachment_13779" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Tre'r Ceiri hillfort, Caernarfonshire, AP_2007_0226 NPRN 95292[/caption] Tonight se ...
09/25/2012
Despite being full of fascinating information about changes in living conditions, fashions, individual expression and people’s lives generally, ...
09/20/2012
In the last week, our team has been preparing some of Falcon Hildred’s original drawings for exhibition at Ironbridge Gorge Museum in October. Over 40 of ...
09/13/2012
Event Date: 2-4pm, Friday 21, September 2012 Location: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Plas Crug, Aberystwyth, SY23 1NJ ...
09/12/2012
[caption id="attachment_13736" align="aligncenter" width="850"] The Oakeley Gash, 1974 A panorama of the terraced working of the Oakeley slate quarries, seen as ...
09/02/2012
Our successful scanning events this summer saw people kindly bring in photographs and other archive material to be scanned for upload to the People's Collectio ...
08/30/2012
[caption id="attachment_13725" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Fields of Play: The Sporting Heritage of Wales (ISBN 978-1-87118-445-7)[/caption] T ...
08/30/2012
[caption id="attachment_13719" align="aligncenter" width="850"] A delighted Mr Mike Buzzard receives his prize in the Royal Commission’s library.[/caption] ...
08/29/2012
[caption id="attachment_13713" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Miners’ settlement at Hen Barc, Cwmystwyth, Cardiganshire. DS2009_104_006 NPRN 409281[/caption ...
08/28/2012
[caption id="attachment_13704" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Y Gaer Fawr, Carmarthenshire. AP_2007_0753 NPRN 100866[/caption] Royal Commission ...
08/24/2012
[caption id="attachment_13695" align="aligncenter" width="850"] RAF aerial photograph showing remains of Middleton Hall in August 1948; destroyed by fire in 193 ...
08/24/2012
[caption id="attachment_13688" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Our homes are often considered a reflection of our values, beliefs and attitudes. Isaac Haley li ...
08/23/2012
[caption id="attachment_13678" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Aerial view of Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth.[/caption] In the 500 years before the Romans ...
08/23/2012
[caption id="attachment_13671" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Prof. Chris Williams, Commissioner and Chairman of the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative, will b ...
08/22/2012
[caption id="attachment_7241" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Castle House still standing after two twentieth-century fires. DS2012_280_009 NPRN 25592[/caption ...
08/01/2012
[caption id="attachment_13661" align="aligncenter" width="850"] National Eisteddfod, 2012[/caption] Come and meet the Royal Commission at the Na ...
07/26/2012
[caption id="attachment_13654" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Aberystwyth Castle[/caption] The Festival of British Archaeology celebrates the bes ...
06/28/2012
[caption id="attachment_13647" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Dr Peter Wakelin, Secretary of the Royal Commission accepting his award at the RSAW ceremony hel ...
06/25/2012
[caption id="attachment_13635" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Aberystwyth North Beach on a hot Sunday in July 1947, NPRN: 33035, AFL03_R8767[/caption] &nbs ...
02/02/2011
[caption id="attachment_13070" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Wig-wen-fach: interior view with scarfed cruck. Image: DS2010_116_003 / NPRN: 35396[/caption] ...
01/27/2011
[caption id="attachment_14316" align="aligncenter" width="850"] View of Nelson Handball Court taken 1965. Image/Llun: DI2009_0719[/caption] Nelson Ha ...
01/26/2011
[caption id="attachment_13058" align="aligncenter" width="850"] Pantyrhwch after restoration. Image: DS2011_056_001[/caption] Pantyrhwch, Llanwnnen ...
08/23/2010
[caption id="attachment_13176" align="aligncenter" width="850"] The Chirk Aqueduct[/caption] Thomas Telford and William Jessop originally planned f ...
08/06/2010
Pembrokeshire: Historic Landscapes from the Air By T.G. Driver, 2007. The historic landscapes of Pembrokeshire are among the most diverse and fascinat ...
04/20/2010
The Welsh Cottage By Eurwyn Wiliam, 2010 The Traditional cottage is one of the most distinctive features of the landscape of Wales. With the loss of thous ...
