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On the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

  1. The Forgotten Folk Art of Porth Penrhyn Bridge.

    Where?  Bangor, Gwynedd, SH 59229 72575  Publicly-accessible?  Yes, public highway (road).  Protected?  Yes, Grade II listed (No.23376, 1988)  Coflein record: NPRN 34381  What’s your immediate reaction to seeing the word ‘graffiti’? For most today, it will be a negative feeling of an anti-social act, despoiling the environment and making it feel run-down, or more so. But graffiti wasn’t always seen […]

  2. Festive Greetings from the Royal Commission! 

    Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year! Thank you, as always, for your continued support. As the year draws to a close, we’re pleased to share a round-up of recent news and forthcoming events.   New eBook Publications & Friends’ Discount  We’ve recently made 14 Commission titles available as eBooks, now downloadable from our online shop https://shop.rcahmw.gov.uk/collections/downloads. These include long […]

  3. Bannau Brycheiniog Place Names Workshops… Coming February 2026!

    During the last year, our Place Names Officer, Dr James January-McCann has been running a series of place names collection workshops in north Wales. These workshops have been jointly organised with Eryri National Park in their area, and with North Wales Wildlife Trust in Anglesey. Between all of the workshops we’ve been able to record […]

  4. Houses of the Welsh Countryside at 50 

    This month marks 50 years since the publication of Houses of the Welsh Countryside, a book that changed the way we look at vernacular architecture in Wales, and further afield. And next year will be Peter Smith’s centenary.  For me, it is impossible to separate the book from the man so this blog is partly […]

  5. Tracks into the Archive!

    Tracing Welsh Railway Heritage on Coflein  As we celebrate #exploreyourarchive this week, this blog explores the rich railway heritage preserved in the Commission’s archive, the National Monument Record of Wales.  2025 marks 200 years since the opening of the very first public railway line in the world to use steam engines – the pioneering Stockton […]