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Records of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and...
Catalogue reference: MONW
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MONW
Records of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire. Minutes, secretary's reports and selected correspondence are in MONW 1
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MONW
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire
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Date (When the record was created)
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1908-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire. Minutes, secretary's reports and selected correspondence are in MONW 1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Monuments Record of Wales
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire, 1908-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 1975 National Monuments Record of Wales
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire was established in August 1908, under the chairmanship of Sir John Rhys, to make an inventory of ancient and historical monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire and specify those which seemed most worthy of preservation. Subsequent royal warrants have provided for its continuing existence. As with the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), it has no powers to implement its recommendations. It is also responsible for the National Monuments Record for Wales, which maintains a photographic library and an index of architectural records in public and private possession.
In 1974 the Commission was renamed the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The Stationery Office has published a number of the commission's reports. In addition nine inventories have been published: Montgomery, 1911; Radnor, 1913; Flint, 1912; Denbigh, 1914; Carmarthen, 1917; Merioneth, 1921; Pembroke, 1925; Anglesey, 1937; Caernarfon, 1958 Part I, 1960 Part II.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C208/
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Records of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire