The Welsh Religious Buildings Trust working with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) has published a new website that provides a virtual museum telling the story of Welsh chapels in terms of religion, architecture, culture and society.
The website provides a range of practical information and advice for congregations and chapel owners on conservation, planning, grants and funding, and includes useful contacts and links, as well as information about supporting the Trust through volunteering and its Friend Scheme.
On the resource you can also learn about the The Welsh Religious Building Trust’s six chapels.
An important aspect of the website is the ability, for the first time, to search the RCAHMW’s Chapels Database in its entirety. Individual records containing information on history, architecture, dates, people, cost and the chapels’ current status can then be viewed alongside any digital images.
On the resource there is also a user forum which allows people to add their own images, comments and information, which will build up an archive of photographs, memories and discussions about each chapel.
For more information background see the IHBC NewsBlogs and the website at www.welshchapels.org
