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Thursday, 31 March 2016

National Monuments Record of Wales Archives and Library Bulletin - March 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.
http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/Our+Services/Donate+Records/Recent+Acquisitions/. The archival items, library books and journal articles are all available to view in our public reading room. The full archive catalogue is available on Coflein and contains digital copies of many of the items listed.

In preparation for our move to new premises at the National Library of Wales we will be suspending our library, search-room and enquiry service from 4 April 2016. We anticipate the suspension to last for three months.

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March 2016

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Books

Aitchison, Kenneth ; Edwards, Rachel. 2008. Archaeology labour market intelligence: profiling the profession 2007-08. Reading, Institute of Field Archaeologists.

Austin, David (ed.) 1993. Carew Castle Archaeological Project: 1992. Season interim report. University of Wales, Lampeter.

Barrett, J. C.; Bradley, R.; Green, M. 1991. Landscape, monuments and society: the prehistory of Cranborne Chase. Cambridge University Press.

Benton, Charlotte; Victoria and Albert Museum. 2015. Art dec : 1910 – 1939. London, V&A Publishing.

Bowden, Mark et al. 2015. The Stonehenge landscape. Swindon, Historic England.

Borrow, George Henry. 1862. Wild Wales: the people, language and scenery. London, Century, 1984.

Breeze, D.; Jones, R. H. ; Oltean, I. A. (eds). 2015. Understanding Roman frontiers: a celebration for Professor Bill Hanson. Edinburgh, John Donald.

Brewer, Cynthia A. 2005. Designing better maps: a guide for GIS users. Redlands, ESRI Press.

Brown, K.; Morris, J. H.; Sanchez, A. A. P.; Critchley, M. 2005. Interpreting the ruins of Cornish design engine houses. Weardale, Europamines.

Buckley, J.A. 2002. The Cornish mining industry: a brief history. Redruth, Tor Mark Press.

Burt, R. 1977. John Taylor: Mining entrepreneur and engineer 1779-1863. Buxton, Moorland Publishing Company.

Cadw. 2010. Caernarfon waterfront: understanding urban character. Cardiff, Cadw.

Cadw. 2010. Glannau Caernarfon: deal nodweddion trefol. Caerdydd, Cadw.

Claughton, Peter & Mills, Catherine. (eds). 2009. Mining perspectives : the proceedings of the eighth International Mining History Congress 2009. Cornwall, Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.

Dixon, T.; Matthews, A.; Pye, A. R.; Slater, W. D. 1989. Gawton mine and arsenic works: The field survey 1988. Exeter, Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit.

Evans, Owain Gethin. 2014. Benign neglect: the Quakers and Wales c.1860-1918. Wrexham, Bridge Books.

George, T. Neville. 1975. British regional geology: South Wales. London, HMSO.

Good, J. E. G. (ed.) 1987. Environmental aspects of plantation forestry in Wales: proceedings of a symposium held at the Snowdonia National Park Study Centre, Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, 20-21 November, 1986. Grange-Over-Sands, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.

Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 2010. Y Bala: Tirwedd Hanesyddol / A Historic Landscape. Bangor, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust.

Hanna, Karen Calhoon. 1999. GIS for landscape architects. Redlands, ESRI Press.

Herring, Peter. 1998. Cornwall’s historic landscape: Presenting a method of historic landscape character assessment. Truro, Cornwall County Council & English Heritage.

Hodges, Christopher. 2015. Derelict stone buildings of the Black Mountains massif. Oxford, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.

Hunt, Robert. 1978. A historical sketch of British mining: being book I and the appendix to British mining by Robert hunt (1887). Wakefield, E.P. Publishing.

Isherwood, J.G. 1980. Candles to caplamps: The story of Gloddfa Ganol. Bolton, J.G.Isherwood.

Jarvis, Adrian. 2014. Liverpool a history of "the great port". Liverpool, Liverpool History Press.

Jenkins, L.; Sharpe, A. & Smith, J. 1990. Mineral Tramways Project: An archaeological assessment of the industrial landscape between Devoran, Portreath and Troon, with an evaluation of the potential of the disused mineral railways and mines contained in that area. Truro, Cornwall Archaeological Unit.

Kain, R. J. P. & Richard Oliver. 2015. British town maps: a history. London, British Library.

Kavanagh, Joan. 2003. The glen of the two lakes: Glendalough, a pictorial history. Glendalough, Wicklow Rural Partnership Ltd.

Kinross, John. 2015. Castles of the Marches. Stroud, Amberley.

Krygier, John; Wood, Denis. 2005. Making maps: a visual guide to map design for GIS. New York, Guilford Press.

Leary, Jim. 2015. The remembered land: surviving sea-level rise after the last Ice Age. London, Bloomsbury Academic.

Lewis, Gwynne M. 2002. Bro’r mawn a’r mwyn. Aberystwyth, Pentir Pumlumon.

Locker, Martin D. 2015. Landscapes of pilgrimage in medieval Britain. Oxford, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.

Mackie, A. S. Y. et al. 2006. Biomôr 4: the Outer Bristol Channel Marine Habitat Study. Cardiff, National Museum of Wales.

Mackie, A. S. Y. et al. 2006. Outer Bristol Channel marine habitat study: summary document. Cardiff, National Museum of Wales.

Melrose, Robin. 2016. Religion in Britain from the megaliths to Arthur. Jefferson, North Carolina, McFarland & Company.

Mitchell, Andy. 1999. The ESRI guide to GIS analysis. Volume 1. Geographic patterns & relationships. Redlands, ESRI Press.

Morrison, Kathryn & Glendenning, Kathryn. 2015. Woolworth's: 100 years on the high street. Swindon, Historic England.

Mortimer. K.; Turner, J.; Wilson, H. (comps). 2007. Outer Bristol Channel marine habitat study (CD ROM). Cardiff, National Museum of Wales.

Murray, P.; Murray, Linda; Devonshire Jones, Tom. The Oxford dictionary of Christian art & architecture. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

National Museums & Galleries of Wales. 2005. Archwilio gwely'r môr = Explore the sea floor. Supporting National Curriculum Keystages 2-4 (CD ROM). Cardiff, National Museums & Galleries of Wales.

Parissien, Steven. 2014. The English railway station. Swindon, English Heritage.

Passmore, Sue. 2016. Henfynyw Upper & the manor of Llyswen. Sue Passmore.

Pollard, Joshua et al. 2006. Lodge Hill Camp, Caerleon and the hillforts of Gwent, BAR British series 407. Oxford, Archaeopress.

Porter, Lindsey. 2004. Ecton copper mines under the Dukes of Devonshire 1760-1790. Ashbourne, Landmark.

Proctor, Robert. 2014. Building the modern church: Roman Catholic Church architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975. Farnham, Ashgate.

Pye, A. R. & Weddell, P. J. 1989. Gawton mine and arsenic works: the documentary research 1988. Exeter, Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit.

Rattenbury, Gordon; Lewis, M. J. T. 2004. Merthyr Tydfil tramroads and their locomotives. Oxford, Railway & Canal Historical Society.

RCAHMS. 2001. The historic landscape of the Cairngorms. Edinburgh, RCAHMS.

Rees, D. Morgan. 1979. Historic industrial scenes: Wales. Ashbourne, Moreland.

Rees, D. Morgan. 1972. The metalliferous mines of Wales. Caerphilly, National Museum of Wales.

Rees, William. 1947. A history of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Wales and on the Welsh border: including an account of the Templars. Cardiff, Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

Rippon, Stephen; Smart, Chris; Pears, Ben. 2015. The fields of Britannia: continuity and change in the late Roman and early medieval landscape. Oxford University Press.

Slocum, Terry A. et al. 2005. Thematic cartography and geographic visualization. Upper Saddle River, Pearson Prentice Hall.

Stanier, Peter. 2002. Cornwall’s mining heritage. Truro, Twelveheads Press.

Tomlinson, Barbara. 2015. Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory. Woodbridge, Suffolk, Boydell Press.

Wickson, Roger. 2015. Kings and bishops in Medieval England, 1066-1216. London, Palgrave Macmillan.

Wilkinson, Peter. 2001. The Nent Force Level and Brewery Shaft. Nenthead, North Pennines Heritage Trust.

Yorke, Trevor. 2011. Art deco house styles. Newbury, Countryside Books.

Zeiler, Michael. 1999. Modelling our world : the ESRI guide to geodatabase design. Redlands, ESRI Press.

Zsámboki, L. (ed.). 1994. Mining and metallurgy of the Carpathian Basin in the 20th century : proceedings of the symposium held 25-26 August 1994 at Miskolc and Baia Mare. Miskolci Egyetem, University of Miskolc.

Journals

Ancient Monuments Society Transactions vol. 60 (2016)

Ancient Monuments Society/Friends of Friendless Churches Newsletter no. 01/2016 (Winter-Spring)

Below! no. 2016.1 (Spring 2016)

Brycheiniog vol. 47 (2016)

C20: The magazine of the Twentieth Century Society no. 1/2016

Ceredigion vol. 17 no. 3 (2015)

Chapels Society Newsletter no. 61 (January 2016)

Current Archaeology no. 313 (April 2016)

Diver, magazine of the British Sub-Aqua Club [formerly Triton], incomplete run 1978 – 1992 [donation]

Dredged Up from the Past: Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Newsletter nos. 12-17 (2013-2015) [donation]

Etifeddiaeth y Cymry rh. 62 (Gwanwyn 2016)

Focus [Historic Environment Scotland technical conservation journal], 2016 issue

The Gower Society Newsletter, Spring 2016

Heritage in Wales no. 62 (Spring 2016)

The Historic Environment Policy & Practice, most issues 2012-2015 [donation]

Institute of Historic Building Conservation Yearbook 2016

Past: The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society no. 82 (Spring 2016)

Pembrokeshire Life (March 2016)

Railway and Canal Historical Society Bulletin no. 460 (March-April 2016)

Railway and Canal Historical Society Journal vol. 38 pt. 7 no. 225 (March 2016)

Subaqua Scene, almost complete run 1984-1989 [donation]

Triton, magazine of the British Sub-Aqua Club [later Diver], 3 issues from 1976 and complete year 1977 [donation]

The Victorian no. 51 (March 2016)

Welsh Mills Society Newsletter no. 123 (April 2016)

Welsh Railways Research Circle Newsletter no. 146 (March 2016)

Journals Current Awareness

Ancient Monuments Society/Friends of Friendless Churches Newsletter no. 01/2016, p. 5: in ‘The National Scene’, comment on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill [‘generally it is a Good Thing’]; p. 6 ff.: ‘The National Ancient Monuments Review’ mentions the following Welsh sites: St. Martin and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembs.; St. Mary’s Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monms.; p. 10 ff., Casework section: Gwynedd Council gives go-ahead for demolition of 390 High Street, Bangor; application to rebuild Keeperes Cottage, Rhoose, is withdrawn; Eglwys Crist, Abergele conversion ‘welcomed in principle’ by the Society; Capel Tabernacl, Chapel Street, Conwy: amendments to conversion plan proposed are ‘broadly acceptable’; St. Cynfarwy’s Church (Grade II), Llechcynfarwy, Anglesey: society ‘absolutely appalled’ that a 12th century font is to be retained during conversion as a ‘washstand basin’ – will it be ‘fitted with taps and a u-bend’? Other elements of the plan were also of concern; St. Ffraid’s Llansantffraed, Monms. - concern at proposed removal of pews; Ty Capel, Rhoscolyn, Anglesey: old porch to be reinstated, a preferable option to erecting a new one; p. 24 ff.: ‘HLF-funded schemes completed’ section also mentions several Welsh sites.

Brycheiniog vol. 47, p. 161: Review, by Chris Cox, of Above Brecknock by Chris Musson and Toby Driver

Ceredigion vol. 17 no. 3, p. 1: ‘A North Ceredigion Charcoal Industry’ by John Wiles [former colleague]; p. 73: ‘Promoting horticulture before 1920: The North Cardiganshire Horticultural Society (1894-1905)’ by Stephen Briggs [ditto]

Current Archaeology no. 313, p. 7, ‘News in brief’ section: ‘Protecting Wales’ past’ [note on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill]; p. 48: regular ‘From the trowel’s edge’ column by the Royal Commission’s Secretary, Christopher Catling, this month about secrets hidden in OS maps, cartographers’ (deliberate) mistakes, TV series Detectorists (good) and Battlefield Recovery (bad), Abraham Darby’s blast furnaces, and Neil McGregor’s retirement.

Focus, p. 4: ‘New lead body for the historic environment’ [creation of Historic Environment Scotland by merging Historic Scotland and RCAHMS]

Past: The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society no. 82, p. 3: ‘Prehistoric prospection for copper near the source of the River Severn, Plynlimon, Wales’ by Simon Timberlake and Early Mines Research Group

Pembrokeshire Life, p. 23: ‘Skomer’s secret history’ [Dr. Toby Driver to talk about Skomer’s archaeology in light of the recent excavations]

The Victorian no. 51, p. 24, Casework section, Wales and the Midlands mentions two Welsh sites: Custom House (1845, Grade II listed) and adjoining York Hotel (1890) in Cardiff (threat of demolition and redevelopment behind partially-retained facades); Bangor Railway Institute (application to demolish rejected but building still under threat) Welsh Mills Society Newsletter no. 123, p. 3: ‘Editorial – a bill to make history’ comments on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill.

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Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Ordnance Survey Large Print Collection

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, with a scattering of sizeable farms. A major “A” road or a key “B” road runs across the centre of the shot, with a minor road joining at an oblique angle, at a small hamlet. Near the junction there is a large shed, with a few vehicles parked in the yard.

Close magnification shows this road has a central hazard warning line.

Can you identify where this is? If so, please let us know.

By Medwyn Parry

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Thursday, 17 March 2016

The Crawford Collection - One of our Small, But Important Collections of Aerial Photographs

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 Crawford (1896 – 1957) was an early pioneer of the use of aerial photographs for the investigation and interpretation of archaeological features in the landscape.

He studied geography at Keble College, Oxford, but refined his craft while serving in the First World War. During active service he was invalided back to Britain—twice —but he returned to serve with the Royal Flying Corps. His cartographic duties included using aerial photographs of the front line to produce up-to-date records of trench systems.

His talent and experience helped him to become the first Archaeology Officer for the Ordnance Survey, where he worked from 1920 to his retirement in 1946. Professor Peter Grimes (who later became a Commissioner, and then Chairman of RCAHMW) was appointed as his assistant in 1938.

The collection comprises 53 black & white aerial photographic prints, from various sources, including the RAF and Cambridge University. The earliest is of an area below the summit of Snowdon, taken on the 11 June 1923.

By Medwyn Parry

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Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Aerial Archaeology in winter – sunshine and rainbows over Anglesey

Low winter sunlight, combined with low vegetation and bare woodland, is a rare time for the aerial archaeologist hunting for earthwork archaeology and unrecorded monuments. This was especially true in Wales this winter where there was seldom a break in the gales and storms. Occasionally the sun did break through —and when it did, Toby Driver was able to get airborne to record scheduled monuments and known archaeological sites in winter conditions, as well as scouting for unrecorded sites in low, raking light.

One particularly stunning set of views of Anglesey was obtained on 11 February 2016 during a brief ridge of high pressure. Although it was raining on arrival at Caernarfon Airport, and the flight was brought to a close by heavy showers later on, for two hours Anglesey was bathed in glorious low winter sunlight with even the occasional rainbow. The flight proved valuable for documenting some of Anglesey’s stunning coastline and prehistoric monuments like Din Llugwy hut group, as well as later industrial monuments and landscapes along the north coast. The following views offer a flavour of some of the archaeological sites recorded.

Plas Gwyn prehistoric settlement and field system, on a hill to the south of Benllech, was originally discovered during Royal Commission aerial survey in 1999. The group of roundhouse footings can be seen enclosed within a polygonal boundary (AP_2016_0172).
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/300523/details/PLAS-GWYN/

Puffin Island or Priesttholm/ Ynys Seiriol, picked out in bright sunlight, rises like a whale from a dark winter sea (AP_2016_0199).

A detailed shot of the solitary twelth-century church tower of the monastery on Priestholm or Puffin Island, casting a long shadow across the surrounding vegetation (AP_2016_0205).
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/527/details/CELL+OF+PENMON+PRIORY+ON+
PRIESTHOLM+ISLAND%2C+PUFFIN+ISLAND+OR+YNYS+SEIRIOL/

Din Lligwy Iron Age and Romano-British hut group on eastern Anglesey is one of the most accessible sites of its type in north Wales. The settlement has impressive stone-built roundhouses alongside rectangular buildings (AP_2016_0241).
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/95541/details/DIN+LLIGWY+
SETTLEMENT%2C+MOELFRE/

Porth Wen brickworks is a remarkably complete set of ruined industrial buildings set in a secluded cove on the north Anglesey coast (AP_2016_0337).
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/40736/details/PORTHWEN+BRICKWORKS%3
BPORTH+WEN+SILICA+BRICK+WORKS/

As showers move in from the north-west, the spire of St Rhuddlad’s Church, Llanrhuddlad, is highlighted by a winter rainbow (AP_2016_0387).
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/43642/details/ST+RHYDDLAD%27S+CHURCH%2C+
LLANRHYDDLAD%2C+ANGLESEY/

By Dr Toby Driver, Aerial Investigator

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Monday, 14 March 2016

Foundation Apprentice: Office Administration

Opening Date: 14 March 2016
Closing Date: 28 March 2016
Location: Aberystwyth

Job Description: Apprentice Scheme 2016

The Royal Commission is a Welsh Government Sponsored Body. We research and record archaeology, buildings, landscapes and maritime remains from prehistory to the present. We look after the National Monuments Record which is Wales’ permanent archive of the historic environment and contains over 2 million photographs, drawings and other documents and digital data. We also help people to learn about our rich heritage by publishing books and other documents and by attending shows and events. We give talks and lectures and also give impartial advice and information to help people manage the historic environment sustainably and ethically. We are based in Aberystwyth and employ about 30 staff. Our work covers the whole of Wales.
The Welsh Government is committed to investing in the future workforce of Wales. In support of this, the Commission is currently offering a young person between the ages of 16 to 24 the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in finance and general office administration in a national heritage organisation. This scheme will give a young person the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification and marketable skills whilst earning a salary.
An apprentice at the Royal Commission will earn a salary of £12,000 per year.

What training will be provided?
You will complete a Business Administration Foundation Apprenticeship which includes a NVQ level 2, along with other related qualifications. You will be fully supported in the workplace to develop the key skills, motivation and experience which will better equip you to gain a job in the competitive job market.

How long will the apprenticeship last?
The apprenticeship will last for a period of 15 months.

How to apply?
The scheme is open for applications from 14 March until 28 March 2016. You can apply by downloading an application form from our website: www.rcahmw.gov.uk

You will need to return your completed application to our Human Resources Manager before the closing date via email to sue.billingsley@rcahmw.gov.uk or by post to: RCAHMW, Crown Building, Plas Crug, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. SY23 1NJ. We do not accept CVs.

If you require any additional information please contact our Human Resources Manager via email or by telephoning 01970 621228.

Pay Scale: WG Pay Scale
Salary: £12,000 per annum
Contract: 15 month

Job-specific documentation: http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/About+Us/Working+at+RCAHMW/Current+Vacancies/?vaca=43

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Friday, 11 March 2016

What The RAF Flight Codes Can Reveal

The extensive collection of RAF aerial photographs held by the Royal Commission include vertical and low-level oblique views of Wales. The identification flight codes for the flights can reveal an incredible level of background detail.

One of the common identifiers starts with number 540, which is then normally followed by another unique flight reference number. The first portion identifies the film as originating from 540 squadron (motto “Sine Qua Non” – Indispensable), based at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire. Formed in October 1942 at Leuchars, as a Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), the squadron would be tasked with flights over Norway, France, Austria, Germany and Poland. A detachment was later based at Gibraltar, and flew over France, Italy and North Africa. Their first were Supermarine Spitfires, but the squadron was later re-equipped with de Havilland Mosquitoes. At the end of 1952, the squadron used the English Electric Canberra – arguably the best aerial photographic reconnaissance platform ever devised.

Several of the boxes of prints include a copy of the Photographic Reconnaissance Report (RAF Form 2047). When used in conjunction with the prints, they tell a fascinating story.

The paperwork for flight 540/538 reveals that on 25 June 1951 a type PR Mk. 34 Mosquito (number RG259) equipped with a port-facing F24 oblique camera, took off from RAF Benson. The pilot was Flight Officer Kepka, assisted by Flight Officer Dolezal (navigator/camera operator). They were tasked with a low-level oblique aerial photographic survey of two areas of the South Wales coast. The sortie run started at 12:35, and maintaining an altitude of 1,700ft, the first portion of the mission covered from Rumney, Cardiff to Beachley Head near Chepstow. The aircraft then headed west, and photographed the coastline from Mumbles Head, Swansea to Kenfig Burrows, near Porthcawl, finishing the survey at 13:35. The aircraft then returned to RAF Benson, landing at 14:10.

According to Form 2047, the processing of the 237 photographs commenced at 16:10 and was completed at 17:00. During inspection of the finished article, Corporal G.L. Sampson wrote a remark at the bottom of the form, “Thin cloud shadow on some. Two negs with shutter failure”.

The 15 x 14cm prints are a remarkable and detailed record of the coastal area, captured as a moment of time. In frame 0040 a portion of the Ebbw River can be seen the foreground, as well as the Alexandra Docks (NPRN 403430), and the distinctive Newport Transporter Bridge (NPRN 43157) in the top left of the photograph. Only three shots further on, frame 0043 captures a “White Funnel” paddle steamer (possibly the “Glen Usk”) making its way up the River Usk, as it passes the entrance to Alexandra Docks.

The second leg of the flight – of Swansea Bay – also has some remarkable images. Frame 0153 is of the Clyne Valley, and in the centre of the frame Clyne Castle (NPRN 18354) and the layout of its formal garden (NPRN 265686) can be seen. A few moments later, frame 0163 shows a very different landscape, that of the distinctive Swansea Guildhall (NPRN 144) and the surrounding area.

Our aerial photographic collections include a huge variety of views, ranging from 1919 to the present day and many of these can be viewed on Coflein, our online database, or by visiting the Royal Commission’s library, which is open daily from Monday to Friday.
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Thursday, 31 March 2016

National Monuments Record of Wales Archives and Library Bulletin - March 2016

March 2016

Archives

Books

Journals

Journals Current Awareness

Contact us

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Ordnance Survey Large Print Collection

Thursday, 17 March 2016

The Crawford Collection - One of our Small, But Important Collections of Aerial Photographs

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Aerial Archaeology in winter – sunshine and rainbows over Anglesey

Monday, 14 March 2016

Foundation Apprentice: Office Administration

Friday, 11 March 2016

What The RAF Flight Codes Can Reveal

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