Sherds CA 408

Wales has a distinctive heritage and culture along with a growing sense of nationhood. Some aspects of that heritage are under threat. Places of worship – especially the non-conformist chapels – are being turned into holiday homes, historic schools are being replaced by ‘sustainable’ alternatives, pristine upland archaeology faces being swamped by tree-planting as a carbon-mitigation measure, and maritime archaeology is at risk from large-scale wind farms. Fortunately, there is a progressive and hard-working organisation based in Aberystwyth that works to mitigate these problems. The Royal Commission, which Sherds has the privilege to lead, records places of worship and their inte