Review of The Story of Nonconformity in Wales [website]

• Main Author: Patrick Gibbs
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of York 2016-11-01
• Series: Internet Archaeology
• Subjects: Archaeology; chapel; nonconformist; religion; Wales; Welsh Chapel; RCAHMW; Addoldai Cymru; interactive; faith; building; building archaeology; architectural
• Online Access: http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue42/9/gibbs.html

Review of an online resource conceived by Addoldai Cymru (Welsh Religious Buildings Trust), a charitable organisation created to protect and develop Nonconformist chapels in Wales by taking vulnerable examples into ownership. The resource is an ambitious attempt to convey, via a comprehensive and indeed rather bewildering array of multimedia-based interpretation, the significance of these structures in terms of their architectural importance, social and political influence, and community roles. At the time of writing, the resource encompasses the six chapels currently under the ownership of Addoldai Cymru. Given the charity's remit and the number of potentially at-risk Welsh Nonconformist chapels, the already impressive range of information available is likely to grow.