Cook – Histories in Homes 2 March 2023
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Tour of Abbey and Village
Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust offers tours of the abbey remains and the village. A public tour is available each autumn – please look at our events page for the relevant date. The Trust also runs bespoke tours for interested groups, such as local community groups, heritage groups and those walking The Pilgrimage from Strata Florida …
Masons marks
For more information about CPAT’s survey of the Abbey Cwmhir remains see Rees S. Jones N. W. and Silvester R. Conservation and investigation at Cwmhir Abbey, Powys. Arch. Cam. Vol 154 (2005) and Jones N. W. Abbey Cwmhir: Survey of the Ruins. CPAT Report 225.2 (2000)
The Exhibits
“A construction of quite astonishing conception” ” The prime candidate for the culmination of early Gothic developments in the Cistercian churches of Wales is the nave at Cwmhir” Reference: David Robinson “The Cistercian in Wales” (2006 Society of Antiquaries) Luckily, as a result of Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries (Cwmhir: 2nd March 1537), five …
Your visit
The Exhibits Activity pamphlets for children Hunt the Mason Marks in the Ruins Route descriptions for Community Heritage Walks A free Quick Tour Guide of the Abbey is available as a leaflet to take with you from the leaflet stand in the Exhibition Room at Home Farm, Abbeycwmhir. Activity pamphlets …
Prof Huw Pryce – Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales: His rise and fall
On-line talk 12th December Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales: His Rise and Fall by Prof. Huw Pryce Huw Pryce is Professor Emeritus of Welsh History at Bangor University and an Honorary Professor at Cardiff University. He has published extensively on the history of medieval Wales, including an edition of the charters and letters …
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Newsletters
‘Demystifying the Abbey’ Newsletters Our fourth Newsletter has now been published and by clicking on the link below it is possible to see it, and download or print it if you would like to. Our Newsletters contain up to date information on aspects of our ‘Demystifying the Abbey’ community heritage project and other Trust …
Prof Janet Burton: Constructed Pasts and Shared Identities: the Cistercian Order
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