Spring 2011 issue - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust

Change of address . . .Towards the end of March the Trust movedinto new rented premises at 41 BroadStreet Welshpool, about midway between itsformer offices in Church Street and the HighStreet. As well as bringing the whole of theTrust under one roof our new premises providemuch better access and facilities for the publicand much needed storage.We are quite easy to find, opposite the townhall next to the offices of the MontgomeryshireWildlife Trust. The building never seems tohave had a number on the outside and insteadhas the date of 1816 prominently displayedabove the door. The building, a former branchof Lloyd’s Bank, lies on the site of a bank setup by Robert Griffiths during the 1780s, laterrenamed the Montgomeryshire Old Bank. Intime, the Trust will no doubt begin to stamp itsown identity on the history of the building.The move, which is in effect our first movesince we were set up thirty-six years ago,provides an opportunity to look again atour aims and objectives, as set out on thepage opposite. Due to the current climateof financial austerity we will inevitablybe forced have to cut-back on some of ouractivities — perhaps particularly on oureducation and outreach work — thoughhopefully we will be able to return to theseonce the economy begins to recover.our aims . . .The Trust is one of the fourWelsh Archaeological Trusts,working closely with othernational, regional and localbodies to help protect, recordand interpret all aspects of thehistoric environment for thewhole of Wales.In the other three panes wesummarize some of the ways inwhich we try to carry out ouraims.protectWe help to protect the historicenvironment by• working with localauthorities and otheragencies to monitor theimpact of development• providing strategicplanning advice at local andnational levels• providing informationand advice about sitemanagement andconservation issuesThe Trust’s newoffices at 41 BroadStreet, Welshpool,just oppositethe Town Hall.Below Banknoteissued by theMontgomeryshireOld Bank in 1814.recordWe help to record the historicenvironment by• maintaining the regionalHistoric EnvironmentRecord which includesphotographic, drawn andwritten records• undertaking survey andexcavation projects,particularly of sites underthreat• recording finds made bydetectorists and members ofthe general publicinterpretWe help to interpret the historicenvironment by• providing informationabout sites and findsof archaeological andhistorical interest• mounting exhibitions anddisplays, undertakingguided walks and talks, andpublishing reports aboutour work• providing work experienceand employment trainingopportunities2 3