Villages

NOTES: The Elan Valley scheme was a project to supply clean water to Birmingham, some 20 miles away. The proposal was to dam the Elan and Caerwen rivers and originally three dams were constructed in Elan Valley by engineers Gray and Mansergh between 1893-1904. These comprised Caban Coch with Garreg-ddu, Pen-y-garreg and Craig Coch. Three more dams were proposed in the Caerwen Valley, but postponed owing to the Second World War and with improvements to materials and engineering meant a much larger concrete dam could be built higher up the valley. This was the Caerwen dam which was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. The model village seen here was built from 1900.

NOTES: The Elan Valley scheme was a project to supply clean water to Birmingham, some 20 miles away. The proposal was to dam the Elan and Caerwen rivers and originally three dams were constructed in Elan Valley by engineers Gray and Mansergh between 1893-1904. These comprised the Caban Coch with Garreg-ddu, Pen-y-garreg and Craig Coch dams. Three more were proposed in the Caerwen Valley, but postponed owing to the Second World War and with improvements to materials and engineering meant a much larger concrete dam could be built higher up the valley (the Caerwen dam officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952).

NOTES: The Elan Valley scheme was a project to supply clean water to Birmingham, some 20 miles away. The proposal was to dam the Elan and Caerwen rivers and originally three dams were constructed in Elan Valley by engineers Gray and Mansergh between 1893-1904. These comprised the Caban Coch with Garreg-ddu, Pen-y-garreg and Craig Coch dams. Three more were proposed in the Caerwen Valley, but postponed owing to the Second World War and with improvements to materials and engineering meant a much larger concrete dam could be built higher up the valley (the Caerwen dam officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952).

NOTES: Burder designed a shop and six cottages for Mrs Chamberlayne to replace dilapidated 16th century buildings in Ugley - the village known at the time as Oakley. The complex still stands, now known as the Square, and is listed Grade II. This drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1872 (number 1252, Cottage on the estate of Mrs Chamberlayne at Oakley). The drawing, with captions added, was reproduced in the Building News, 4 April 1874.

SOURCE: Daniel Rabel. Cartouches de diferentes inventions. Tres utilles, a plussieurs sortes de personnes (Paris, 1632) NOTES: This is a plate in a book of cartouches containing landscapes, engraved and published by Malchior Tavernier after designs by Daniel Rabel. Engravings from this publication are found throughout this album compiled by Gentilhatre.

SOURCE: Daniel Rabel. Cartouches de diferentes inventions. Tres utilles, a plussieurs sortes de personnes (Paris, 1632) NOTES: This is a plate in a book of cartouches containing landscapes, engraved and published by Malchior Tavernier after designs by Daniel Rabel. Engravings from this publication are found throughout this album compiled by Gentilhatre.

SOURCE: Daniel Rabel. Cartouches de diferentes inventions. Tres utilles, a plussieurs sortes de personnes (Paris, 1632) NOTES: This is a plate in a book of cartouches containing landscapes, engraved and published by Malchior Tavernier after designs by Daniel Rabel. Engravings from this publication are found throughout this album compiled by Gentilhatre.

NOTES: See RIBA161713 for a colour version of this image.