Historic Landscape
Characterisation
Merthyr Tydfil
037 Ysgubor Newydd
HLCA 37 Ysgubor Newydd 20th century council estate; social domestic housing
(Photo: GGAT Merthyr 037)
Ysgubor Newydd character area:20th century council housing estate.
Summary
A 20th century council housing estate with social and domestic housing, using a variety of materials including prefabricated reinforced concrete.
Historical background
The historic landscape area of Ysgubor Newydd comprises a mid-20th century council housing estate development built over former agricultural land belonging to one William Davies during the mid-19th century.
For further information please contact the Glamorgan-Gwent
Archaeological Trust at this
address. Link to the Countryside Council for Wales website at www.ccw.gov.uk
or Cadw at www.cadw.wales.gov.uk