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Below: The estate complete,
sometime in the early 1900s. On the left can be seen the monolithic board school that
still dominates the skyline With a church, chapel, school and a multitude of shops, the
estate was certain to become a success from the outset. The byelaw gridiron layout of long
terraces punctuated by side streets to act as firebreaks dominates Welsh urban landscape.
The one flaw in the design was that the streets were laid out long before any notion of
widespread ownership of motor cars, the only real access to the estate is via Harcourt
Street which leads to dangerous roads and regular disruption. High housing density causes
perennial parking problems for residents as there is never enough space for cars. |
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