- B1/1.
- Ffeil
- 1955-1977.
Letters, copies of replies and papers relating to the gardens at Brondanw, and the post of gardner/handyman in 1970, 1955-1977.
Letters, copies of replies and papers relating to the gardens at Brondanw, and the post of gardner/handyman in 1970, 1955-1977.
Letters, copies of replies and papers concerning the development of the buildings; the letters are from Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's agents, the lease holders and other interested parties, 1963-1969.
Letters and papers concerning properties on the Brondanw estate, especially Parc, Croesor Mawr and Minafon; some drawings and plans; letters from Jonah Jones as a tenant and from Prof. Eric Hobsbawm; plans showing the proposed widening of the road through Llanfrothen, 1961-1973.
Jones, Jonah
Councils for the protection of rural England and Wales,
A copy of the 'County Branch Surrey' and papers relating to it, 1970, and an exctract from Agriculture, 1958.
Papers of the Council for the Protection of Rural England and newspaper cuttings concerning hydro-electricity and conserving the countryside, and a poster asking for help and donations for Snowdonia National Park, 1959-1970.
A report concerning the work of the committee, 1953, and minutes and papers relating to various roads, 1965-1967.
Papers relating to the Killington service area, 1969-1970.
Two reports on the London-Yorkshire Motorway, 1957, 1960; a paper entitled 'Motorway Landscaping' given at the Public Works and Municipal Services Congress, 1960; a report on the Durham motorway, 1965.
A report entitled 'Highway Landscaping in the United States', 1966.
A report entitled 'Research into Traffic Noise', 1968; a report on an alternative route for the Kendal link road, 1969; and an 'A55 St. Asaph to Aber Feasibility Study', 1970.
London to South Wales motorway,
Landscape photographs of the section of the M4 motorway around Bristol, 1961, and between Coldra and Crick, 1962.
London to Basingstoke motorway,
Landscape photographs of the M3 motorway between London and Basingstoke, 1963, including a programme of inspection and a map of the area.
Landscape photographs of the M6 motorway between Lancaster and Penrith, [1964], and a study of the Carlisle Bypass and the Carlisle bypass to Penrith Bypass, 1964.
The Newport-Worcester trunk road,
Landscape photographs of the Mitchel Troy - Coldra section of the Newport - Worcester trunk road, with a map of the area and a letter, 1965.
Newspaper cuttings and excerpts, 1926-1976, mostly relating to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
Letters mainly of a personal nature, including a letter concerning the Presentation Goblet to the Queen and Prince Phillip, 1972; a letter from the Royal Institute of British Architects, concerning Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's election as an honorary member; a letter from the University of Wales offering an honorary degree; and letters from the following: Sir Frederick Gibberd; Sir Frederick Osborn; Jonah Jones; James Morris; Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor; Charles, Lord Aberconwy; Francois Spoerry; Christabel, Lady Aberconway; Augustus John; the Rt Hon. Richard Crossman, MP; Sir Dingle Foot; Henry, Marquis of Anglesey, and other politicians, artists and members of the gentry and the aristocracy, 1930-1976; together with thirteen letters from Lewis Mumford, 1957-1975, and a copy of an article by him, 1930, 'The Wavy Line Versus the Cube', and a photograph of Sir Clough Williams Ellis and Mumford.
Correspondence concerning the radio interview 'Improved Simians' between Hallam Tennyson and Sir Clough and Amabel Williams-Ellis, with a copy of the radio listings for that day. The file also includes a treatise on the 'Freedom of the Known' sent to Sir Clough and Amabel Williams-Ellis, 1977.
Telegrams and cards wishing Sir Clough Williams-Ellis a happy 80th Birthday, 1963; papers relating to the birthday dinner at the House of Commons, 10th June 1963, including a copy of the speech, a list of the guests and a copy of the menu signed by the guests; and two photographs of the birthday lunch at Drum House, Sunday 2nd June, 1963.