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Penrhys Uchaf

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NPRN19669
Map ReferenceST09SW
Grid ReferenceST0017094690
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityTylorstown
Type Of SiteHOUSING ESTATE
Period20th Century
Description

The Penrhys Estate consisted of 951 homes and was built between 1966-69 to the designs of Alex Robertson, Peter Francis & Partners. Many of these homes were demolished in the 1990s, leaving around 300 refurbished and re-clad properties, owned by RCT Homes (Travllis). 

 

Sources

Jonathan Vining and Malcolm Parry, Wales 1901-2000, p.21
'The Notorius Penrhys estate: What happens when planners get it wrong', WalesOnline, 10 December 2017

Meilyr Powel, RCAHMW. March 2021.