Caer Beris Manor, Builth Wells. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

P.B. Abery, ca. 1920s.

Bryn-y-gwin, Dolgellau. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1875.

Bethlehem Chapel (Cong), Pwll-trap near St Clears. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1885.

Graig Goch Dam Elan Valley. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

P.B. Abery, ca. 1910s.

Interior of St David’s church, Glascombe. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

P.B. Abery, ca. 1910s.

The castle and River Teifi, Newcastle Emlyn. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1885.

The Club and Cocoa House, Bagillt. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1875.

The cathedral, St Davids. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1885.

Soar y Mynydd, the most remote chapel in Wales. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

Geoff Charles, 1955.

People in gardens of unidentified house. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

Unspecified photographer, ca. 1860.

Bryn-y-Pys Hall, Overton: south-east room off tower entrance, 1956. Source: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, via Casglu’r Tlysau/Gathering the Jewels.

[St. Peris Church, Llanberis, Wales] (LOC) by The Library of Congress on Flickr. Photochrom postcard by Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1890s.

[A house, Montgomery]. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1885.

Princess Elizabeth’s little house / Y Bwthyn Bach. Source: Victoria and Albert Museum.

This dolls’ house was made in the 1930s by Lines Bros of Merton, Surrey. It is a model of the Welsh cottage style playhouse which was presented to Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) on her sixth birthday in 1932 by the people of Wales. The original ‘Y Bwthyn Bach’ now stands in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The cottage was used to raise funds for children’s hospital charities before the Princess was allowed to play with it. It has four rooms including a kitchen and bathroom fully equipped with working appliances. Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret, loved to give parties in the cottage. Few children had such a large house to play in but this dolls’ house version cost 56/- (£2.80) which many parents could afford.

Aberdyfi Temperance Society. Source: LlGC ~ NLW (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales) on Flickr.

John Thomas, ca. 1885.