'The Habitations of Wretchedness'? Clom Buildings in Wales

Author: Alfrey, Judith

Source: Vernacular Architecture, Volume 39, Number 1, 2008 , pp. 71-77(7)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

The use of earth as a building material in rural Wales in the nineteenth century was seen by contemporary observers as symptomatic of poverty. But there is also documentary evidence suggesting a more subtle picture, with clom taking its place in a clear hierarchy of materials, and used as a means of managing resources. Surviving clom buildings reveal a consistent craft in construction, clearly associated with other building crafts and other regional building traditions.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/174962908X365055

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