Bournville
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Bournville is a 19th century model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury's factory, and designed to be a "garden" vill
The shops around The Green
The packing room at Bournville, circa 1903
Rowheath lake with pavilion in the background
Bournville Rest House was built to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of George and Elizabeth Cadbury, and was paid for by the employees of Cadbury Brothers Ltd. The design is by William Alexander Harvey, who was architect of many of the buildings on the estate and is based on the 17th century Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset. Currently, the building is used by Bournville Village Trust for free public exhibitions.
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A model village is a mostly self-contained community, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house their workers. "Model" implies an ideal to which other devel
Bournville
…Bournville () is a 19th century model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury's factory, and designed to be a "garden…
Almshouses in Saltaire, Yorkshire, typical of the architecture of the whole village
An example of houses at Port Sunlight.
Almshouses at Ripley Ville, Yorkshire. Built 1881 and now the only remaining example of the architecture of the village