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Anglezarke Dixon Associates

Based near Brecon in Wales, we work throughout the UK, and beyond.

We are a small design and interpretation consultancy specialising in signage, exhibitions, publications and other material for countryside and heritage projects.

27/08/2026

Another Throwback Thursday!

I've done a lot of work for the Yorkshire Dales National Park over the years. This project involved creating a series of interpretation panels for some of the barns (known locally as cowhouses or cow'uses) that are a classic feature of the Yorkshire Dales landscape. We designed about 10 panels in total and also produced a postcard with my cut-away illustration of a barn. One of the things I love about my job is learning about so many fascinating parts of our natural, cultural and built heritage (although there are times when I wish I could delete some of the knowledge I've acquired - do I really need to be able to identify forking holes in Yorkshire barns?! - and use those braincells to remember something useful, like my phone number!)

20/08/2026

Throwback Thursday!

Something a bit different this week. I love drawing cartoons for projects (I used to get told off for doodling cartoon characters in the back of my school books - now I get paid to do it!). These were just a small part of a small project - but they're a good example of my work and they still make me smile. Cartoons can be a fun way to communicate information, especially when engaging with kids. A sign for a recreational space could have been pretty unwelcoming with a long list of 'No dogs, No skateboarding, No loud music etc, etc.' So I drew these characters to convey the messages in a much more fun way. Kids who saw them loved them and really got the messages (an unexpected twist was that some of their mums and grans quietly admitted they thought the Bad Boy would be more fun to hang out with!)

13/08/2026

Another Throwback Thursday. Dolwyddelan Castle was built in the 1220s by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (better known these days as Llywelyn the Great - greatest of all the native Welsh princes). It stands in a spectacular location in North Wales. We designed these interpretation panels for the site for Cadw, telling the story of Llywelyn's rise to power and the construction of his mighty stronghold.

06/08/2026

Throwback Thursday!

This was a fantastic project, writing and designing a series of 6 leaflets promoting the heritage of Anglesey/Ynys Môn. One leaflet covered the whole island, 4 more looked in more detail at the North, South, East and West and the final leaflet was aimed at children. The leaflets were all A5 size, folding out to A2. Each had a brief overview of the island's history, detailed maps and featured places to visit. The leaflets were aimed at the average visitor looking for interesting things to do, rather than dedicated history enthusiasts. So individual sites were all promoted in terms of their experience with headings like 'biggest wow factor', 'most spectacular location' and 'most spectacular hole!'. We also produced a leaflet for kids featuring Sid Rat and his time travelling ty bach (look at the picture backwards!). Written in a fun but informative way, it encourages children to award points to the places they visit and decide which has biggest Stink Factor!

03/08/2026

August calendar photo. It was looking pretty parched up on Mynydd Llangors last August. So much so that I almost didn't use this photo - I thought it looked a bit too arid for a typical Welsh summer. Little did I know that it would be even drier this year! Last year it seemed like a novelty to see my 'assistant' kicking up dust clouds. Now I almost feel nostalgic about having to hose the mud off him after a walk!

30/07/2026

Thursday already? Must be time for another Throwback Thursday post to celebrate 20 years of Anglezarke Dixon Associates. For this project we were commissioned to produce a set of panels promoting walking routes around Lake Vyrnwy and Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall. They include brief details of each walk together with photos of the scenery and a large illustrated map. Maps are a key part of many of the projects we work on. We can produce them in a range of styles, but illustrated aerial views, such as the ones we created for this project, have proved to be very popular. They are attractive to look at, give a strong sense of place and are easy to understand, especially for people who are not total map nerds like me!

23/07/2026

Throwback Thursday.

The Westmorland Dales are a fantastic area, but are often overlooked in favour of their near neighbours the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. We were commissioned by the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership to produce three large welcome, orientation and interpretation panels for the villages of Ravenstonedale, Newbiggin-on-Lune and Crosby Garrett. They tell the fascinating histories of these communities and encourage visitors to linger and explore the area. The panels also include maps of the villages, drawn in an eye-catching and easy-to-use style.

17/07/2026

'The boards look great'.

Great bit of feedback from a client yesterday, along with photos of our work installed at Pembroke Castle. I was really pleased with these too - but a happy client is always a key objective for any project.

16/07/2026

Throwback Thursday!

One of the things I love about my job is that each project involves learning fascinating new things. This project at the Hartpury Orchard Centre and National Perry Pear Collection in Gloucestershire was a good example. (As a West Country boy I thought I knew all anyone needed to know about cider and perry: Pour in glass - Raise glass to lips - Repeat until you fall over!). I never realised the reason so much cider and perry were produced in places like Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Somerset was because they were ideal areas for growing fruit, but too far from London and other big cities for it to survive the journey to market on horse-drawn carts along rutted roads. Turning it into a tasty drink meant you could transport it much more easily in barrels. Nor did I realise just how many varieties of apples and pears there are. At Hartpury Orchard Centre they've planted over 100 traditional British varieties of perry pear! That's just types of pears that were specifically developed to produce perry. They've also planted a similar number of traditional Gloucestershire apple trees. Few people realise as they push their trolleys down the supermarket fruit aisle, that there is so much more than just Conference pears and Granny Smith apples.

For this project we designed a set of signs to welcome visitors to the Orchard Centre, to encourage them to explore the newly planted orchards and to interpret the wildlife. We also produced a matching leaflet to encourage visitors to come to the Centre and to act as a guide around the orchards.

09/07/2026

Throwback Thursday

About 5 years ago we created this installation at Clydach Ironworks, on the edge of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site in South Wales. At nearly 5 metres wide it is a major statement piece, designed to catch the eye and welcome visitors to this fascinating site. The central, laser-cut corten steel panel evokes the industrial heritage hidden amongst the woodland. The side panels, developed through extensive community consultation, interpret the fantastic history, landscape and wildlife of the Clydach Gorge, helping visitors to understand the site and encouraging them to explore the wider area.

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2 Griffin Terrace, Talyllyn
Brecon
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