In the Cwm Bychan valley, within 1 mile of the artist's home, this collection of old buildings are all that is left of an old tannery. The two buildings stand beside a vigorous stream that flows into the artro river.

The larger of the two buildings, now almost collapsed, shows traces of machinery used in tannery. The second building, the one in the painting, was the engine house, housing the great wheel driven by a leat that powered the industry.

Now the sheep take shelter there in the rain.