Today at Tŷ Mawr

Today at Tŷ Mawr · 22 Oct 2026

Office of the ICR, 21 October 2026:

“She has asked me to confirm that her decision not to investigate further was final.”

Their words, 21 October 2026:

“The ADS holds the following metadata records and digital resources”

In short: The records team lists five metadata records and digital resources on Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr and describes the catalogue and library searches undertaken.

Their words, 21 October 2026:

“She has asked me to confirm that her decision not to investigate further was final.”

In short: Confirms that the decision not to investigate further is final.

Their words, 21 October 2026:

“We have also found a record from RACHMW Coflein which may relate to the material from us”

In short: The records team states no information is held under EIR 12(4)(a) but identifies microfiche archaeological reports transferred to RCAHMW on 12 January 2018 and provides a Coflein link.

Every name the records use for the same thing, in one place

nomenclature.bucklerfamily.estate is live: 25 things, 147 names, each with the record that uses it and the date.

Filed today: EV-0294, a sheet of the 1923 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition

National Library of Wales, petition sheet 1/92. Esther Williams is the eighth signature on page 1; her address reads “Llandough”, with no farm name. The other addresses on the sheet (Lewis Road, Cogan, Llwyn-yr-Eryr “Near Cardiff”) put it on the Penarth side.

The statutory deadline passed with no reply (ref 00211463).

In short: Provides a disclosure letter addressing retention schedules and searches, indicating some information may not be specifically recorded.

In short: Provides an attached response letter concerning Welsh Office/Cadw papers for Great House Farm following the earlier related request.

Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, from the 1877 split of the farm to the 1987 judgment and the demolition of December 1988, with the document behind each slide named on screen.

In short: Describes the search methodology used, confirms predecessor accession registers were included, and states no further search log exists.

In short: The HER team answers a 48-item schedule, citing public availability or 'not held' for most items and withholding change-log data as personal information.

Historic Environment Record team, 14 October 2026:

“Having undertaken a physical search of our records, I can confirm that no further information is held within the HER source file.”

In short: The HER team confirms digitisation of the source file onto Archwilio and states a physical search found no further information held.

In short: The registrar states no death record or burial/cremation record was found locally and gives a reference for ordering a certificate elsewhere.

In short: States Cardiff does not hold the death registration, cites an index reference, and suggests obtaining a certificate from head office.

In short: States no separate record exists documenting why certain findings were excluded from FOI 2026-024's scope, and confirms nothing withheld.

In short: States no separate exclusion schedule exists, reclassifies MS 3360/3 as unrelated to the Llandough property, and maintains prior position on Ref 13.2.

The Clerk, for the Council, 11 October 2026:

“We estimate that this work will take in excess of 18 hours of effort by our staff.”

In short: The clerk refuses the request under section 12, citing an estimated 37 hours to review 14 years of minutes, and suggests narrowing the date range.

Freedom of information request refused under section 12 (cost); the request narrowed on 20 October

The Clerk’s reply of 11 October 2026 refused the family’s request under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act (cost). A narrowed request followed on 20 October 2026, with the agenda for the council’s remote meeting of 22 October 2026.

Reply to an enquiry, 10 October 2026:

“an application has been captured internally by HM Land Registry to investigate and correct any error that may have been made.”

Decision letter, ICR/090/26, 9 October 2026:

“In the circumstances, the ICR has decided that further investigation by this office would not serve any useful purpose.”

In short: A liaison officer sends the outcome of an internal review regarding an earlier Freedom of Information Act request.

In short: Planning and Environment Decisions Wales confirms it holds no records for the property or the named planning applications.

In short: The FOI officer states no further recorded information identifying Great House Farm exists within MS 3360/3 beyond what was disclosed.

In short: The FOI officer states no filtered schedule is held but supplies parish, acreage, and tenant details from MS 3360/3 and confirms Ref 13.2's description.

In short: States searches across registered files and the NMRW archive were extensive, confirms no further records, and offers a scan order with associated charges noted.

In short: The records team discloses further material, including a waterwheel record and an estate sale document page, from additional searches.

Reply, 30 September 2026, on the 1877 Daniel Thomas deed:

“we do not appear to hold any deeds relating to this transaction”

The Welsh Government Complaints Manager, 30 September 2026:

“Your concerns will be addressed by the relevant officials within Welsh Government, who will respond to you directly and as soon as possible.”

In short: States no 1877 deed is held, provides D696 catalogue links, suggests a Bute Estate item, and points to National Archives maps.

In short: States South Wales Police does not hold information relating to named individuals requested.

In short: States no letters or records on the site exist in registered files, cites archive catalogue entries, and quotes a historic-environment description.

In short: States position is unchanged, no further records located, and further enquiries on this property will not be answered.

In short: The FOI officer states no recorded cross-attribution links the two Llandough farms and no separate record explains the earlier 'unrelated' conclusion.

Reply, 24 September 2026:

“The area was not covered by Cardiff Rural District Council but rather Penarth Urban District Council.”

In short: States a petition is not held, offers a paid record search, and redirects scheduling and planning-file questions to other bodies.

FOI reply, 23 September 2026:

“The crux of your query is local land ownership dispute in Glamorgan and the demolition of some buildings by a private company; generally speaking, these are not matters dealt with by central government and we would not expect to see anything within our collections.”

In short: Provides catalogue results and some court case records, states most material is not expected to be held, and offers paid research for further searches.

FOI response 26FOI 103, 22 September 2026:

“We have carried out a search of our digital records and have determined that the Wales Office does not hold the information requested.”

In short: Internal review upholds the original location-based search methodology for FOI 2026-024 as reasonable and proportionate.

In short: Discloses records on other archaeological discoveries at Great House Farm and Church Farm, redacting third-party personal data under s.40(2).

In short: States the Wales Office does not hold the requested records and suggests contacting the Welsh Government for transferred files.