Letter: Grievous loss
SIR,—The proposal for the ultimate demolition of the Great House Farm, Llandough, would unwittingly erase from memory one of the early historical sites of Glamorgan, marking, as it does, the location of the ancient Celtic monastery, a centre of first importance in the rise of Christianity in Morgannwg, comparable, indeed, in early record with the two other great Celtic monasteries of St. Cadoc at Llancarfan and of St. Illtyd at Llantwit Major.
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Western Mail, letters, 19 November 1974 or 1977 (annotated “WM 19/11/7?”). Legal Wiki EV-0051 · GHF-E090-N04.
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To The Daily Telegraph, 16 April 1974:
“But I will refuse to move because not only is this my home it is part of the nation’s heritage”
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The Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (Legal Wiki EV-0048)
To The Daily Telegraph, 16 April 1974:
“The ownership of the house has been in dispute for 25 years but my family has lived here for more than 400 years”
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The Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (Legal Wiki EV-0048)
‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house
HUNDREDS of people yesterday flocked to see an 800-year-old house, containing centuries-old furniture and china, which is in danger of being demolished by developers.
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The Daily Telegraph, 16 April 1974 (cutting annotated “D. Telegraph 16 April 74”; compare RCAHMW NMR 6048944). Legal Wiki EV-0048 · GHF-E090-N03.
Open the post · EV-0048 · Press Archive N03
