Subject: Re: FW: Great House Farm, Llandough (aka Ty Mawr)
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:07 UTC
Institution: Welsh Government / Cadw
Refs: none
Archive id: gm-19e500351c34e780
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Thank you Mike,
Very decent reply.
On Thu, 21 May 2026 at 12:16,   wrote:

> Good afternoon Mr Buckler,
>
>
>
> Thank you for your email of 17 May regarding Great House Farm, Llandough,
> and also for your email of 20 May.
>
>
>
> I have searched our electronic records relating to Great House Farm and
> Barn and I can confirm they were assessed and rejected for listing in the
> 1988 community survey of Llandough. I have attached two photos, dated 29
> July 1988. The “YYY” marking on the rear of the photo indicates that the
> buildings were considered marginally below the bar for listing. We hold no
> other electronic records.
>
>
>
> I note the SW Echo report suggesting that Cadw inspectors would visit
> again in December 1988, but I can find no record (as-yet) of this. The one
> paper file we have located, dated 2002, makes no mention of Great House
> Farm. I have asked a colleague to search for other related paper files,
> including the Welsh Office files, and I will write to you again when I have
> the result of the search. This may take a couple of weeks, and I must
> advise that is quite likely that at least some of these files will have
> been destroyed, but I will seek to disclose any records we recover to you.
>
>
>
> In the meantime, would suggest contacting the following archives services,
> if you haven’t already done so, as they may hold relevant records or be
> able to offer further assistance -
>
>
>
> Glamorgan Archives  
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> National Library of Wales
>  
>
> The Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
>  , including their Coflein
>   catalogue of historic buildings.
>
>
>
> These mapping services may also be of use to you:
>
> Tithe Maps of Wales   (1840s)
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> Historic Ordnance Survey Maps
>  
> (1820s-1960s)
>
>
>
> The following research guide may too also be of interest - Land ownership
> records and deeds: an overview - The National Archives
>  
> .
>
>
>
> And finally for your records, you may wish to note this record about Great
> House Farm, held by the Royal Commission (Details | 20182 | Sites |
> Coflein  ), this Historic
> Environment Record (GGAT02038s
>  ),
> and the attached Welsh Archaeological Trust report.
>
>
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Mike Weatherhead
>
>
> Arweinydd Tîm Gwaith Achosion / Casework Team Leader
>
> Polisi a Gwarchod / Policy and Protection
>
> Arolygiaeth yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol / Historic Environment Inspectorate
>
> Cadw
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 17 May 2026 05:11
> *To:* Scheduled Monuments  
> *Cc:* [email redacted]; Cadw Planning
>  ; [email redacted]; Culture Division / Adran
> Diwylliant  ; [email redacted]
> *Subject:* BP vs Buckler, Great House Farm, Llandough
>
>
>
> To whom it may concern,
>
> I am writing as the child of Branwen and William (“Billy”) Buckler
> regarding the destruction of Great House Farm, Llandough, and the
> long-running dispute surrounding BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987].
>
> I have compiled a substantial historical archive, including newspaper
> reports, court references, family testimony, archaeological material,
> estate history, and public records relating to Great House Farm (“Ty
> Mawr”), a site associated with medieval, monastic, and Roman occupation.
>
> The archive is currently being made into a website at:
>
> bpvsbuckler.datro.xyz
>
> The material raises serious unresolved questions regarding:
>
> • The treatment of us Williams/Buckler family’s longstanding occupation
> and asserted ownership claims. • The repeated use of possession proceedings
> without a full adjudication of superior title. • Missing or allegedly
> suppressed title documentation connected to Bute estate transfers and later
> transactions. • The demolition of an allegedly medieval structure during an
> active heritage controversy. • Whether the archaeological significance of
> the site was fully disclosed during planning and demolition processes. •
> The wider public interest and cultural significance of the site and its
> destruction.
>
> It's looking to me like my family actually did obtain fee simple absolute
> and manorial title. Then it was stolen and attempts were made by the
> possessor of the stolen title, to make my family lessee's / tenants as we
> were when we were on the virtual freehold (999 year lease) aquired in 1667.
> Thereafter it appears to be a death of a thousand cuts of proceedural
> unfairness, audacity, fraud, court "mistakes" , purgery and more.
>
> https://youtu.be/4GXmR7mAas0?feature=shared
>
> Contemporaneous newspaper coverage from the 1970s and 1980s demonstrates
> that these concerns were publicly known at the time, including heritage
> objections, petitions, and public claims of ancestral ownership.
>
> I am requesting:
>
>    1. Review and preservation consideration of all surviving records
>    connected to Great House Farm.
>    2. Clarification as to whether any formal heritage review or
>    investigation into the demolition process was ever completed.
>    3. Guidance regarding access to archival and planning materials
>    relevant to the site.
>    4. Consideration of whether this matter warrants renewed historical or
>    heritage examination.
>
> I appreciate that some claims remain disputed or unproven, and I am not
> asking recipients to accept every allegation as established fact. However,
> I believe the totality of the historical material warrants serious review
> rather than dismissal.
>
> I would be grateful for acknowledgement of receipt and guidance on the
> appropriate next steps.
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Sion Buckler Esq. (Ret'd Sergeant)
>
> Manor of Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan
>
>
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