Subject: RC26-0205 - Great House Farm, Williams/ Buckler Family, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan - Further Details of Archives From: Dr Adam Coward Direction: received Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:05 UTC Institution: RCAHMW (Royal Commission) Refs: RC26-0205 Archive id: gm-19eb1a3f62dd725e ------------------------------------------------------------ Good afternoon, Thank you for your further enquiry. I have checked the accessions information for the archive items which we hold related to the site. Unfortunately, there is no accessions data for the items in the NMR Site File collection. This is because most of the information was either created (in the case of notes and drawing from site visits) or collected (in the case of the newspaper cuttings) by RCAHMW staff in the course of their duties. Having examined the records themselves, however, I do note that Archive Number 6048942 may have come from a Mrs Buckler (‘Mrs Buckler?’ is handwritten under the account). There is also a note at the bottom of Archive Number 6048945 that ‘Correspondence between C.N. Johns and Mrs Buckler, Great House Farm, has been lost since 1986/87’, although I have been unable to find any other record of this correspondence either in our records or our archive catalogue, having carried out both digital and physical searches, including searching through the RCAHMW administrative files in the archive (some of which are not yet open to the public). With regard to the first three records in the list, I include what accessions details are available below: Archive Number creator or originating body accession source accession date 6524751 Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Donation 20/03/2019 6416853 Cotswold Archaeology Donation 30/05/2014 6500905 Dr Katherine Watson Transferred from Historic England as part of an exchange of material between the two organisations 15/01/2018 With regards to which records mention things like ownership and the dispute, most of the newspaper article clippings naturally discuss it. Archive Number 6048942 provides a short history of the site and notes the family’s residence there and Archive Number 6048945 notes that ‘The house remained partially recorded because of problems created by an ownership dispute. The house and farm buildings were suddenly and completely destroyed by B. P. Properties Ltd. on 6th December 1988 amid considerable local controversy’. If you would like further details about the content of these records, they can be viewed in our Search Room, located in the National Library of Wales, which is open Tuesday through Thursday. Scans of records can also be requested, using the attached order form. We also do offer a limited document summary service. Please see our price list for details. In addition to these 14 records, we may hold some historical aerial photography which may include the site. This would likely include vertical aerial photography taken from a high altitude by the Royal Air Force and/or Ordnance survey from the 1940s to the turn of the 21st century. If you would like to request a search of our historic aerial photography collections, please provide details for your search, such as any location or time-period parameters. Please note that we do charge for these searches. Please see the attached price list for details. Sincerely, Adam Coward Dr Adam Coward Rheolwr Llyfrgell ac Ymholiadau | Library and Enquiries Manager Ffordd Penglais | Penglais Road, Aberystwyth, [postcode redacted] [phone redacted] [email redacted] | [email redacted] www.cbhc.gov.uk | www.rcahmw.gov.uk Noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru | Sponsored by Welsh Government Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn peri oedi. We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay. Yn unol â Rheoliadau Safonau'r Gymraeg (Rhif 2) 2016, mae gennych hawl i gyfathrebu a gohebu â Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru yn eich dewis iaith. Er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cyflawni’r hawl, rhowch wybod i ni a ydych yn dymuno derbyn gohebiaeth a/neu alwadau ffôn oddi wrthym yn y Gymraeg. Bydd yr wybodaeth hon yn cael ei chofnodi gennym ni, a byddwn yn defnyddio'r iaith o’ch dewis ym mhob cyfathrebu yn y dyfodol. Diolch. Under the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016, you have the right to communicate and correspond with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in your preferred language. To ensure we uphold this right, please let us know whether you wish to receive correspondence and/or telephone calls from us in Welsh. This information will be recorded by us, and we will use your preferred language in all future communication. Thank you. ​ From: Sion Buckler <[email redacted]> Sent: 09 June 2026 01:20 To: Dr Adam Coward <[email redacted]> Subject: Re: RC26-0205 - Great House Farm, Williams/ Buckler Family, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan - Details of Archives Dear Dr Coward, Thank you for your assistance to date and for providing access to the Coflein archive listings relating to Great House Farm, Llandough. Having reviewed your correspondence carefully, I note that RCAHMW holds fourteen archive records associated with the site. To assist my research, I would be grateful if you could provide, for each of the fourteen archive records, any information held regarding: • full archive title; • archive number; • creator or originating body; • accession source; • accession date; • provenance; • date range covered; • physical format (photograph, report, microfiche, survey, map, drawing, etc.); • extent (number of pages, images, sheets, frames, etc.); • descriptive notes not visible on the public catalogue; • related archive references. In addition, I would be grateful if you could confirm whether any of the fourteen archives contain references to: • ownership of Great House Farm; • occupiers or tenants; • the Williams family; • Daniel Thomas; • Bute Estate land transactions; • estate boundaries; • farm buildings before demolition; • archaeological surveys; • BP Properties Ltd; • planning consultations; • oral history; • commemorative tree planting; • historic photographs of the farm and surrounding land. You previously confirmed that RCAHMW does not hold correspondence relating to the site. Could you also confirm whether any related material exists outside the fourteen listed archives, including: • aerial photographs; • survey photographs; • field notebooks; • unpublished reports; • HER-linked records; • transferred archives; • accession files; • provenance files; • curator notes; • associated collections indexed under alternative site names. As part of my research into the history, occupation and documentary record of Great House Farm, I would also be grateful if you could advise whether any archive accession records identify the person, organisation or authority that deposited the material with RCAHMW. Finally, if any material has been transferred to another repository, please identify the repository and any relevant catalogue references. Many thanks for your assistance. Kind regards, Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sgt) | bpvsbuckler.datro.xyz On Mon, 8 Jun 2026, 05:30 Dr Adam Coward, <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> wrote: Good morning, Thank you for your email. The full list of archives which we hold related to the site can be seen here: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/sites/20182/archives. Fuller information about the archives can be seen by clicking on the red ‘Archive Number’ for each entry in the list, which will take you to the specific entry for it on our catalogue. This will include information such as titles, dates, and descriptions, albeit we may not have information such as dates for all items. All the best, Adam [cid:image001.png@01DCF8DA.0DA924A0] Dr Adam Coward Rheolwr Llyfrgell ac Ymholiadau | Library and Enquiries Manager Ffordd Penglais | Penglais Road, Aberystwyth, [postcode redacted] [phone redacted] [email redacted]<[email redacted]> | [email redacted]<[email redacted]> www.cbhc.gov.uk | www.rcahmw.gov.uk Noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru | Sponsored by Welsh Government [Facebook] [Twitter] Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn peri oedi. We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay. Yn unol â Rheoliadau Safonau'r Gymraeg (Rhif 2) 2016, mae gennych hawl i gyfathrebu a gohebu â Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru yn eich dewis iaith. Er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cyflawni’r hawl, rhowch wybod i ni a ydych yn dymuno derbyn gohebiaeth a/neu alwadau ffôn oddi wrthym yn y Gymraeg. Bydd yr wybodaeth hon yn cael ei chofnodi gennym ni, a byddwn yn defnyddio'r iaith o’ch dewis ym mhob cyfathrebu yn y dyfodol. Diolch. ​​​​ Under the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016, you have the right to communicate and correspond with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in your preferred language. To ensure we uphold this right, please let us know whether you wish to receive correspondence and/or telephone calls from us in Welsh. This information will be recorded by us, and we will use your preferred language in all future communication. Thank you. ​ From: Sion Buckler <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> Sent: 05 June 2026 06:04 To: Dr Adam Coward <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> Subject: Re: RC26-0205 - Great House Farm, Williams/ Buckler Family, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan Adam, Might I please get the full archive list with titles, dates and descriptions if you don't already have it. Of the 14 files you cited. ownership occupiers estate history photographs before demolition farm buildings oral history surveys undertaken before development Regards, Sion Buckler On Thu, 28 May 2026, 11:47 Dr Adam Coward, <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> wrote: Good afternoon, Thank you for your enquiry. As noted in my email of 26 November last, while we cannot advise you on a legal case or undertake a review of historical decisions, we do hold information and archives related to Great House Farm, Llandough. The site entry and description for the site in the National Monuments Record of Wales can be seen online on Coflein, here: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/20182. We hold 14 archives related to the site, a list of which can be seen here: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/20182/archives?size=25. These archives can be viewed in our Search Room, located in the National Library of Wales, which is open Tuesday through Thursday, 9:30-16:30. If you would like to view the material in person, I would advise arranging with us beforehand so that we can prepare the material ahead of your visit. Some of the material is on microfiche and as we do not have a microfiche reader in the Search Room, we will need to liaise with the National Library Reading Room staff to try to negotiate the use of their machines ahead of your visit. However, I have located an electronic copy of Archive Number 6524751, which can be accessed here: https://www.walesher1974.org/her/app/php/herumd.php?group=GGAT&level=3&docid=301361628 While it is possible to order scans of material using the attached order form, we may be unable to provide research-quality scans or photographs of some of the material, such as the material on microfiche, which would require high-resolution scanning at a cost of £20 per scan. Moreover, many of these records remain under third-party copyright, and we would only be able to provide scans or copies for personal, non-commercial research. Other uses, such as use in a legal case or report would likely require the permission of the copyright holder(s). I would therefore advise arranging to view the material in person rather than ordering scans, if possible. Finally, I have confirmed with our Records Manager that we do not hold any correspondence related to the site. Thank you again for your enquiry. Sincerely, Adam Coward [cid:image001.png@01DCF8DA.0DA924A0] Dr Adam Coward Rheolwr Llyfrgell ac Ymholiadau | Library and Enquiries Manager Ffordd Penglais | Penglais Road, Aberystwyth, [postcode redacted] [phone redacted] [email redacted]<[email redacted]> | [email redacted]<[email redacted]> www.cbhc.gov.uk | www.rcahmw.gov.uk Noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru | Sponsored by Welsh Government [Facebook] [Twitter] Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn peri oedi. We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay. Yn unol â Rheoliadau Safonau'r Gymraeg (Rhif 2) 2016, mae gennych hawl i gyfathrebu a gohebu â Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru yn eich dewis iaith. Er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cyflawni’r hawl, rhowch wybod i ni a ydych yn dymuno derbyn gohebiaeth a/neu alwadau ffôn oddi wrthym yn y Gymraeg. Bydd yr wybodaeth hon yn cael ei chofnodi gennym ni, a byddwn yn defnyddio'r iaith o’ch dewis ym mhob cyfathrebu yn y dyfodol. Diolch. ​​​​ Under the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016, you have the right to communicate and correspond with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in your preferred language. To ensure we uphold this right, please let us know whether you wish to receive correspondence and/or telephone calls from us in Welsh. This information will be recorded by us, and we will use your preferred language in all future communication. Thank you. ​ From: Sion Buckler <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> Sent: 20 May 2026 22:11 To: unclehowell <[email redacted]<[email redacted]>> Subject: Great House Farm, Williams/ Buckler Family, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan Sir / Madam, To all those whom it concerns, BCC'd into this email. I write to request disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, where applicable, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. This request concerns Great House Farm / Ty Mawr (Great House), Llandough, associated estate lands, historic occupation and related heritage records. My family is Buckler and before that Williams, and we occupied Great House Farm from 1667 until our forceful dispossession of it in 1988. Without our ownership ever having been estiguished and without BP ever having a ruling of ownership, only possession. It's alledged our fee simple absolute and manorial title was stolen. And when BP registered our lands in their names in 1982, with our stolen title, my nan who challenged this all her life, during the 2 week land registry window to challenge BP's registration, which they achieved via purgergy and document/ identity fraud, she conveniently died. As my father did after his appeal of the 1987 mistake ruling was mistakely dismissed and his ECHR request blocked and home abruptly demolished, which he was prevented from stopping having been hospitalised and arrested without charges by armed force officers and possible SAS. https://youtu.be/0eXOoj7eUCo?si=hcgSA2pFgEE943HG I understand records may exist within the National Monuments Record of Wales, Historic Environment Record archives, archaeological consultations and planning files, including references already identified as: • Great House Farm HER site entry – GGAT03586s • Land at Great House Farm HER event entry – GGATE003872 • The 1990 archaeological assessment commissioned by BP Properties Ltd. Please provide copies of, or access to: 1. All records concerning Great House Farm / Ty Mawr / Great House Estate, Llandough including: • surveys • reports • site notes • photographs • maps • aerial imagery • GIS layers • archive material • annotations • title references • occupancy references • landscape records • archaeological observations. 1. All internal and external correspondence involving: • RCAHMW / NMRW • Cadw • GGAT / Heneb • Vale of Glamorgan Council • BP Properties Ltd • developers • planning authorities • landowners, estate representatives or consultants. 1. Any documents discussing: • estate ownership • occupation history • family occupation or association • agricultural use • commemorative tree planting or memorial planting • estate boundaries • title history • acquisition history • disputes concerning ownership, heritage status or land use • estate restructuring, extinguishment, compulsory acquisition or title alteration. 1. Copies of all material linked to GGAT03586s and GGATE003872, including the archaeological assessment and associated correspondence. 2. Any records identifying historic occupants, proprietors, tenants or family associations, including references to the Williams family where present within archives. 3. Metadata identifying file creators, accession history, provenance, dates and retention schedules. 4. File indexes, archive references or schedules identifying further related material not already listed. Please provide information electronically where possible. If any material is withheld, please identify the exemption relied upon and provide the public interest assessment. Regards, Sion Buckler [address redacted], Dinas Powys[map link redacted]