Subject: Re: FOI 2026-020 - Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture From: Sion Buckler Direction: sent Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:29 UTC Institution: Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales Refs: none Archive id: gm-19fc87529c174081 ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear FOI Team, Thank you for your response. I note your position that Amgueddfa Cymru does not hold recorded information within the scope of my request. However, I would be grateful if you could clarify the searches undertaken to reach that conclusion. In particular, please confirm: - Which collections management systems, databases and "associated records" were searched. - Whether searches extended beyond accessioned objects to include acquisition files, provenance files, curator correspondence, donor files, temporary custody records, unaccessioned material, photographs and administrative records. - The search terms used (for example: "Great House Farm", "Ty Mawr", "Llandough", "Williams", "Buckler", "Bute Estate" and any other relevant variants). - Whether any potentially relevant records have been transferred to another institution or destroyed in accordance with a retention policy. My original request was not limited to identifying surviving objects. It also sought records relating to their provenance, acquisition, transfer, ownership, photographs and correspondence. This reflects the fact that the contents of Great House Farm may have been dispersed following the property's demolition, meaning relevant records could exist even if no objects were ultimately accessioned by the Museum. If, following those searches, Amgueddfa Cymru remains satisfied that no recorded information is held, I would be grateful for confirmation of that position. Finally, if you are aware of another public authority that is more likely to hold records falling within the scope of my request, I would appreciate your advice in accordance with your duty to provide advice and assistance. Thank you for your assistance. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler On Mon, 3 Aug 2026, 10:39 FOI Requests, <[email redacted]> wrote: > Dear Sion > > > > Thank you for your request for information received on 2nd July 2026, > concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other > movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough. > > > > Following searches of the Museum's collections management systems and > associated records, Amgueddfa Cymru has not identified any furniture, > furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms or other movable property > recorded as originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough. > > > > Accordingly, Amgueddfa Cymru does not hold recorded information falling > within the scope of items 1 to 9 of your request relating to such objects. > > For clarity: > > - We have not identified any objects of the type described in your > request as originating from Great House Farm. > - We have not identified inventories, catalogues, acquisition records, > disposal records, loan records, provenance files, ownership records, > photographs, correspondence, reports, memoranda or related records > concerning such objects within the scope of your request. > - We have not identified any records relating to the identification, > recovery, ownership or location of furniture or household effects from > Great House Farm. > > > > We note your references to archaeological material from land associated > with Great House Farm. However, archaeological finds are outside the scope > of this response because they do not fall within your request for > furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable > property. We understand that archaeological material is the subject of a > separate information request and will be dealt with separately. > > > > Under section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, our response > is therefore that Amgueddfa Cymru does not hold the requested information. > > > > Cofion cynnes, > > > > [image: A picture containing text, tableware, plate, dishware Description > automatically generated] > > *FOI Team* > > [email redacted] <[email redacted]> > > amgueddfa.cymru | museum.wales > > > > *Rhif elusen* | Charity number 525774 > > > > > > *From:* Sion Buckler <[email redacted]> > *Sent:* 02 July 2026 20:51 > *To:* [email redacted] > *Cc:* [email redacted]; [email redacted]; > [email redacted]; [email redacted]; FOI Requests < > [email redacted]>; [email redacted]; [email redacted]; > National Library of Wales <[email redacted]> > *Subject:* ALLANOL/EXTERNAL - Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff > Castle Furniture > > > > You don't often get email from [email redacted]. Learn why this > is important > > *Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request* > > Sir/Madam, > > I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. > > I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, > antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from *Great > House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough*, including any and all items we received > from *Bute Estate*, *Cardiff Castle*, *Cardiff Council. * Weather it be > museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts > from our land in Llandough. > > Specifically, I request copies of all: > > 1. Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. > 2. Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. > 3. Provenance files and ownership records. > 4. Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House > Farm. > 5. Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership > or location of such items. > 6. Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great > House Farm furniture or household effects. > 7. Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in > connection with these items. > 8. Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle > to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great > House Farm. > 9. Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for > Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of > Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any > other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. > > For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of > Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic > possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It's > possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still > gathering actionable intelligence. > > I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the > authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is > directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. > > I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in > Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the > house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving > items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, > museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful > return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the > reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as > context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom > of Information Act. > > If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon > and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest > test where required. > > If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested > information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or > advise me accordingly. > > I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. > > Yours faithfully, > > Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant) > > >