EV-0048 — Daily Telegraph report: ‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house (Ty Mawr, Llandough)
| EV ID | EV-0048 |
|---|---|
| Title | Daily Telegraph report: ‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house (Ty Mawr, Llandough) |
| Date of document | 16 April 1974 |
| Type | press |
| Evidence label | PRESS REPORT |
| Repository / reference | Buckler family evidence repository; Images Drive 1546141_10201438100374529…jpg; Repository 2026-02-16_consortium-newspaper, 2026-02-04_consortium-evidence_002; Scrapbook page bears RCAHMW NMR stamp (compare NMR 6048944) |
| Status | HELD — open the scan (image) |
| Provenance | Family-held cutting annotated “D. Telegraph 16 April 74”; Survives as cutting image and scrapbook page pasted beside William Rees’s letter (GHF-E090-N04); Scrapbook page bears RCAHMW NMR stamp; Previously catalogued GHF-E090-A67, misdated 19 November 1977 |
| Wiki catalogue page | GHF-E090-N03 |
| Claims that rely on this | Cardiff County Court — Forensic Assessment, Court of Appeal — Forensic Assessment, ITV Cymru Wales (formerly HTV Wales) — Forensic Assessment, Media Gallery, National Library of Wales — Forensic Assessment, Press Archive — Newspaper Transcripts, Press Articles Index — every newspaper cutting and press extract, one page each, RCAHMW — Forensic Assessment, Research Leads from the bpvsbuckler Archive, The 1974 Licence Letters, The Restoration Campaign, GHF-E090-N04 — 19 November 197?: “Grievous loss” (Western Mail, letter from Will |
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Quotation: “The ownership of the house has been in dispute for 25 years but my family has lived here for more than 400 years and my solicitors tell me I have a valid claim to it.”
Proves: A national newspaper reported that on 15 April 1974 Mrs Mary (Nancy) Williams held a public open day at Ty Mawr against planned demolition, publicly asserting a claim to ownership over two months before pleading ownership in court on 3 July 1974.
Does not prove: Does not prove her ownership claim was valid; The 800-year age, 12 monks, c.1870 armour find, and acquisition in about 1667 are reported tradition or her own account, not established fact. End of cutting lost.