EV-0051 — “Grievous loss”: letter from William Rees opposing demolition of Great House Farm
| EV ID | EV-0051 |
|---|---|
| Title | “Grievous loss”: letter from William Rees opposing demolition of Great House Farm |
| Date of document | 19 November 197? (year unclear: 1974 or 1977) |
| Type | press |
| Evidence label | PRESS REPORT |
| Repository / reference | Western Mail (publication). Cutting held as family scrapbook item, Buckler family evidence repository. Catalogue GHF-E090-N04. |
| Status | HELD — open the scan (image) |
| Provenance | Cutting pasted on family scrapbook page beside Daily Telegraph open-day report (GHF-E090-N03); Transcript legible apart from last digit of year. |
| Wiki catalogue page | GHF-E090-N04 |
| Claims that rely on this | Media Gallery, Press Archive — Newspaper Transcripts, Press Articles Index — every newspaper cutting and press extract, one page each, The Restoration Campaign, GHF-E090-N03 — 16 April 1974: “‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house” (Daily Te |
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Quotation: the farmstead of Great House, or Ty Mawr, which still embodies some of its earlier features, serving as the manorhouse of Llandough.
Proves: A letter signed “William Rees, Penarth” published in the Western Mail opposes demolition of Great House Farm and calls it “the manorhouse of Llandough”.
Does not prove: Not a title record; Each step of the manorial chain needs separate primary sources. Says nothing of family tenure or the 1877 arrangement. Writer’s identity and exact year (1974 or 1977) unconfirmed.