Q&A — Heritage & Archaeology

What did H. J. Thomas record in 1974?

Why is the 1974 wording important?

The current research identifies a discrepancy between descriptions suggesting access issues / an anomaly / a partial survey and the surviving record of a measured ground-floor survey. The question is what the original 1974 survey actually covered and what later summaries meant by those phrases.

What happened in the 1988 listing assessment?

Cadw’s 1988 listing records, as described in the site’s records chronology, concluded that the farm and barn were rejected for listing. Two photographs dated 29 July 1988 survive and were released in 2026. Cadw said the remainder of the paper file was most likely destroyed and that no destruction record exists.

What is the significance of the 1990 archaeological report?

What does ‘county treasure’ mean on the site?

What is GGAT’s role in the story?

What happened in 1994?

Open heritage and archaeology questions

• What is the complete wording and scope of the 1974 H. J. Thomas survey?
• What exactly was meant by the later references to access, anomaly or partial survey?
• What documents were considered in the 1988 listing decision beyond the two surviving photographs?
• Is there any independent record of destruction or disposal of the 1988 listing file?
• What were the precise archaeological conditions imposed on the 1989 planning permission, including conditions 16 and 18?
• What did the 1990 assessment say about the farmhouse, the wider site and the archaeological record?
• What documentary basis was used for any statement that archaeological material was unrelated to the site?
• How did the 1994 excavation findings feed back into the planning / heritage record?