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… between Leckwith Hill [and] Llandough including 18 acres of special scientific interest …
South Glamorgan County Council
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South Wales Echo, 7 November 1994 (British Newspaper Archive search-result text). Legal Wiki EV-0270.
South Wales Echo
Newspaper
40 posts · 1983–1994 · 12 friends
About Daily newspaper, Cardiff.
Daily newspaper, Cardiff. Published since 1884.
Friends 12
BP Properties Ltd6 mutual friends
William (Billy) Buckler4 mutual friends
Williams / Buckler family4 mutual friends
Land Authority for Wales3 mutual friends
The courts3 mutual friends
The woodland north of the house3 mutual friends
Welsh Office → Cadw3 mutual friends
South Glamorgan County Council2 mutual friends
Church View Close and the green (VG41)1 mutual friend
Llandough Community Council1 mutual friend
GGAT (Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust)0 mutual friends
MP for Cardiff South and Penarth0 mutual friendsNo public statements found yet; the record below involves them.
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The Echo reported files and receipt books of the Cardiff law firm Leo Abse and Cohen, all dated before 1976, found by passers-by in a layby on Leckwith Road near Llandough, with a comment piece on the same page run.
“WHEN OLD LEGAL DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND TIPPED BY THE ROADSIDE”
The Echo reported an extensive burial ground found in trial excavations at Llandough, on land bought for a housing development: 30 skeletons, buildings and Roman pottery, a find that “could prove to be one of the most important in Britain”.
“Burial ground find sparks Romans or Dark Ages conflict”
“The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust is urging the council to order a halt to work on site. It's believed the remains of up to 300 bodies buried between the 5th and 11th century lie beneath the now-demolished Great House Farm”
An Echo feature on four centuries of Roman occupation in the area cited the excavation of a substantial Roman villa at Llandough.
“South Wales Echo feature on Roman occupation (Llandough villa)”
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… in Llandough and Leckwith from the Land Authority for Wales …
South Glamorgan County Council
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South Wales Echo, 11 September 1990 (British Newspaper Archive search-result text). Legal Wiki EV-0270.
South Wales Echo shared a link with Land Authority for Wales with The woodland north of the house
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… The woodland was sold to the LAW by BP Pension Fund which owned it until 1988 …
Land Authority for Wales and 1 other
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South Wales Echo, 26 June 1990 (British Newspaper Archive search-result text). Legal Wiki EV-0270.
William (Billy) Buckler
The Williams / Buckler family announces the passing of William (Billy) Buckler, formerly of Great House Farm, Llandough.
South Wales Echo
South Wales Echo Search-result text, p.2
[FARMER] Billy died suddenly this week … [when] travelling through the area he made a detour around Llandough so never had to pass the site of Great House Farm
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Probate calendar 1991: “BUCKLER, William Beverley … of [Penarth] S Glam died 29 April 1990”, administration Llandaff 11 July 1991 (a probable match; EV-0274). South Wales Echo, 2 June 1990, p.2 (EV-0290).
South Wales Echo shared a link with Llandough Community Council with Church View Close and the green (VG41)
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… company chiefs are bidding [to] build homes on land where battling South Wales farmer Billy Buckler fought unsuccessfully to stop bailiffs evicting him … Great House Farm Llandough … a legal wrangle stretching back 33 years …
Llandough Community Council and 1 other
Llandough Community Council
“No objection has been made by Llandough Community Council but they [… want?] the land registered as village green”
23 Feb 1990 · via South Wales Echo · sourceSource
South Wales Echo, 23 February 1990, p.1 (British Newspaper Archive search-result text). Legal Wiki EV-0273.
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… Lewis Road Llandough … acres of Prime Residential Building Land For Sale by Private Treaty …
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South Wales Echo, 9 November 1989 (British Newspaper Archive search-result text). Legal Wiki EV-0270.
William (Billy) Buckler, quoted:
“They have taken everything from me and my family. I have lost my livelihood.”
William (Billy) Buckler
South Wales EchoThey have taken everything from me and my family. I have lost my livelihood.
South Wales Echo
From farm to a bus
SOUTH Wales farmer Billy Buckler, whose home was demolished last year after a 40-year-old row over ownership, now plans to live in an old bus which he is converting into a mobile home.
William (Billy) Buckler
Now I’ve got to start from scratch again.
William (Billy) Buckler
…nitely. I have three children and my wife is expecting a baby. My sister cannot be expected to put up with that. I shall just have to start from scratch. They have taken everything from me and my family. I have lost my livelihood.
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South Wales Echo, 1989 (exact date not identified; partial copy). Legal Wiki EV-0112 · GHF-E090-N13.
[…] farmer freed
FARMER BILLY Buckler vowed to continue his fight over the loss of his historic family home and more than 70 acres of land […]
William (Billy) Buckler
William (Billy) Buckler
I will fight on to the death.
William (Billy) Buckler
“I will fight on to the death.”
24 Mar 1989 · to the South Wales Echo · sourceSource
South Wales Echo, Friday 24 March 1989 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0121 · GHF-E090-N15-16.
Evicted farmer freed after pleading guilty
A FARMER who lost his family home at Great House Farm, Llandough, when the premises were demolished at the end of last year today admitted two […]
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South Wales Echo, Thursday 23 March 1989 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0120 · GHF-E090-N15-15.
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[…] to the ground by BP Properties following a 30 year legal battle over ownership between the company and farmer Mr Billy Buckler. The lorries moved onto the site at 7.30am today and the operation is likely to take several days. Mr Buckler has been unable to […]
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South Wales Echo, Monday 20 March 1989 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0119 · GHF-E090-N15-14.
The Echo reported that Barry magistrates committed William (Billy) Buckler, formerly of Great House Farm, for trial at Cardiff Crown Court on charges arising from the events at the farm on 1 November 1988.
“…stand trial”
The Echo reported that Vale of Glamorgan councillors authorised legal action against BP Properties over the demolition at Great House Farm.
“Vale councillors authorise legal action against BP Properties over demolition”
The Echo reported that the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew a public-order charge against William (Billy) Buckler at Barry magistrates’ court; a bail condition on the remaining charges kept him half a mile from the Great House Farm site.
“court report on William (Billy) Buckler”
Bail change for evicted farmer
EVICTED South Wales farmer Billy Buckler, whose Llandough house was demolished late last year, has had bail conditions changed on charges of assault, [damage to property] and wanton or furious driving. Buckler, aged 40 […]
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South Wales Echo, Friday 6 January 1989 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0116 · GHF-E090-N15-13.
Reader’s letter
I WAS concerned to read the report headlined Bulldozed Before Breakfast (Echo, December 6). How awful for the unfortunate Buckler family …
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South Wales Echo, Wednesday 21 December 1988, reader’s letter (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0111 · GHF-E090-N15-12.
A reader’s letter in the Echo postbag thanked the paper for its coverage of the events at Great House Farm, Llandough, that December.
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… who lived at Great House Farm, Llan-dough, near Cardiff […] Mr Buckler, evicted from the farm house by BP Properties, who demolished the building a week later […]
William (Billy) Buckler
William (Billy) Buckler
All I’ve got left are the clothes [I] stand up in.
William (Billy) Buckler
“All I’ve got left are the clothes [I] stand up in.”
13 Dec 1988 · to the South Wales Echo · sourceSource
South Wales Echo, Tuesday 13 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0110 · GHF-E090-N15-11.
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[…] Buckler, aged 40, who lived with family at Great House Farm, Llan-dough, until [it] was demolished by BP Properties this week, was freed on bail by magistrates yesterday. He faces charges […]
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South Wales Echo, Saturday 10 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0109 · GHF-E090-N15-10.
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[…] a bid to stop BP Properties profiting from the demolition earlier this week [of] an 800-year-old farmhouse on the outskirts of Cardiff. A small group of Llan-dough villagers met local councillors last night to express their anger at the way BP had demolished […]
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South Wales Echo, Friday 9 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0108 · GHF-E090-N15-09.
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… a Vale of Glamorgan councillor and BP pensioner said the decision by BP Properties to flatten the buildings was ‘disgusting’. He plans to write to them in protest. Mr Billy Buckler’s family had battled for 33 years to prove they owned […]
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South Wales Echo, Wednesday 7 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0107 · GHF-E090-N15-08.
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… Her husband’s family have been battling for more than 30 years to prove they owned the historic farmhouse at Llandough. That fight came to an end yesterday afternoon in the High Court in Cardiff and within hours owners BP Properties …
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Welsh Office → Cadw
“A spokesperson there told the Western Mail the house was not of sufficient architectural merit and the land on which it stands was not of sufficient archaeological interest.”
6 Dec 1988 · via Western Mail · sourceSource
South Wales Echo, Tuesday 6 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0104 · GHF-E090-N15-07.
Cadw, quoted:
“An inspector has been taken off another case to look at this and we are trying to move as quickly as possible.”
Welsh Office → Cadw
History fight to save farm
THE threatened farmhouse at the centre of an eviction row will be visited by historic buildings inspectors this weekend to see if it is worth saving from demolition.
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South Wales Echo, 3 December 1988 (cutting annotated “South Wales Echo 3 Dec. 1988”). Legal Wiki EV-0103 · GHF-E090-N08.
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EVICTED farmer Bill Buckler, caught up in a 33-year wrangle over his South Wales home, was taken from his hospital bed to face charges of assault on two bailiffs.
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South Wales Echo, Saturday 3 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0101 · GHF-E090-N15-06.
Billy’s unhappy family
WHEN the bailiffs refused to let South Wales farmer Billy Buckler back into his family home they found eight other people sharing the rambling old farmhouse.
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South Wales Echo, 3 December 1988, p.2. Legal Wiki EV-0102 · GHF-E090-N09.
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… Monday when a summons against BP will be heard. Mr Justice Anthony Evans has allowed the condition that Mrs Buckler should be able to go into the house and collect belongings as long as BP solicitors agree… The Buckler family have petitioned to have […]
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South Wales Echo, Friday 2 December 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0099 · GHF-E090-N15-05.
Angry scenes as farmer evicted
A bitter feud over rights that lasted 33 years.
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South Wales Echo, front page and inside page, c. 30 November 1988. Legal Wiki EV-0097 · GHF-E090-N14.
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… who forced their way into the 400-year-old Great House Farm at Llandough near Cardiff have already half the roof off one of the out-buildings But farmer’s wife [Branwen] who fears BP Properties Ltd will now flatten the farmhouse and won the court …
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South Wales Echo, Wednesday 30 November 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0098 · GHF-E090-N15-04.
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… CARDIFF MP MP for Cardiff South and Penarth has asked the Lord Chancellor to look at the case of defiant farmer Bill Buckler who fought off baliffs with chainsaw keep his house And Mr Buckler -himself has warned that someone would …
MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
“CARDIFF MP MP for Cardiff South and Penarth has asked the Lord Chancellor to look at the case of defiant farmer Bill Buckler”
12 May 1988 · via South Wales Echo · sourceSource
South Wales Echo, Thursday 12 May 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0092 · GHF-E090-N15-03.
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… But Mr Buckler is refusing to leave the Great House Farm at Llan-dough near Cardiff for medical attention because he fears the bailiffs will return A dozen police officers were on the farm as the bailiffs tried to evict the Buckler family …
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South Wales Echo, Saturday 30 April 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0090 · GHF-E090-N15-02.
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South Wales Echo, Friday 29 April 1988 (British Newspaper Archive search extract). Legal Wiki EV-0088 · GHF-E090-N15-01.
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… at the centre of an ownership wrangle between farmer Mr Bill Buckler and British Petroleum Properties … welcomed with open arms by a local farmer …
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South Wales Echo, 6 May 1987, p.1. British Newspaper Archive search-result text only. Legal Wiki EV-0079.
(page 3)
… the High Court in Cardiff yesterday Mr [Justice] Hollis gave Mr Bill Buckler[’s] family six [weeks] to vacate Great [House] Farm Llandough after ruling [a] 10-acre block [belonged] to British Petroleum Properties Ltd … defiant Mr Buckler now to take case to the Court of Appeal …
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South Wales Echo, 25 July 1986, p.3. British Newspaper Archive search-result text only. Legal Wiki EV-0075.
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… Notable buildings in the village included Great House Farm and a dilapidated Swiss Cottage next the church …
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South Wales Echo, 26 October 1983, p.9. British Newspaper Archive search-result text only. Legal Wiki EV-0072.
Burnt relics represented years of digs
THE Glamorgan/Gwent Archaeological Trust are still counting the cost of the disastrous fire which swept through their Swansea warehouse last Sunday evening destroying thousands of relics of Welsh heritage.
GGAT (Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust)
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South Wales Echo, 18 March 1983. Legal Wiki EV-0068 · GHF-E090-N06.