Quotes from the records
Single lines from the period records of Great House Farm, each linked to its evidence page.
“land (33 a.), formerly part of Great House Farm, for the Llandough Limeworks”
NLW Bute Estate Records, D153/1–8 (catalogue entry, 1876–1912) · EV-0291
How much of the farm went to the limeworks, and when?
“He succeeded his father in the tenancy of the farm in 1855 … Saturday was his 102nd rent audit.”
Cardiff Times, 16 July 1904, p.1 · EV-0227
What does fifty years of one family's tenancy leave on paper?
“About 130 years ago Lord Bute allowed her family ‘a slice of land’ which was now Leckwith Common.”
Western Mail, 7 May 1958, p.7 · EV-0035
Where is the paper that granted it?
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Added 27 October 2026. — Cedwyn editors