Tŷ Mawr: the Great House of Llandough
The historic environment record lists Tŷ Mawr, beside the church of St Dochdwy, as the principal freehold of the parish, with details pointing to the seventeenth century.
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1824: the first record that names the house
The earliest record found that names Tŷ Mawr is David Stewart’s survey of 1824. The family dates its arrival at the house to 1667.
1974: “an ancient Welsh house” and 1,700 names
In April 1974 the national press reported an open day to save “an ancient Welsh house”, Tŷ Mawr, Llandough. Local history records 1,700 signatures on a petition that year.
What the courts decided, and what the record leaves open
The High Court in 1986 and the Court of Appeal in 1987 decided possession and limitation. Paper title was not in issue.
46 records that should exist
The missing records register lists 46 records that should exist. None is in the archive, and 19 were searched for and not found.
1000 Cuts: a dated chronology, 1870s to 1988
A dated chronology of the Williams family’s position at Great House Farm in law and in fact, each step linked to its evidence.
The Wayback Vault: dated copies of the web
Dated static copies of web pages that concern Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, grouped by site, with images, documents, video and text.
Cydwin, Cedwyn, Ty Mawr: every name the records use
Great House Farm appears in the records under 26 different wordings, and Llandough under nine.
Lavernock Point, 11 May 1897
From the cliff at Lavernock the first wireless messages crossed open sea, to Flat Holm and a week later to Brean Down. The guided tour stops there.