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DPE HOMFRAY FAMILY – PENLLYN CASTLE ESTATE

Jeremiah Homfray & Company – Ironworks

DPE/1,2 Articles of Co-partnership between Jeremiah Homfray of Penndarran, 1 Aug 1786 ; Thomas Homfray of Franch, Kidderminster, Worcestershire; of Penndarran, Merthyr Tydfil, all ironmasters; and Richard Forman of the Tower of London, esquire [6mm and 1 file] [also draft]

Papers concerning disputes between Jeremiah and Samuel Homfray

DPE/3a Jeremiah Homfray’s complaints against Samuel Homfray Nov 1796 [2 papers]

DPE/3b Reasons why Jeremiah Homfray would not sign Samuel Homfray’s 1796 accounts for 1796 [ 1 paper]

DPE/3c Samuel Homfray’s complaints against Jeremiah Homfray Nov 1796 [1 paper]

DPE/3d First suggestion for formation of case on Samuel Homfray’s conduct [2 papers]

DPE/3e Notes on history of case and dispute [1 booklet]

DPE/3f Copy case and opinion Sep 1796 [2 papers]

DPE/3g Copy resolutions according with Jeremiah Homfray’s wishes Nov 1796 [1 paper]

DPE/3h Agreement for insertion of advertisement in “London Gazette” 25 Nov 1796 [1 paper]

DPE/4 Arbitration bond between William Forman (executor of Richard 29 Nov 1796 Forman, deceased) and Jeremiah, Thomas and Samuel Homfray in £10,000 [1 paper]

DPE/5,6 Award made between Jeremiah, Thomas and Samuel Homfray and 5 Dec 1796 William Forman (executor of Richard Forman) by John Addenbrooke Addenbrooke and Francis Homfray junior [1 parchment & 1 paper] [also copy]

DPE/7 Deed of appointment of arbitrators to determine further compensation 18 Mar 1809 due to Jeremiah Homfray for his share in the Pendarran works, Jeremiah Homfray, William Forman and Thomas Homfray to John Richards of Llandaff Court and John Addenbrooke Addenbrooke [3mm]

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DPE/8 Correspondence received by Jeremiah Homfray from Richard 1808-1810 Blakemore, William Forman and Thomas Homfray (including some draft replies), accounts and extract from agreement of 1808 [21 papers]

DPE/9 Draft agreement for financial settlement, William Thompson, John 17 Jun 1833 Homfray (executor of Sir Jeremiah Homfray), Thomas Seaton Forman (executor of William Forman), John Addenbrooke Addenbrooke and Samuel Homfray; with counsel’s opinion thereon 15 Mar 1833 [1 file]

Purchases by John Homfray of Penlline Castle from the Romilly estate sale, 1852

DPE/10 Abstract of title of the Messrs Romilly to estates purchased in 1818 1852 by the late Sir Samuel Romilly from the trustees of Lord Llandaff; with counsel’s opinion of title 1 Sep 1852

DPE/11,12 Particulars of sale of the manor of Llandaff and freehold lands at 21 Oct 1852 Llandaff to be sold at auction [2 booklets]

DPE/13 Copy of confirmation of grant by dean and chapter of Llandaff to extract made George Mathew of Radyr, of the castle of Llandaff, and manors of c1852 Llandaff and Byshopston in Gower, 5 June 1553; enrolled on Close Rolls, 1676 [1 file]

DPE/14-25 Requisitions on title, abstracts of leases, abstracts of reconveyance, no date abstracts of settlements copies made [12 files] c1852

DPE/26-29 Plans of lots 28,29,30,34,40A,42,43,46&47 for land in Canton, c1852 [4 plans]

DPE/30 Conditions of sale with receipt for deposit for purchase of lots 28, 21 Oct 1852 40A,42,43,46&47 [1 paper]

Family wills, settlements and estate accounts

DPE/31 Copy of will and codicils of Richard Crawshay of Cyfarthfa proved 26 Sep 1809- 1810 1810 [1 booklet]

DPE/32 Pedigree of Crawshay family “copied from Pedigree made by Tudor c1895 Crawshay” [4 papers]

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DPE/33 Will of John Richards of Corner House, Cardiff 12 Sep 1820 [1 file]

DPE/34a-d Notes and copy receipt for legacies under will of sir Jeremiah 1853-1854 Homfray [3 papers in envelope]

DPE/35 Draft Will of John Homfray of Penlline castle 1857 [1 file]

DPE/36,37 RW Williams’s bill of costs on account of John Homfray, deceased, 1878 with receipt [1 file & 1 paper]

DPE/38 Schedules of effects and Inland Revenue accounts of Mary Jane 1890 Richards Homfray, spinster, deceased [1 bundle in envelope]

DPE/39 Executors correspondence concerning estate of late John Richards 1853, 1861, Homfray, Homfray trust, shares and estate matters 1876-77, [1 bundle] 1880, 1895-1903

DPE/40-42 RW Williams’s bill of costs on account of John Richards Homfray, 1902 deceased, with receipts [1 file & 2 papers]

DPE/43,44 Statements of account by Public Trustee, of Lieutenant Colonel and 1914, 1915 Mrs CR Franklen Settlement Trust, with accompanying letter [2 booklets & 2 papers]

DPE/45 Copy of will of Richard Franklen, proved 1883; with accompanying 25 Jul 1882 letter 1914 [2 files]

DPE/46 Statements of accounts and correspondence concerning Franklen 1914-1916 trusts [1 bundle in envelope]

DPE/47 Valuation, catalogues and correspondence concerning sale of silver, 1921-1922 china, furniture, etc. after death of Mrs HAV Franklen [1 bundle in envelope]

DPE/48a-c Copy will of Dame Mary Caroline Florence Franklen, and codicils 1929, 1934, [3 files] 1936

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DPE/49-51 Trustees of the estate of John Richards Homfray, deceased. Annual 1930, 1934, balance sheets, accounts and reports (including also schedules 1936 relating to realisations of the Penllyn estate and investments in land included in the personal estate account, 1882-97), and accompanying correspondence [3 booklets]

DPE/52-54 Messrs Williams and Homfray. Penllyn Castle estate. Annual 1930, 1934, accounts and report 1935 [3 booklets]

DPE/55 Penllyn Castle estate. Statements of accounts due to executors of 1935-1936 JGR Homfray and other accounts and correspondence [1 file]

DPE/56 Executors of JGR Homfray. Unsettled property. Executorship 1936-1937 accounts and correspondence [1 file]

Miscellaneous estate papers

DPE/57,58 Depositions concerning hedge, ditch and wall, and moving the no date entrance to the glebe garden, with plan c1860 [2 papers]

DPE/59 Award by William George of Batslays, , settling 2 Oct 1871 differences concerning gates, fences and buildings, between John Homfray, Thomas Culverwell of Llwynhelig, Penlline, and Henry Channing of Taunton, Somerset [1 file; copy]

DPE/60 Memorandum of agreement between JR Homfray and tenant Thomas 2 May 1876 Hopkins of Moorland Farm, Penlline [1 paper]

DPE/61,62 Estimate and tenders for additions and alterations to Penlline castle 1876 [1 file & 12 papers in envelope]

DPE/63 Correspondence on proposed exchange of fields with Dunraven 1916 [5 papers in envelope]

DPE/64 Correspondence concerning proposed diversion of – 1893 road near Crossways, copy of Quarter Sessions notice, solicitor’s bill of costs, tender [1 bundle of papers]

DPE/65,66 Brocastle Farm. Sale catalogue of Brocastle farm and 1922 correspondence concerning purchase of several fields from WP Thomas, the purchaser [1 booklet & 1 bundle of papers in envelope]

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Sale catalogues

DPE/67a,b Penlline Court estate (also copy) 7 Jun 1898 [2 booklets]

DPE/68a,b Court estate (also copy) 6 Sep 1898 [2 booklets]

DPE/69 House estate 20 Feb 1904 [1 booklet]

DPE/70 Crossways estate 4 Nov 1905 [1 booklet]

DPE/71 Freehold farms and lands in , Llanharry, , , 24 Jun 1913 , , Cowbridge and Penlline (earl of Dunraven) [1 booklet]

DPE/72 Llansannor House estate 27 May 1914 [1 booklet]

DPE/73 Farms, lands and cottages known as Maindy Uchaf, , 5 Aug 1919 Gelli-araul, Llangan, land near Llwynhelig, and the mill field, Cowbridge, land at Cross Inn, Llangan and Treoes, cottages in Westgate Street and on the mill field, Cowbridge, and at Treoes, Llangan [1 booklet]

DPE/74 True Love farm in Nash, Monmouthshire 19 Nov 1919 [1 paper]

DPE/75 Outlying portions of the Penllyn Castle estate in , St 20 Nov 1919 Nicholas and Lower, and in Monmouthshire [1 booklet]

DPE/76 Penlline Court and Court Farm 15 Apr 1920 [1 booklet]

DPE/77 Whitchurch and district portion of the Penllyn Castle estate 19 Jul 1920 [1 booklet]

DPE/78 Tyfry Farm, Penlline 10 Aug 1920 [1 booklet]

for Brocastle Farm, 1922 see DPE/65

DPE/79 Old Hall estate. Ty’n-y-Caeau Farm, lands in Llanblethian, St Hilary 2 Nov 1922 and Colwinston, and houses in Cowbridge (Edmondes family) [1 booklet]

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DPE/80 Freehold land in Llanblethian, Llangan, Penlline and 24 Jul 1923 Lower [1 booklet]

DPE/81a,b Nash estate (of Owen Williams, Crossways) (also copy, 4 Oct 1924 correspondence and newspaper cutting) [2 booklets & 7 papers]

DPE/82 Freehold and copyhold lands (of Owen Williams) in Cowbridge and 25 Nov 1924 Llanblethian [1 booklet]

DPE/83a,b Penllyn Castle estate. Ty-mawr, Michaelston-super-Ely (also copy) 28 Nov 1935 [2 booklets]

DPE/84 Penllyn Castle estate. Freehold ground rents in Cardiff 28 Nov 1935 [1 booklet]

DPE/85 Dyffryn estate, St Nicholas 9 Dec 1937 [1 booklet]

DPE/86 Freehold farms and land, Sutton Farm, Broadlands, Rackland alias 7 Dec 1937 Tybryn in Llandow and Wick [1 booklet]

DPE/87 Brynawel, Penlline (“bought by HCR Homfray”) 18 Sep 1945 [1 paper]

DPE/88 The Barley Mow and other lands, Penlline 1 Jul 1946 [1 booklet]

DPE/89 Sidney House Farm, Llysworney 24 Apr 1950 [1 booklet]

DPE/90 Sidney House Farm, Llysworney 19 May 1952 [1 booklet]

DPE/91 Gwreiddyn Farm, Peterston-super-Ely 19 May 1952 [1 booklet]

DPE/92 Court Farm, Llansannor and Llanblethian 20 Oct 1952 [1 booklet]

DPE/93 Llanharan House, Llanharan 10 Nov 1953 [1 booklet]

DPE/94 Tir Glan ap Ifor Farm, Rudry 26 Jan 1954 [1 paper]

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DPE/95 Wilton Farm in Llantwit Major, Llanmihangel and Llanblethian, 17 Jun 1957 Wilton farm, Llysworney and 26 High Street, Cowbridge (Franklen joint estate) [1 booklet]

DPE/96 Red Farm, Llangan, and Penlline 11 Nov 1957 [1 booklet]

Estate plans

DPE/97 Plan of Penlline parish roads [very detailed, showing each cottage] 1847 [1 plan; repaired and mounted on linen in GRO]

DPE/98a,b Plan of lands in the parish of Penlline referred to in agreement of 2 1850 Jan 1851 between William Nicholl and John Homfray, by J Brooke, surveyor (also copy) [2 plans; mounted on linen]

DPE/99 Design No3. Penlline castle showing ground plan no date [1 plan; repaired and mounted on linen in GRO] ?c1876

DPE/100a-e Sketch plans of panelling no date [5 papers] ?c1876

DPE/101 Penlline tithe (estate copy) 1856 Reference book to Penlline parish arranged numerically 1-429 by SP Williams, valuer, Bristol [1 booklet]

See also QDP220B Penlline Enclosure award and plan. A copy of the plan is also held in Penlline parish church

DPE/102a,b Copy of Penlline enclosure award [map missing] (also copy) 1 Mar 1860 [6mm & 1 file]

Penlline estate colliery plans

DPE/103 Plan of Cymmer colliery workings under Bedw land [Llantrisant] 1868 [1 plan; tracing cloth]

DPE/104 Plan of Tyr Gibbon colliery, Eglwysilan no date [1 plan; tracing cloth] ?c1868

DPE/105 Plan of Bryn Gwyn colliery workings under Bedwas Fawr land no date [Bedwas, Monmouthshire] ?c1868 [1 plan; tracing cloth]

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Ordnance Survey

DPE/106 Reference book to Ordnance Survey plans of Llanblethian parish 1878 [1 booklet]

Official Appointments

DPE/107 Appointment of John Homfray of Llandaff House, esquire, as Sheriff 2 Feb 1843 of Glamorgan; DPE/108 Letter from Council Office, Whitehall accompanying appointment as 2 Feb 1843 Sheriff; DPE/109 Agreement to execute a bond from J Gwyn Jeffreys, under-Sheriff 7 Feb 1843 [3 papers in envelope]

DPE/110 Certificate of appointment of John Richards Homfray as Justice of 19 Apr 1849 the Peace, from Petty Bag Office [1 paper]

John Richards Homfray

DPE/111 Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of John Richards Homfray:

Visiting cards of John Richards Homfray, Christchurch, Oxford; Oxford University certificates; 1843-1846 letter from tutor, Oxford; no date draft letter to and reply from RG Wale (rejected suitor for Homfray’s 1848 sister); letters from F[?G]C, Collipriest, Tiverton, Devon and from Robert [?1847] Baker Carew of Collipriest announcing the death of brother Frank; 1848 letter from father, John Homfray, concerning deed of gift of Corner 1848 House estate; recipe for lemon brandy; game duty certificates of Richard Bassett; 1848 game duty certificate of John Richards Homfray; 1848, 1849 dog’s pedigree; 1846 address of trap maker, Christchurch, Dorset; a poem, The Squire and his Bailiff, or the price of a broken head, law proceedings, Brown versus Fothergill [printed]; no date Gleanings from my Travelling Journals, by Lord William Lennox no date (incomplete) [printed] [1 bundle in envelope]

Newspapers

DPE/112 The Swansea Journal and Commercial, Literary and Agricultural 1 Mar 1843 Advertiser (containing account of two-headed lamb born on John Homfray’s land) [1 newspaper]

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DPE/113 The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian (containing notice of death of Mrs 26 Sep 1846 John Homfray) [1 newspaper]

Penlline church

DPE/114 Pen and ink sketch of Penlline chapel 1846 [1 paper]

DPE/115 Photograph of Penlline church after restoration no date [1 photograph]

BBC “Country Magazine” script

DPE/116 Draft script of BBC programme on in “Country 11 Dec 1949 Magazine” series in which HCR Homfray took part [1 file]

Election return

DPE/117 Poll return, Llangan parish [return signed by John Richards Homfray] 1857 [1 paper]

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ESTATE PLANS – RICHARDS AND MORGAN ESTATE

Estate Survey

DPE/E/1 Survey of Messrs Richards’ and Morgan’s Estate in Glamorgan and 1777-1778 Monmouthshire, [by William Morrice] 1784-1785

[The original survey, 1777-1778, comprises pages 1-50 which were called in the original folios. Additions to the survey were made in 1784 and 1785 and these additions comprise pages 51-60, with gaps, and one unnumbered item. An index sheet in the volume identifies the contents of pages 1-60 and of the unnumbered item. With the exception of pages 41 and 42 and the unnumbered item all plans are drawn in ink and watercolour on paper. Pages 41 and 42 comprise one parchment on which the plan has been drawn in ink and watercolour. The unnumbered item is drawn in ink but is uncoloured.

All plans give acreages. The majority of plans specify field names. A colour code has been used throughout the survey to denote methods of cultivation.

Additional loose plans found in the volume have been listed separately.]

Surveyed by William Morrice, 1777-1778 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [unless otherwise stated] page 1 Penyfai farm in Newcastle 1777 page 2 Two tenements near Oldcastle in 1777 pages 3,4 [blank pages] pages 5,6 Two farms in Bedwas, Monmouthshire lately held by lease granted to 1777 William Evan Jenkin pages 7,8 [blank pages] page 9 A tenement in Bedwas, Monmouthshire held by Edward Evan 1778 pages 9,10 Bedwas House demesne lands, in tenure of James Price, and two 1778 tenements in tenure of William Edmond, all in Bedwas, Monmouthshire [including Pwll y Hwyaid and area west of Bedwas church] page 11 [blank page] page 12 [MISSING] [Presumed to be a blank page; not included in index] page 13 [MISSING] John Henry’s tenement in Rumney; and land in Roath

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DPE/E/1 page 14 [MISSING] Great Trowbridge farm in St Mellons, Monmouthshire page 15 [MISSING] Truelove farm in Nash, Monmouthshire page 16 [blank page] page 17 A tenement in St Nicholas and Llancarfan; 1778 and ‘Black-wairs’ [Blackweir] in St john, Cardiff 1778 page 18 [MISSING] Pontycymmar farm in Llanishen page 19 [MISSING] Ca Twck and Pwlccahalog farms in St John, Cardiff page 20 [MISSING] [presumed to be a blank page; not included in index] page 21 [MISSING] Glan y Dwfr and Caear Bont farms in Bedwas, Monmouthshire page 22 [MISSING] Gwaunybarra farm in Rudry pages 23, 24 [MISSING] [presumed to be a blank page; not included in index] page 25 [MISSING] Nine tenements in Lisvane pages 26, 27 [MISSING] [presumed to be a blank page; not included in index] page 28 Tir Glan ab Ifor and Perllan Gollen farms in Redry no date Scale [not stated] page 29 Tir Mab Elis farm in Llantrisant; and Croft-yr-haidd farm in 1778 Llantrisant [part of Croft-yr-haidd plan missing; section of unrelated (page 31) plan stuck at edge] page 30 [MISSING] Bedw farm in Llantrisant page 31 [MISSING; except for small portion stuck to page 29] John Harry’s tenement, and three pieces of land near Penhill in Llandaff page 32 Penylan farm in 1778 pages 33, 34 Blaenselsig farm in Ystradyfodwg 1778 Scale [not stated] pages 35, 36 [blank pages] page 37 Ton-Llwyd and Ty-newydd farms in Ystradyfodwg 1778 Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch

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DPE/E/1 page 38 [MISSING] Pedyrrys isaf [Pendyrys Isaf] farm in Llanwonno page 39 [MISSING] Ben y Baili [Penybeili] farm in Llanfabon page 40 [blank page, but noted as Llanblethian in index] page 40A ‘Llanblethian Parish 1783’. Plan of lands of Thomas Edmondes, 1783 David William and Charles Bassett [It seems probable that this is the Llanblethian plan in the index as page 40, although the style is different from the other plans in the survey and it cannot be positively identified as the work of William Morrice] pages 41, 42 ‘Whitchurch Estate to William Richards Esquire’ including Ty Clyd, no date Tynycaia, Graig, Pont Garreg, John Harman’s and Harry Lewis Henry’s farms, public house and lands, and William James’ houses and lands [including area around church and castle] page 43 [blank page]

[Folios 40-43 comprise one parchment] page 44 [blank page] page 45 Cefnllechau farm in Llanwonno 1778 page 46 Leadaddu farm in Ystradyfodwg 1778

[The dorse of page 46 is a marbled end paper indicating that this was the final page of the original survey. Pages 47-50 are missing and of those only page 49 appears in the index under ] pages 47-50 [MISSING]

Surveyed by William Morrice 1784 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [unless otherwise stated] page 51 Tymawr farm in Llanmihangel-ar-Elái alias Michaelston-super-Ely, 1785 and St Fagans, property of Messrs John Richards and Thomas Edwards Scale [not stated] page 52 [blank page] page 53 Castell-y-Pie farm in Eglwysilan, property of Messrs John Richards 1785 and Edward Morgan page 54 [blank page] pages 55-58 [MISSING] [not included in index]

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DPE/E/1 page 59 Tir Gibbon farm in Eglwysilan and other lands in vicinity, property 1785 of John Richards, esquire, and Captain John Richards page 60 [blank page]

- Penydarran farm in Merthyr Tydfil property of John Richards, 1785 esquire and Lewis Evan

[The plan of Penydarren farm is the final plan in the original survey. One additional Morrice plan found loose in the volume but not included in the index is listed as a separate item below]

[1 volume containing plans of 21 properties; 1 fragment; and index page]

Miscellaneous Plans and Papers

DPE/E/2/1 Plan of a farm in ‘Peterstone and Rumney Let to several Tenants 1784 [portion of cartouche and heading cut away] Monmouth’, belonging to John Richards, esquire [by William Morrice] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch Attached: plan of land adjacent to the at Maindy in St John, Cardiff On dorse: plan of lands called Crossone in St Woollos, Monmouthshire belonging to John Richards [1 plan with 2 small plans attached]

DPE/E/2/2 Plan of Messrs Richards’ and Morgan’s lands in Llanishen and of Mr no date Lewis’ land adjacent to Dderwen deg [?in Llanishen] [?by William Morrice] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 small plan]

DPE/E/2/3 Plan of sundry lands, property of John Richards, esquire, in Llandaff no date Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [This plan was found guarded into the estate survey volume between pages 29 and 32. As it formed no part of the original survey and had been inserted at some later date it has been removed from the volume] [1 plan]

DPE/E/2/4 Sketch plan showing relative positions of the joint property of John no date Richards and John Wood [1818 [1 plan] watermark]

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DPE/E/2/5 Plans of Pen y Bulcha [Penybylchau] farm in Merthyr Tydfil, no date Flaxland Fach farm in Llancarfan, and lands in St Andrews [Major]; [by Thomas Morrice] Scales: 4 chains to 1 inch; 5 chains to 1 inch; and 4 chains to 1 inch [pencilled annotation: ‘Mrs Hurst supposed’] [Plans of 3 properties on 1 paper]

DPE/E/2/6 Plan of lands ‘purchased of Colonel Wood’ [?in Llandaff] no date Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [pencilled annotation: ‘Mrs Hursts’] [1 small plan]

DPE/E/2/7 Plan of Boar’s Head and appurtenances in Caerphilly [Eglwysilan] 1807 [?by William Morrice] Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch [1 small plan]

DPE/E/2/8 Plan of land adjacent to the Rumney river [?by William Morrice] no date [1 small plan]

DPE/E/2/9 Rough plan of lands between Canton Common and Ely Moors no date [1 plan] [1838 watermark]

DPE/E/2/10 Rough plan of lands in 3 lots in Peterstone and Rumney, no date Monmouthshire [1844 [1 plan] watermark]

DPE/E/2/11 Rough notes concerning acreages, rent payments, etc., on Cwm, no date Tymawr and unidentified properties; sketch plan of land adjacent to the Rumney river; no date [1809 watermark] extract from letter of Tithe Commissioners to Colonel Tynte 1845 [8 papers]

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ESTATE PLANS – HOMFRAY ESTATE [Plans found loose in estate survey volume 1777-1785]

DPE/E/2/12 Plan of a field, property of John Homfray, esquire, and Messrs 16 Mar 1838 Romilly, near Ely Common in Llandaff by GS Strawson of Cardiff Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch [1 plan; uncoloured]

DPE/E/2/13 Plan of an estate (Blaen Lecha [Blaenllechau] and Cefn Lecha 21 June 1853 [Cefnllechau] farms) of John Homfray, esquire, in Llanwonno copied from tithe map by GS Strawson of Cardiff Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch [1 plan]

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Plans of Penllyn Castle

DPE/E/3/1-4 Ground plans, sections and elevations of proposed alterations and no date additions to Penllyne Castle Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch. Dimensions of each plan: 23½ inches x 19 inches approx [Ink and watercolour on paper]

[The proposed alterations and additions incorporated in these plans were never carried out. The style of the plans suggests a date of the mid to late nineteenth century and it has been suggested that they were the work of Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860)] [4 plans; photocopies]

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