Llethr Wernen
The History of Llethr Wernen
The
Welsh name 'Llethr Wernen' roughly translates into English as 'Alder Bank'.
We are unsure of the exact date that the cottage was built however, it appears
on the earliest Tithe Map of 1838 under map reference 43 held by the National
Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
In
the accompanying Tithe Schedule of 1841, the owner/occupier of the property was
stated as being a Mr Thomas Jones. Census data pertaining to that year, confirms
that Mr Thomas Jones (Agricultural Labourer) lived there with his wife Jane and
their two children Margaret and Mary.
In
1848, the holding was sold to Mr George Green, a Gentleman at Cilcert and by
1851, was occupied by Daniel Morgan who was a Blacksmith by trade, he lived
there with his wife Mary together with a Maid Servant and a Nursery Child.
We
have not as yet, traced the history of the cottage between the years 1852 and
1918 but from documents that we have in our possession we know that in 1919 the
property was occupied by two sisters Ann and Mary Thomas. Ann and
Mary purchased the property with a loan of £90 from the Reverend Philip Green.
Ann Thomas died sometime prior to 1951 and the surviving sister gifted Llethr
Wernen to her nephew David Thomas who was a Retired Dairy Agent.
David
Thomas wasted no time in selling the cottage to David and Hannah Mary Jones of
London in 1951. In 1959, David passed away and left Llethr Wernen to his
wife but it is believed that the property was no longer occupied at that time
and fell into disrepair.
In 1972, the derelict cottage was sold to Roy and Betty Brotherton from Kent who started the restoration work. The couple used the property as a holiday retreat for thirty years until it was sold to Mr John Lansdowne from whom we purchased in July 2003.
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