Our caravan home and TV ariel can be seen to the left in publicity shots that the BBC took of the project. It was a great responsibility, and with Alun away much of the time, one that inevitably fell on my shoulders, along with caring for our very young children and keeping them safe living so close to perilous tidal waters. [1], In 2002 Big House appeared in This Land, a network BBC TV series directed by Richard Traylor-Smith, as Alun Lewis and then partner Sarah Hoss and their children moved to the site to begin the project;[25] then again in 2005 the family were featured with their project in the BBC TV series Magic Harbours presented by Jamie Owen.
Eventually me and the kids ended up living in the caravans on our own. The current property is set in about 2 acres.[2]. Baker-Jones “Notes on the Orielton Chancery Proceedings”, The National Library of Wales Journal.
Rather rashly,we convinced ourselves this project could provide an income and a home. We had problems with our electricity supply being messed about with - it came from one of the old cottages into our home and although I was paying the bills for the whole site, the cable to our home was being switched off to add to our discomfort. Richard Fenton 1811 “A historical tour through Pembrokeshire”, p. 242. The boys ended up in my caravan, wearing my spare warm clothes and drinking hot chocolate waiting for their parents, after I took them in and made the calls. The Big House, also known as Landshipping House, is a house in Landshipping, Pembrokeshire on the banks of the River Cleddau which was originally built in 1750 and owned by the Owens of Orielton who were the Landshipping Coal Agents. In 1868 Isaac John who was a farmer was reported in a newspaper to be living in the house[20] and in 1878 John Thomas was the resident in the property. At time of writing, there are still no toileting, bathroom or kitchen facilities in the house itself.
The original Big House Landshipping website: based in one of Britain's sleepiest backwaters, the Big House project dominated the life of journalist Sarah Hoss and family from 2000-2011. In addition there was a disastrous mining accident at Landshipping in 1844 which claimed the lives of 40 people. Her sons were given the name of Stanley and she called herself Mary Ann Bontein Stanley. Due to poor estate management and political misadventure, he lost his fortune in 1856 and had to sell Big House, which was bought by William Owen, who was an architect. But with no accommodation available for people to stay in, and the project no more than a building site by a tidal estuary, reality was endless trips up and down to town for access to supermarkets, fast-food outlets and schools to provide the real things children needed - like clothes, breakfast cereals, nappies and an education away from the remote caravan where we were sleeping each night. Alun and I first met when I was researching fishing methods in Pembrokeshire in 1996 for a BBC radio series I was producing in Cardiff about Welsh food traditions 'County Fayre'. The imposing gated entrance was added in the 1970s, salvaged from a demolition job Ray had in Birmingham. The house is a private residence and private property. The Landshipping Estate passed in 1809 to Sir John Owen (1776-1861). The website for Big House indicates that progress has been largely stalled since 2012, due to financial constraints; and, the proposed Bed and Breakfast is still not open. The Big House, Landshipping. [15], The Trust of Sir Edmond Stanley was able to purchase properties and one of these was Landshipping Estate. It'll be a huge task to ever reach a standard required for commercial or domestic use. Alun's parents said we were 'completely mad'. One woman, Catherine Davies, was employed to act as custodian of the property. They partied by the gates all night, while the children and I stayed in the caravans, listening and hoping we wouldn't be discovered. Coflein website “LANDSHIPPING HOUSE, MARTLEWY”. “A shocking elopement in Regency England: Mary Ann Stanley and Edward Trant Bontein”. [1], In 2011 The project featured on episode six of the BBC television series Restoration Home, presented by Caroline Quentin.[27]. The cook, housekeeper and other domestic servants as well as the gardener and farm labourers were dismissed.
Life became very difficult.
Sara Hoss kept a blog of her findings and memories of the Big Hoss. 731 likes. Alun took on freelance truck-driving and also started manufacturing boat moorings, It was a tough time. And that, as they say, was that. When we found that parts of our home structure had been removed while we were away in work and school, staying overnight became impossible and the fear of what would happen next became too great to bear. Though I'd love to see the placed finished I'm relieved to no longer be carrying the burden of it. At this time he was a landowner as well as Lieutenant Colonel of the Pembroke Militia. [7], The altered house became the residence of Sir John’s son Hugh Owen (1803-1891)[8] Hugh Owen was born in 1803.
Our long-term ambition was to sail the world - starting from and returning to the Daugleddau estuary. Having won the argument and put plans in place, they put the project on the market due to family reasons when both their wives fell ill. (photo by kind permission of the photographer Watkin Jones).
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