NPRN412077
Map ReferenceSH53NW
Grid ReferenceSH5075038190
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityCriccieth
Type Of SiteHOUSE
PeriodModern, 20th Century
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Description
Bod Cywarch (in English (loosely) 'Hemp's dwelling') was the home of Wilfred James Hemp who was Secretary to the RCAHMW between 1928 and 1946. From here Hemp ran the Commission following its evacuation from London in World War Two.
Source: Hidden Histories, RCAHMW, 2008.
There is a memorial tablet to W.J. Hemp on the north wall of St. Catherine's Church (nprn 11898) in Criccieth.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 11 November 2010.