Since purchasing Island House in March 2020 the following has been done .
The roofs and floors have been supported.
Debris from the collapse of roofing and floors has been removed.
The garden and house have been surveyed and record photographs taken.
A tree survey and report was made , approved by Carmarthen County Council , and the garden cleared of overgrowth and trees damaging the Grade 11 listed boundary wall .
Historians and archivists have been appointed to research the history of the house , its past owners and the damage made to the house in 1644 during the Civil War.
Architects and other consultants and advisors have been appointed .
Planning and Targets
Started archeology 1st of June 2020.
Reconstruct all roofing before the end of 2020.
Complete the restoration of the house and open it as a boutique hotel, restaurant and bar before Summer 2023.
Consultants and Advisors
Architects -Davies Sutton , Cardiff
Structural Engineers – Mann Williams, Cardiff
Business Advisors – Landsker- Whitland , Carmarthenshire
Building Historian – Rob Scourfield – Kilgetty , Pembrokeshire
Historian and Archivist – David Llewellyn – Templeton, Pembrokeshire
Archeologists- Dyfed Archeological Trust, Llandeilo , Carmarthenshire
Dendrochronologists – Tree Ring Services, Mitcheldean , Gloustershire
Arboriculture Consultants – David Rice Forestry
Architectural Geologist – Dr Tim Palmer , Aberystwyth University
Ecologists – Wild Wood Ecology , Caerphilly,Carmarthenshire