for village functions except for during the WWII years when the building was used by the Royal Air Force. An anti-aircraft battery and balloon barrage unit were also situated in the village, and often smoke screen motors were used to throw smoke screens over Cardiff. The institute was used by the Llandough Scout and Guide Association until they moved to a newly built centre on Lewis Road in 1975. Rose Cottage The Baptist congregation of Llandough originally met in Rose Cottage, opposite Lewis Road on Penlan Road. This picture taken in 1963 shows the derelict Rose cottage. It appears to have been built on much earlier foundation work.The house is no longer standing, but the original garden walls still exist in front of the flats built on site. Llandough Baptist Church Built in 1859 as the successor to the Rose Cottage meeting house, the main building was constructed of stone sourced from Llandough quarry and a slate roof, however there was no interior ceiling. A number of extensions and modernisations were made after the appointment of John Garland as part-time minister in 1979. Lewis Road Terraces Houses compromising numbers 1, 3, 5 and 7 were built around 1830. The terraced houses were constructed from square cornered limestone, with slate roofs, and store forecourt walls. Originally the windows and doors had flat arches but some of these features have been removed through modernisation. Between 1830 and 1971, 1 Lewis Road has operated as a village shop, a bakery, a post office, and a grocers. The Blacksmith Cottage Now 89 Penlan Road, the blacksmith's cottage is a single-storey stone building dating from around 1760. It originally had a thatched roof which has since been replaced by a tiled roof. The current kitchen area incorporates the former blacksmith's oven, in the form of a brick dome. The National School The stone building on the corner of Penlan Road and Lewis Road was the first National School in the Penarth Area, dating from 1825. It was the initiative of the rector, Rev. James Evans, and was supported by the 2nd Marquess of Bute. At that time the population of Llandough was around 200, and the majority had Welsh as their first language. The school building was constructed in stone with a slate roof and brick-edged windows and was planned to accommodate between 50 and 60 children. Behind the school a smaller house, 2 Lewis