well as the current Llandough primary school, which was opened by the Rt Hon James Callaghan, MP for Cardiff, on the 16th of October 1970. Roman Villa The site of a Roman villa was uncovered in 1979 when the Housing Association began work for blocks of flats. The Glamorgan and Gwent Archaeological Trust started excavations with the help of interested individuals. There were indications that the villa stood on the site between the second half of the 2nd century and the middle of the 4th century. The buildings were built of mortar, the roofs of red pottery tiles and pennant sandstone, the walls rendered will plaster, and the floors consisted of bricked and crushed tiles. A well persevered sunken bath was also found in the main living quarters. A skeleton, skull, and bones were found on the site, remains of a Romano-British family, possibly farmers. A last minute bid to save the villa was unsuccessful and the flats of Corinthian Close and Tuscan Close proceeded to be built. Barons Court Baron's Court, originally known as Cogan Pill, is a late 15th or early 16th-century hall house with later 19th-century additions. It was built for Sir Mathew Cradock (died 1531) and passed his grandson Sir George Herbert, the first Sherif of Glamorgan (1494 to 1543). His younger son William, who was sheriff in 1552 and 1567 reputedly enlarged the house. It remained in the Herbert family, who also held St Fagans Castle, for many generations, later becoming a farmhouse in 1642 with the grand hall converted to a barn. In 1790 the building was purchased by Lord Bute. Restored and remodelled c 1850 by H S Corbett, relative and agent of the Marquess of Bute, as a house for himself. Many of the current features of the building date from this restoration, but it is to be noted that it is the only surviving medieval hall building in South Wales still open from floor to roof. It has since been a Toby Carvery chain restaurant, and is now a pub/restaurant. Llandough Institute The Llandough and Leckwith War Memorial Institute was formerly by the Marchioness of Bute in a ceremony on the 11th of November 1924. It was built using donations from families from the two villages. The original hall was replaced 50 years later and formally opened by Sir Cennydd Traherne. Both the original and the current halls have been used