He retired in 1944, and in 1946 he went to live at Aberystwyth, naming his house Bro Gynin, a sign of his respect for the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.
hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks hiː wɛnt tə lˈɪv æɾ ˌæbɚɹˈɪstwɪθ, nˈeɪmɪŋ hɪz hˈaʊs bɹˈoʊ ɡˈaɪnɪn, ɐ sˈaɪn ʌv hɪz ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɚðə pˈoʊɪt dˈæfɪd ˈæp ɡwˈɪlɪm.