Record#

EV ID

EV-0295

Institution

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Matter

Soldier, horse, visor and lance discovery at Great House Farm

Route / regime

Email · FOI

Their reference

FOI 2026-024

Request date

27 Jul 2026

Statutory deadline

24 Aug 2026 (20 working days (FOIA s.10 / EIR reg 5(2)))

Deadline

missed (replied late)

First reply (not an acknowledgement)

25 Aug 2026

Days waited

29

Response class

“not held”

Exemptions cited

none cited

Redirected to

—

Fees or charges named

—

Messages

2 sent · 4 received (2 acknowledgements only)

Attachments from the institution

0 archived

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Timeline#

Date

Direction

Class

Summary

Copy

27 Jul 2026

→ to institution

request

The requester seeks records on a medieval visor, lance, and associated remains reportedly found at Great House Farm.

email · text

27 Jul 2026

← from institution

acknowledgement only

The FOI officer acknowledges the request and sets a response deadline of 24 August 2026.

email · text

25 Aug 2026

← from institution

not held

The FOI officer states no records of the visor, lance, or related discovery are held, aside from unrelated archaeological finds.

email · text

26 Aug 2026

→ to institution

internal review request

The requester asks for an internal review, challenging the scope of searches regarding the historical discovery described.

email · text

26 Aug 2026

← from institution

acknowledgement only

Accepts an internal review request for FOI 2026-024 and registers a separate new request, FOI 2026-32, for other archaeological-discovery records.

email · text

22 Sep 2026

← from institution

complaint outcome

Internal review upholds the original location-based search methodology for FOI 2026-024 as reasonable and proportionate.

email · text

Note: The Museum found no records of the reported discovery; internal review upheld the location-based search approach as reasonable.