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The Lewis Carroll Society was formed in 1969 with the aim of encouraging research into the life and works of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). The Society has members around the world, including many leading libraries and institutions, authors, researchers and many who simply enjoy Carroll's books and want to find out more about the man and his work.

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Volume 10 of Lewis Carroll's Diaries has now been published!

Includes the complete index to all 9 volumes with corrections and additional notes. Accompanied by a reconstruction of the first two missing volumes.

The 360+ page index affords greater access to the nine volumes through its comprehensive listing of all names, places, play, art works, books referred to in the diaries and its detailed group headings such as mathematics, Christ Church, towns, family names, etc.

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It has come to our notice that developers in Llandudno have requested permission to demolish Penmorfa - holiday home of the Liddell family. John Lawson-Reay, Chairman of the Llandudno Seaside Buildings Preservation Trust makes the following request:

"Penmorfa has for the past twelve months been shorn of
the later extensions while the developers have done nothing to protect it. There has been much concern, locally. Now a planning application has been made for the demolition of the house so that the developer can use the whole site for 29 luxury flats. It may be that the company had no real intention of retaining Penmorfa.

The site is in a conservation area which was extended a few years ago to include the hotel, thus to recognising the significance of the building. We have appealed to the Wales body for conservation, CADW, to list the building, but they say that there is no particular architectural merit in the house and that there are similar buildings in Llandudno. We seriously disagree. We understand that it is described as 'Pseudo-Gothic' contrasting with the other buildings in Llandudno which are 'Classical' in design.

However our concern is with its important historical associations which we consider to be of most significance. The fact that the house was built for his family by Dean Liddell and the fact that they used it for extended vacations over eleven years should surely be enough to protect it.

We are getting together a body of protestors locally but any objections from further afield could be crucial. Could you circulate your membership and ask them to email or write their objections to demolition to Conwy County Borough Council?

Email addressed to, cynllun.plan@conwy.gov.uk with ref to applications for demolition of Penmorfa, no's, 0/34325 and 0/34236. Or by letter to The Chief Planning Officer, Civic Offices, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 8AR.

We would want to emphasise the historical importance of Penmorfa as well as its uniqueness. There is much urgency required. We would appreciate any help."

The committe of the Lewis Carroll Society encourage you to support this cause and send an email (or preferably a letter) to the council. It seems incredible to us that this situation has been allowed to get this far.

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