Lloyd George the first Prime Minister from a working class background, an International Statesman and the only Welsh speaking PM ever.
'In his prime, his power, his influence, his initiative was unequalled in the land. He was the champion of the weak and the poor'.
‘He was the greatest Welshman which that unconquerable race has produced since the age of the Tudors’.
So Gwynedd County Council has arrived at a sensible and correct decision. This gives all concerned time to mobilise - including the Welsh Government, Cadw, National Trust, Lloyd George Society and many others.
Lloyd George Museum was established in 1947 and run by Trustees until it was transferred to the Council in 1987. The Council now runs the museum and Highgate, the childhood home of David Lloyd George, which has been restored to show people what it was like when it was a cobbler’s workshop in the 1860s.
The museum is one of just two museums throughout Britain dedicated to a former prime minister and attracts between 6,000 and 7,000 visitors a year.
Closing the museum would mean: • less opportunities to promote the history and influence of David Lloyd George on Britain and the world during a key period of remembrance to mark the centenary of the First World War and his time as prime minister • implications for the collections and Highgate itself, which have been donated to the Council and the Frances Lloyd George Fund charity • an impact on the area’s economy in terms of tourism as it is a high-profile attraction • depriving schools, colleges and societies of education and research opportunities.
Already his family has launched The Lloyd George Premiership Centenary Appeal aimed at raising £250,000 to help develop the museum by to enable people to contribute towards the running of the Museum.