About William Cross, FSA Scot : Born and educated in Scotland, best known as ‘Will Cross’. He lived in London for 30 years and is a retired Civil Servant. A writer, lecturer and researcher based now in Newport, Gwent, South Wales he is the author/ co- author of seven books on members of the Morgan family of Tredegar House, Newport, and seven books on the Herberts ( Carnarvons ) of Highclere Castle ( Downton Abbey ). Will is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a member of the Society of Authors. Will is available for talks on his books. Contact himby e-mail ( as above).
Evan Morgan:
The Ultimate Host
Pictured below Evan Morgan and the science fiction writer H G Wells, with Evan's dog Rollo. Wells stayed at Tredegar House when he had speaking engagements in South Wales.
Evan's hospitality was lavish and generous. The company was often exceptional with guests poring in from all walks of life.
Wells was known as a womaniser!
Evan in Court
Evan appeared at Marlborough Police Court in 1927 after a police raid on illegal drinking and gaming at the London nightclub Chez Victor. Edward, Prince of Wales was let out from a side exit by the scruff of his neck. The owner, Victor Perosina was later expelled from Britain. Evan was fined. In the Second World War Evan Morgan was court marshaled for offences against the Official Secrets Acts. He was also implicated in the homosexual witch hunt of 1942 that saw over twenty homosexuals being rounded up in Abergavenny, a small Welsh Market town, which at the time was also holding Herr Rudolf Hess in a local mental hospital.
