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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Monmouthshire => Topic started by: SmithsofPill on Monday 20 September 10 10:52 BST (UK)

Title: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: SmithsofPill on Monday 20 September 10 10:52 BST (UK)

Anyone have any photos / info about this pub. I was born at the other end of this street and my grandmother was a live-in barmaid when she was married in 1897

Title: Re: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: Papa1 on Tuesday 28 September 10 09:30 BST (UK)

Ask Jan Preece at this web site.

http://www.quietwomansrow.moonfruit.com/

Title: Re: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: SmithsofPill on Tuesday 28 September 10 10:45 BST (UK)

Thanks for the link - I've joined (for free) what is a really interesting site

Title: Re: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: GrandMammy on Thursday 17 March 11 19:03 GMT (UK)

That's interesting, a cousin (Geraldine Sexton) of my Grandfather was barmaid at The Homfray Arms (43 Jeddo Street) in 1911.  It looks like this was at the other end of the street from the Royal Oak?

Title: Re: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: SmithsofPill on Friday 18 March 11 11:42 GMT (UK)

I was born in Jeddo St (in 1948). It was divided in two by Courtybella Terrace with the Homfrey Arms (also known as the "Free and Flat" after it had to give some of it's beer away when it went off) on the corner opposite a small grocery shop where I used to go buy sweets.

Title: Re: Royal Oak, Jeddo St., Newport
Post by: denben on Friday 15 April 11 00:17 BST (UK)

I believe you've mistaken Courtybella Terrace for Pottery Terrace.  I lived the other side of the railway lines in New Street.