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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Monmouthshire => Topic started by: suzie.q on Wednesday 16 November 11 18:06 GMT (UK)
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Can someone please help with a photo of this place please
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Hi Suzie
Doesn't appear to exist anymore. Nearest is "Somerset Arms" about 1/2 mile away. how did you get name?
Regards, Bobel.
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From Census records and a death cert
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I don't know of any pub being actually in the village, or a previous name for the Somerset Arms, but my brother in law lives in Dingestow so I'll ask him to ask around.
One thought is that Dingestow in the census covers quite a large area, but if a death certificate says Dingestow!
What year and what name are you looking at, I can look each side ot the entry and see addresses which will give the location of the pub. On the main road each side of the Somerset arms you have farms like Upper and lower Trafaldu, Lower Tal-y-van, Red House farm, other's i can't bring to mind.
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There is a Castle farm but no inn nearby, (1891)
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Firstly thank you for helping it is very much appreciated. The death cert I have and just double checked and i am wrong is of his daughters Ann Edwards from 1st marriage not on these census her death cert here in NZ says father - James Edwards - Inn Keeper - I cannot find a birth for him 1st marriage to Jane Price - second marriage to mary Jones the children on these census are from 2nd marriage
Ann his daughter died in 1910 in NZ
James Edwards - Census 1841 Dinestow - castle inn - game Keeper
James Edwards - Census 1851 Llanishen - Jump inn - Inn Keeper - born Llanishen
James Edwards - Census 1861 Llanishen - Jump Farm - Butcher - born Llanishen
James Edwards - Census 1871 Llanishen - Jump - Farmer - born Llanishen
James Edwards - Census 1871 Llanishen - Jump - Farmer - born Llanishen
I cannot find a death or any trace of him after this date. Am looking for photos of any of these places
I hope this helps
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Yes there was once a Castle Inn right in the village. All the addresses around the Inn in 1841, Fishpool etc, and a castle is marked. I'm not sure if it was ever a real castle. Click on the top list of maps to show the village in the early 1800's, you can zoom in and drag your way across the map.
http://vision.port.ac.uk/maps/index.jsp?layer=europe&xMin=3131178.62488&yMin=2833603.29106&xMax=3161178.62488&yMax=2863603.29106
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I was in school with some Edwards from Dingestow, Sally died a couple of years ago, she had a brother carried on running the family farm. Mike?
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Hi, take a look at this link below mentions a coaching inn now the campsite. My dad now in his 80s remembers talk of it being called the Bridge Inn, but thats not to say it wasnt the Castle Inn previous to that. You can get a nice picture of it off google maps.. Hazel
http://www.visitoruk.com/historydetail.php?id=29999&cid=592&f=Monmouth
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Hi, these are the 2 oldest houses in the village, on the right is the campsite house or Bridge Inn as dad recalls... the house on the left could of been a pub but i dont know any info on it. Hazel
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Thank you it is very much appreciated.
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Hey Suzie that's as good a picture as you will get. Bridge farm was once Castle Farm, so as I said the Inn may have been in the farm house, or more likely I think, the other cottage. The castle mound is in the fields behind the trees top left of the picture. I think a Long family were there 50 years ago, they had an Old English sheepdog who was always outside the farm, and when they sheared the sheep they sheared the dog, but they left a fringe over his eyes and it looked so funny. There will be an old photo somewhere I imagine.
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COULD THIS BE IT
SYLVIA
http://www.accommodationbritain.co.uk/places/46413.html
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I will have to find out I am not sure as I am too far away to go and look.