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A wooden crate on wheels pulled by a horse or horses. No suspension. A sprung driver's bench at the front. Space beside him for a guard. Seats, up top, for more guards. Prisoners manacled to the front wall of the box.  Usually one small door at the back with a shoot bolt type lock. Guards could sit inside near the back wall. 

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Chas

I came across a couple of mills in while recently looking for a different one, but with a similar tragic accidental death. Looking at the newspaper report, Charles Mars's death is listed under a heading "Pontypridd." I would say therefore that this is where you need to look rather than Llantwit Fardre. There was a Mathew Williams who had been a miller at Mill street, who had retired by 1851 and died in 1857 (he has a probate entry). on the Mill street is the street opposite the Butchers Arms https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1871%2F5379%2F0051&parentid=GBC%2F1871%2F0000373065

Butchers Arms On Google https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6011415,-3.3409089,3a,37.5y,140.54h,124.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s92f5-Q0T-lxZfdU7qpQI9w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192


In 1861 this mill would appear to be run by David Williams born 1823 (or 1826 on 1871 census). David Williams was however named as the occupier of the mill in Mill street.

In 1871 David Williams, born 1823 was the miller and corn factor of what was described as Rhondda Rd. 1871 RG10 5379 Folio 25 Page 5 Schedule 26 FindMyPast has it transcribed as Pontypridd Upper Mills, but it should be Pontypridd Upper: Mills and was next to Carmel Chapel.

For a drones eye view https://www.google.com/maps/place/Consortium+Builders/@51.6022144,-3.343806,155m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m22!1m16!4m15!1m6!1m2!1s0x486e17a46716594b:0x25b18988304d766d!2sMill+St,+Pontypridd!2m2!1d-3.3415169!2d51.6011457!1m6!1m2!1s0x486e10b2c113730d:0x5bf8cb4f9e7fb376!2sPontypridd!2m2!1d-3.342314!2d51.600774!3e0!3m4!1s0x486e17a50424cf8b:0xc79c0aa27334e330!8m2!3d51.6020142!4d-3.3438258




I would say that what would seem to be 2 mills on the earlier censuses were in fact the same mill, and this seems to be suggested by the 1901 census. There is no mill marked on Scotland old maps, but current day Rhondda Rd and Mill street join by the traffic lights and before the viaduct was enlarged, may have been the same street (see description of area in which includes the viaduct and probably mill https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/34861?term=mill%20street%2C%20pontypridd). It also names Millfield car park and shows Plas Carmel - which is where chapel listed on the 1871 census would have been

1901 shows David Williams at The Mill, listed between Mill st followed by Mill Field (Van) and Rhondda then Rd : Piece 5002 Folio185 Page number 31

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I will take a stroll past next week when I’m back in Cardiff and go to Cathays library to see if any of the late 1920s street directories are there.

Check the electoral registers for 1930/31