Pontymister - Western Valleys Tavern

[GerryP]

Chris,

I too did the same trawl through the census's and came to the same conclusion as you, and thought that the Western Valley Inn may have been on the same site as Terry Howell's yard (opposite the park).
 And this has been borne out by a local 'cuckoo' who says that it was 'definitely' there. I suppose we could always ask Terry or Wendy to confirm this.

Gerry

[Chris101]

Hi Gerry
Thanks for the posting. I think that I my original query has been answered, as far as it can be.

The puzzle as to why my great grandparents, farming in Radnorshire, should up sticks and move to Pontymister (where no other family connection is known) in mid-1881 to run a pub for 2½ years at most (based upon the places of birth of their two eldest children), and then move back to mid-Wales and farming will remain exactly that - a puzzle.

Regards

Chris

[Moomah1]

Hi there, my great grandfather Carl (Thomas) Manges and his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) ran this beer house before 1911 from I think, 1908 according to the Electoral Records and newspaper cuttings. Thomas died at the pub in 1910 and Betsy temporarily took on the licence.