Castle inn - Dingestow - photo needed

[suzie.q]

Can someone please help with a photo of this place please

[bobel2]

Hi Suzie

Doesn't appear to exist anymore. Nearest is "Somerset Arms" about 1/2 mile away. how did you get name?

Regards, Bobel.

[suzie.q]

From Census records and a death cert

[RCB]

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.

[RCB]

There is a Castle farm but no inn nearby, (1891)

[suzie.q]

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

[RCB]

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

[RCB]

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?

[bow didley]

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