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Pubs & Inns - Cwmbwrla
Cwmbwrla Inn
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Cwmbwrla Inn opposite it's twin, the Gate House Hotel. |
Trainer BMW Dealer, on the right and Boots Opticians to the left, 2012.
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| Reproduced from the (1879) Ordnance Survey map, |
The area is roughly outlined, opposite "The Gate House" on Carmarthen Road.
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| without reference to the Gate House Hotel and also Cwmbwrla Inn. | ||
| Map abbreviations: PH = Public House |
| From the demolision of the Cwmbwrla Inn, came an alternative freehold site for the building of new licenced premises; which became the Rhymbuck.
Currently the premises is called " Three Sisters public house". |
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| Left: Pentregethin Road - CK'S Supermarket, Premier Hire Sales, Ladbrokes, The Three Sisters Pub, Loveleen Bowes Opticians Approach Road, J T Motors, Libanus Chapel and Old Libanus Chapel Carmarthen Road, 2012 |
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Area |
Date |
Details |
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| Census | N/A | N/A | 1851 |
Mary Griffith head widow aged 48 a grocer/publican born in Swansea Mary Griffith a daughter aged 21 a servant born in Swansea John Griffith a son aged 18 a collier born in Swansea Edward Griffith a son aged 16 a collier born in Swansea Mary Rees a visitor aged 15 born in Swansea |
| (C) | N/A | N/A | 1859 May |
There was a court case involving Mary Griffiths of the Cwmbwrla Inn brought by the Inland Revenue she had been selling spirits while only holding a beer licence. Her excuse was she gave a drink to her regular grocery customers, but she was found guilty and fined £12 she was going to be fined £50 but the magistrates thought this would bankrupt her. |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1859 May 27 |
Swansea Police: Mr Mullany and Thomas Rees, of the Inland Revenue -V- Mary Griffiths,Cwmbwrla Inn. |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1859 Sept.02 |
Swansea licensing day: Licence granted, Mary Griffiths,Cwmbwrla Inn,Cwmbwrla,Swansea.p6 |
| Census | N/A | N/A |
1861
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Mary Griffiths head widow aged 59 a shopkeeper/publican born in Swansea Edward Griffiths a son aged 26 a carpenter born in Swansea Mary Thomas a servant aged 21 born in Swansea |
| (C) | Q53 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1866 Oct. 26 |
Benjamin Thomas,Cwmbwrla Inn,Swansea,Licensed victualler & of tin works,creditors meeting. 1 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1866 Nov.16 |
Benjamin Thomas,Cwmbwrla Inn,Cwmbwrla,Nr. Swansea - bankruptcy notice. P4 |
| (C) | Q53 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1866 Nov.16 |
Benjamin Thomas,Cwmbwrla Inn,Cwmbwrla,Nr. Swansea licensed victualler etc. p4 |
| (C) | Q53 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1866 Dec.14 |
Benjamin Thomas,Cwmbwrla Inn,Swansea,Licensed victualler & of tin works sorter. P1 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1867 Sept.06 |
Swansea Police: license granted to WM.Hopkins, Cwmbwrla Inn, Cwmbwrla.p7 |
| (C) | Q53 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1868 Oct.30 |
Benjamin Thomas,Cwmbwrla Inn,Cwmbwrla.,licensed victualler,tin sorter.Creditors meeting. |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1869 Aug.06 |
Swansea County Court:Injuries claim by Griffith Hopkins versus John Williams, landlord,Cwmbwrla Inn.p8 |
| (C) | Q52 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1869 Aug.06 |
Swansea County Court:Injuries claim by Griffith Hopkins versus John Williams, landlord,Cwmbwrla Inn.p8 |
| (C) | Q52 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1869 Aug.06 |
Swansea Court: Hopkins -V- Williams (injuries) Hopkins at Cwmbwrla Inn with T. Knoyle,Tailor.p8 |
| Census | N/A | N/A |
1871
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Benjamin Williams head aged 42 a publican born in Swansea Sarah Williams a wife aged 38 born in Swansea Christine Williams a daughter aged 17 born in Swansea Jane Williams a daughter aged 15 born in Swansea Morgan Williams a son aged 13 born in Swansea Daniel Williams a son aged 11 born in Swansea Ann Williams a daughter aged 9 born in Swansea David S Williams a son aged 5 born in Swansea |
| (C) | Q39 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1872 Feb.02 |
Inquest at Cwmbwrla Inn, Cwmbwrla, on body of three day old child found on Fforestfach Road.p5 |
| (C) | D41 | TRANSPORT, ROAD etc. | 1872 Oct.04 |
Swansea Police: David Jenkins,Carter,guilty of leaving horse and cart, unattended outside Cwmbwrla Inn.Witness PC.19.P3 |
| (C) | F59 | DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS, OTHER ACCIDENTS | 1872 Dec.27 |
Cwmbwrla Inn:Inquest on Elizabeth Lewis,aged 4, of Waunwen - died from burns while mother Margaret Lewis,was absent.p8 |
| (C) | Q21 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc. | 1873 Jan.03 |
County Magistrates: Drunk at Cwmbwrla Inn. Evidence of landlord, Thomas Davies, his wife and David Phillips.p8 |
| (BD) | N/A | BUTCHERS SOUTH WALES DIRECTORY | 1876 |
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| (C) | H22 | BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL, URBAN HOUSING | 1876 May 26 |
For sale:Cwmbwrla Inn with cottage & cart house & 11 cottages adjoining in Carmarthen Road.p4 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1876 May 26 |
For sale:Cwmbwrla Inn with cottage & cart house & 11 cottages adjoining in Carmarthen Road.p4 |
| (C) | H22 | BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL, URBAN HOUSING | 1876 June 02 |
For sale by the executors of Charles Nash: Eleven cottages close to Cwmbwrla Inn, plus building land for six more.p4 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1876 June 02 |
For sale: Cwmbwrla Inn, with a cottage facing Carmarthen Road, & another,'Brook cottage' at the back.p4 |
| (C) | H22 | BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL, URBAN HOUSING | 1876 June 23 |
Property sales: number of cottages adjoining Cwmbwrla Inn bought by Mr.Wedlake and Mr.J.Morris.p5 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1876 June 23 |
Property sales:Cwmbwrla Inn with cottages & cart entrance also Brook cottage adjoining - sold to Mr.Morgan for £765.p5 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1876 June 23 |
Property sales:Sale of Cwmbwrla Inn with cottages & cart entrance - also Brook cottage adjoining.p5 |
| (C) | F55 | DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS, etc. | 1877 June 08 |
Inquest at Cwmbwrla Inn on John Mainwaring, drowned in Great Western Railway reservoir.p5I |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1877 Oct.05 |
Swansea Police:Licence transfers: Cwmbwrla Inn from Richard Morgan to John Thomas.p7 |
| (C) | H22 | BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL, etc. | 1879 Nov.28 |
Auction:1,2,3,4 Carmarthen Road, near Cwmbwrla Inn, occupiers Mr Jones & weekly tenants. Lease 52 years from 1875.p4 |
| (SD) | P323 | SLATER'S DIRECTORY 1880 - SWANSEA | 1880 |
Cwmbwrla Inn, John Thomas, Cwmbwrla |
| Census | N/A | N/A | 1881 |
John Thomas head aged 37 a publican from Merthyr Maria Thomas a wife aged 40 from Carmarthen Sarah Thomas a daughter aged 16 from Merthyr Margaret Thomas a daughter aged 13 from Merthyr Ann F Thomas a daughter aged 8 from Merthyr John Thomas a daughter aged 5 from Merthyr Richard M Thomas aged 3 born in Swansea |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL etc. | 1888 Sept.07 |
Brewster sessions: Richard Morgan,Cwmbwrla Inn Maria Thomas, Gate House Hotel,Cwmbwrla,Swansea |
(KD) |
P532 | KELLY'S DIRECTORY | 1891 |
Cwmbwrla. Commercial. Richard Morgan, Cwmbwrla inn. |
| Census | N/A | N/A |
1891
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Richard Morgan the head aged 60 a publican born in Swansea Sarah Morgan wife aged 53 from Carmarthenshire Elizabeth Morgan a daughter aged 28 a domestic born in Australia Hannah a daughter aged 16 a scholar born in Swansea |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1892
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George Smith was the landlord. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1897
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Tasker Spence was the licence holder |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1898
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William John Cawden was the licence holder. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1899
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Richard Powell was the licence holder and Crosswell Brewery the owners |
| Census | N/A | N/A |
1901
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Richard Powell head aged 28 a mason labourer from Gloucs Christina Powell wife aged 33 from Radnorshire Elizabeth Lewis mother aged 69 from Breconshire Henry Hall brother in law aged 35 a blacksmith from Pontlotyn Priscilla Hall a visitor aged 35 from Radnorshire Florence Hall a visitor aged 9 from London Florence Lewis niece aged 21 from Manchester |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1903
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John Robert Solman was the landlord. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1904
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Thomas Henry Jackson was the landlord. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1905
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Richard Thomas was the owner. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1907
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Croswell Breweries took over the ownership. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1909
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Maurice Murphy was the landlord. |
| Census | N/A | N/A |
1911
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Maurice Murphy head aged 57 a publican from Cornwall Ellen Murphy a daughter aged 23 a barmaid born in Swansea Oswald Murphy a son aged 17 born in Swansea Violet Murphy a daughter aged 13 born in Swansea Catherine Murphy a daughter aged 11 born in Swansea Josephine Murphy a daughter aged 9 born in Swansea |
| (K.D) | P1024 | Kellys directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales |
1923
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David Reynolds, Cwmbwrla hotel, 24 Carmarthen Road (seems a contradiction of number and placement)? |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A |
1923
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David Reynolds was the landlord. |
| (K.D) | P1024 | Kellys directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales |
1926
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David Reynolds, Cwmbwrla hotel, 24 Carmarthen Road (seems a contradiction of number and placement)? |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1929 Nov. |
A music licence was issued. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1932 Jan. |
David Ellis Simons was given the licence. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1941 Nov. |
Alfred Pomford was the licence holder. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1942 Jan. |
David Hitchings was the licence holder. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1943 Aug. |
Alfred Pomford was the licence holder. |
| (lic) | N/A | N/A | 1959 Feb. |
Laura Pomford was the licence holder and still was in 1962. |
| (wga) | N/A | N/A | 1965 Dec. |
Terms were agreed between Rhymney Brewery Co. and Swansea Corporation, whereby the public house was demolished for road widening. The Corporation provided the brewers with an alternative freehold site for the erection of new licenced premises. Rhymney Brewery and Buckleys Brewery formed a consortium for the new premises named the Rhymbuck. Later this name would change to the Three Sisters reportedly after the three smoke stacks of the Cwmfelin Works. |
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NOTE:
Double Licence = Beer and Spirit Licence.
QUOTE:
"Middle Road consisted of one terrace of houses and between Carmarthen Road and Middle Road at the point of intersection stood the Gate House Hotel and facing it on the opposite side the Cwmbwrla Inn was built." N.L. Thomas, Swansea District and Villages - Cwmbwrla p.7, printed 1969.
NOTES: AREA COLLUM (etc.) - BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AND POLICE, MONETARY DISPUTES, BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT, HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AND POLICE, DRUNKENNESS, VAGRANCY,PUBLIC NUISANCE, SURETIES (KD) Butchers Directory South Wales Directory 1876 (SD) - Slaters Directory of N & S Wales etc 1880 Part 1 N & S Wales (KD) - Kelly's Directory 1891
REFERENCE: (C) Cambrian [web filtered] | (LIC) Licence records | (WGA) West Glamorgan Archives | Available from the Swansea County Hall
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*A huge thank you to Dave Arnold for all his research and written work on the Pubs & Inns* |
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Thank you to the City & County of Swansea for all your help and support.
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