Post by henfelinwynt on Jan 30, 2013 1:27:54 GMT 1
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows where on Castle Street, which area of it, the Red Lion at number 15 would have been. There are some lovely old photos on this site of the street but I can't identify the actual building for lack of information.
A relative, gt gt grand uncle Thomas Price, was the landlord there around 1890 both according to his death certificate in 1891 and Kelly's Directory 1895 though he was dead by then. He was a carpenter by trade and was from Llanfihangel Brynpabuan in Breconshire. His wife Catherine took over the pub by the 1891 census. I'm particularly interested in Thomas as he was so kind to his orphaned niece, my gt grandmother.
His brother John ran a series of Merthyr pubs including the Cyfarthfa Arms on Brecon Rd, The Anchor at Pontmorlais and the Locomotive and Railway Inn in Lower High Street. John appears to be the landlord standing in front of "The Loco" in the photo on this site.
Any information, especially about Thomas and The Red Lion, would be greatly appreciated.
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A relative, gt gt grand uncle Thomas Price, was the landlord there around 1890 both according to his death certificate in 1891 and Kelly's Directory 1895 though he was dead by then. He was a carpenter by trade and was from Llanfihangel Brynpabuan in Breconshire. His wife Catherine took over the pub by the 1891 census. I'm particularly interested in Thomas as he was so kind to his orphaned niece, my gt grandmother.
His brother John ran a series of Merthyr pubs including the Cyfarthfa Arms on Brecon Rd, The Anchor at Pontmorlais and the Locomotive and Railway Inn in Lower High Street. John appears to be the landlord standing in front of "The Loco" in the photo on this site.
Any information, especially about Thomas and The Red Lion, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for reading this post.
