building opposite the antelope in dowlais

[tugnutter]

was the building opposite the antelope in dowlais once a public house?

[tugnutter]

i,ve identified the pub as the IFOR ARMS, mike

[garethdg]

i think the IFOR ARMS was in PENYWERN ,the old pub on HIGH STREET may have been
THE RED BULL or THE RED COW

[cos]

the ifor arms was in penywern but now its flats

[dairees]

Hiya Mike,

My grandparents used to own and run the Caeharris Post Office (it was the other end of the block from where it is now) and they later lived in Cross Blanche Street. Do you mean the building on the corner of Blanche Street? I remember that being a shop, maybe a hardware store? I'm only going back to the 70s though. The other side of the junction was also a shop IIRC, sold furniture?

[dairees]

Ivor Arms it is Mike



www.alangeorge.co.uk/pub_pics2.htm#Ivor Arms,Caeharris

[tugnutter]

there is some confusion about the TRE IFOR ARMS, and the IVOR ARMS....the former was in PENYWERN, and the latter as the photo shows was opposite the ANTELOPE, thanks to all for their help, mike

[joseph]

Anyone ever remember hearing about the Fishponds Inn in Penywern.

[cos]

joseph, where by in penywern was the fishponds inn?

[joseph]

I was told it was fairly near the TRE-Ivor

[garethdg]

there was 3 ponds in penywern they used to feed the ivor works ,i am not sure if the lower one is still there,when the heads of the valleys was built i think ,it went between the top 2
ponds, the top one is just below asda

[joseph]

This was a small pub frequented over 100 years ago.

[joseph]

With regards to the Top Banker Pond it was drained last year but is filling up again now,we used to swim in the "banker pond" sometimes even before going to the Palace..Thinks.....NO WONDER I NEVER TOOK ANY GIRLS HOME WAS THERE A FUNNY SMELL ABOUT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[emily9368]

My great grandfather ran the Tre Ivor Arms in Penywern sometime between 1920's and 1948. I have a couple of letters he wrote to my Grandma when he lived there - the address is at the top of the letter.
Before that he ran the Red Cow at Ponsticill - his father Sam Greatrex ran it up until 1899 when he died, his wife Mary then took over until 1906, and then my Great Grandfather ran it from then on up until he went to Tre Ivor (after 1922 I think). My grandma was brought up there - we visit every now and then. Interesting to have the photograph of Tre Ivor Arms from the Merthyr site, I have never seen it before.

[emily9368]

oops, forgot to post the link to the picture of the Tre Ivor Arms

www.alangeorge.co.uk/pub_pics3.htm#Tre-Ivor%20Arms,%20Penywern.