Dowlais - Hotels, Taverns, Inns and Public Houses 1800 - 1978

Contributed by Barrie Jones with additions by 'Josephine', 2001

There are 210 entries, grouped under the street/place they were situated in, based on information at Dowlais Library

Gellifaelog and Lower High Street.

• 1 Rising Sun Inn
• 2 Brewers Arms
• 3 Wimbourne Arms
• 4 Bear Inn
• 5 Welcome all Nations
• 6 Plough Inn
• 7 Queens Head
• 8 George Inn
• 9 Belle Vue
• 10 Robin Hood
• 11 Horse and Groom
• 12 Duke Bach (Abel Row)
• 13 Boar Inn
• 14 ( not included on original list)

High Street.

• 15 Lord Raglan
• 16 White Lion
• 17 Pelican Inn
• 18 Upper Norton Inn
• 19 Victoria Inn
• 20 Prince of Wales
• 21 Kings Head
• 22 Prince Albert
• 23 Owain Glyndwr
• 24 Bush Hotel
• 25 Pekin Stores
• 26 Devonshire Arms
• 27 Sun Inn
• 28 Wellington Inn
• 29 Patriot Inn
• 30 Carmarthenshire Arms
• 31 Blue Bell
• 32 Rose and Crown
• 33 London Tavern
• 34 Swan Inn
• 35 Llanover and Lion
• 36 Globe Inn
• 37 Red Lion
• 38 Wheatsheaf
• 39 Radnor Arms
• 40 Vulcan Inn
• 41 White Hart
• 42 Dublin Stores
• 43 Plough Inn
• 44 Forge and Anvil
• 45 Horse and Groom
• 46 Eagle
• 47 Green Dragon
• 48 Griffin Inn
• 49 Miners Arms

Sand Street

• 50 Dowlais Inn
• 51 Star Inn
• 52 Boot Inn
• 53 Horse and Harness
• 54 Sand Street Tavarn

Castle Street

• 55 Lamb Inn
• 56 Blue Boar
• 57 Gin Shop
• 58 Duke Inn

Brecon Street

• 59 Bird in Hand
• 60 Royal Exchange
• 61 Lamb Inn

George Street

• 62 Mackworth Inn
• 63 Royal Oak Inn
• 64 Middle Norton
• 65 Mountain Hare

South Street

• 66 Carpenters Arms
• 67 Pearce Stores

North Street

• 68 Bute Arms
• 69 Black Prince ( Black Horse)
• 70 Fountain Head

Cross Street

• 71 Shamrock Inn
• 72 Green Fields of Erin
• 73 Carpenters Arms

Wind Street

• 74 Black cock

Horse Street

• 75 Rolling Mill
• 76 Bute Inn
• 77 Forge and Hammer
• 78 Kings Arms
• 79 Colliers Arms
• 80 Puddlers Arms
• 81 Masons Arms
• 82 Rock and Fountain

Church Street

• 83 Cross Keys
• 84 Neptune Inn
• 85 Forge Inn
• 86 Shoulder of Mutton
• 87 Picton Arms

Wall Street

• 88 Red Cow
• 89 The Duke Inn
• 90 Colliers Arms
• 91 Lamb and Flag
• 92 Angel

Mary Street

• 93 Lamb Inn
• 94 Shamrock Inn
• 95 The Zebra
• 96 The Queens Bench

Morgan Street

• 97 Black Prince Inn

Herman Street

• 98 Duke Arms

East Street

• 99 Railway Inn
• 100 Castle Inn
• 101 Clarence Hotel
• 102 Green Dragon
• 103 Blast Furnace

Market Street

• 104 Holly Bush Hotel
• 105 Vulcan and Friendship
• 106 Market Tavern
• 107 Fox and hounds
• 108 Dowlais Tavern
• 109 Three Horse Shoes
• 110 Corner House

Union Street

• 111 Mount Pleasant Inn
• 112 Brittania Inn
• 113 White Swan
• 114 Canford Inn
• 115 Farmers Arms
• 116 Flag and Castle
• 117 Greyhound Inn
• 118 Clarence Inn
• 119 Mute Swan
• 120 Coach and Horses
• 121 Lamb and Lark

Ifor Street

• 122 LittleLamb
• 123 Half Moon Inn
• 124 Bee Hive
• 125 Wellington Inn
• 126 Cuba Inn
• 127 Welsh Oak
• 128 Corner House
• 129 Guest Inn
• 130 Vineyard Inn
• 131 Painters Arms
• 132 Walnut Tree
• 133 General Nott
• 134 Boars Head

Charlotte Street

• 135 Cock Inn
• 136 Griffin Inn

Lewis Street

• 137 Royal George
• 138 White Lion

Walter Street

• 139 Carmarthen Arms

Berry Square

• 140 Welsh Harp Inn
• 141 Walnut Tavern
• 142 New South Wales Tavern

Victoria Street

• 143 Bruce Hotel
• 144 Cardigan Arms
• 145 Rose and Crown

Garden Street

• 146 Red Cock
• 147 The Gate Hangs Well

Commercial Street

• 148 Six Bells

Mount Pleasant Street

• 149 New Inn ( Morlais Tavern)

South of Victoria Street

• 150 Spring Inn
• 151 Alma House
• 152 Masons Arms
• 153 Bakers Arms

Balaclava Road

• 154 Pleasant View Inn
• 155 Balaclava Inn

White Street

• 156 The Golden Arms

Cwm

• 157 The Glandwr Cottage Inn

Elizabeth Street

• 158 Pembroke Arms

Watercourse Street

• 159 The Apple Tree

Llewellyn street

• 160 The Square and Compass

Pant Road

• 161 Prince Llewellyn
• 162 Ivor castle
• 163 Morlais Castle
• 164 Royal Arms
• 165 Emlyn castle
• 166 Riflemans Arms
• 167 Pant-Cad-Ifor ( opposite Pant Cemetery)
• 168 Pantyscallog Inn
• 169 Quarrymans Arms
• 170 Pantcerddinen
• 171 Blue Bell
• 172 Volunteer

Penywern

• 173 Tre-Ifor-Arms
• 174 Fishpond Castle Inn
• 175 The Canteen (Penshioners Arms)

Pengarnddu

• 176 Castle Inn
• 177 Pengarnddu Hare

Dowlais Top and Caeharris

• 178 Colliers Arms
• 179 Coach and Horses
• 180 Greyhound Hotel
• 181 The Ship Inn
• 182 Ifor Arms
• 183 Red Bull Inn
• 184 Tredegar Arms
• 185 Antelope Hotel
• 186 Red Lion
• 187 Horse and Groom
• 188 Parrot Inn
• 189 Caeharris Post Office
• 190 George and Dragon
• 191 Brown Cow
• 192 Pheola Arms
• 193 Black Horse
• 194 Prince of Wales
• 195 Three Salmons
• 196 Puddlers Arms
• 197 Rhada Arms
• 198 Bird in hand
• 199 Black Lion ( White Lion )

Pond Street

• 200 Jug Inn

Cwmcanol Street

• 201 Butchers Arms

Twyn-y-Waun

• 202 The Rising Sun
• 203 Full Moon
• 204 Morlais Castle

Pantywaun

• 205 Half way Inn
• 206 Royal Arms

Pwll-yr-Hwyaid

• 207 Ship Inn
• 208 Miners Arms
• 209 Half Moon

Big Meadow Houses

• 210 White Horse

Barrie Jones 19 Jan 2001

Follow on;

Here are the proprietors of some of the taverns, which were in Dowlais in 1858/9.

• Bute Arms, William TISSINGTON
• Canford Arms, John PROSSER
• Corner House, John PHILIPS
• Cross Keys, David ELIAS
• Greyhound, David HARRIS
• Hollybush, George SPENCER
• Horse and Groom, Howell HOWELL
• King's Head, James BEACH
• Mount Pleasant, Howell JENKINS
• Neptune, John THOMAS
• New Inn, Thomas THOMAS
• Patriot, Thomas WILLIAMS
• Plough, Michael O'MARA
• Prince Albert, David WILLIAMS
• Railway Inn, Joseph MORGAN
• Red Lion, John MITCHELL
• Rolling MILL, David JONES
• Royal Exchange, Thomas SELWAY
• Stag, Stephen DAVIES
• Sun, William LEWIS
• Tredegar Arms, John SIMONS
• Victoria, Jane HALL,
• Vulcan, John LLOYD
• Vulcan & Friendship, Henry DAVIES
• Welsh Harp, Griffith DAVIES

Besides these taverns there were about 70 retailers of beer in Dowlais in 1858

Josephine 20 Jan 2001

Dowlais - Hotels, Taverns, Inns and Public Houses 1800 - 1978 [Last Updated : 30 Sept 2002 - Gareth Hicks]