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Date Posted: 09:23:12 01/03/11 Tue
Author: Chris101
Subject: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca

Hi

Does anyone know what happened to the Western Valleys Tavern or Inn in Pontymister/Risca?

My great grandparents, David and Jane Eliza Davies, kept it for a few years in the early 1880s, and it appears in the 1891 and 1901 censuses; in the latter it is the next listing to the police station.

In looking at old Ordnance Survey maps, there is no P.H. located near the police station, and in looking at Google Earth StreetView, there does not appear to be any building looking like an old pub near the police station.

Regards
Chris101

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[> Re: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca -- Bob Brown (Happy to help.), 11:15:19 23/04/11 Sat [1]

Hello Chris,
I can't remember the name of the pub the building
situated directly behind the ornamental garden at the bottom of Station road(now converted into a house)was most
definately a Pub at one time. Hope this is helpful.
Regards , Bob Brown

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[> [> Re: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca -- Glyn Williams (Happy to help.), 11:21:23 27/09/11 Tue [1]

The name of the public house that was behind the ornamental gardens as mentioned was the "Globe".
And was used by Risca Rugby Club as a meeting place untill their club house was opened at the Stores Field in 1961.
Mr & Mrs Ossie Samuels were the last to keep it I think.

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[> [> [> Re: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca -- B Downes, 11:26:53 10/09/13 Tue [1]

The Globe. One of my late father's few and often repeated jokes was 'Risca Police station was the highest in the world - it overlooked the Globe!'

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[> [> [> Re: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca -- Mag Yronwy-Davies, 20:49:14 06/09/15 Sun [1]

My ancestors kept the Globe pub back in the late 1800's. My mother's family, Jenkins lived around that area and my grandfather was born there before the family moved to Pontypool. I've tried to find a photo of the pub ad it used to look but with no luck ☺

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[> Re: Western Valley Tavern - Pontymister/Risca -- Glyn Williams (Hope this is right.), 09:35:39 15/08/11 Mon [1]

I Think this is the pub that was nicknamed "Pan tiles" but thought it was called "The Great Western".It was the house that is now in the yard of Terry Howells DIY store on New Park Road Risca.This is situated just to the right of the steps leading to the old Risca Railway station, and behind Moriah Church.

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