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Details of pub: Royal Oak, Aberystwyth

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Address/Location: Little Darkgate Street (now East Gate)
OS Grid Ref:
Opened: c.      
Closed: 1908       Type: Pub
Summary: Not shown on the 1:500 maps for 1890 and 1905

Seems to have moved to Princess Street at some point after 1830

There was a Royal Oak in existence in 1847 - see notes - this one? Or Princess St.

Notes: 1822
Mary Cook, Royal Oak, Little Darkgate Street (Pigot’s directory, 1822)
1830
licensee: John Woodcock,
source: Pigot and Co, 1830

1847
"being a stranger in the town, he forgot the locality of the lodgings that was secured for him at the Royal Oak, and while walking about the town in searcii of his inn, he was taken into custody by defendant Jones" Welshman 1st Oct 1847

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