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Details of pub: Railway Hotel, Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Other names: Railway House; Troedyrhiw-issa;Tafarn Troedrhiw
Address/Location: North Road SA48 7JB
OS Grid Ref: SN5771248833
Opened: before 1850
Closed: c. 2005 Type: Hotel
Summary: Named as an inn since the 1851 census. William Davies was the Licensee before the 1871 Census until his death in 1914.
The Lewis family still live here, but has not been open as a public house since about 2005.
Notes:
1841
Troedyrhiw-issa farm, David Owens, Farmer
1851
Troedyrhiw, David Owens, Innkeeper
1861
Troedyrhiw, David Owens, Innkeeper & carrier
1871
Troedyrhiw-issa, William Davies, Innkeeper
1875
licensee, Railway House: William Davies (Worrall’s Directory, 1875)
1881
Railway House, William Davies, Innkeeper
1891
Railway House, William Davies, Innkeeper
1901
Railway House, William Davies, Innkeeper
1905
Petty Sessions: Lampeter; number on list: 16; name of premises: Railway Inn; Parish / Place: Lampeter; Licensee: Davies, William; owner or tenant : Owner; registered owner : W Davies, Railway Inn; free or tied: Free; tied to: [blank]; type of licence: full; on or off licence: on; number of licenced days per week: 7. (1905 list)
1911
Railway House, William Davies
1914 (9th Jan)
William Davies died
1929 (March 9)
John Jenkin Davies, Railway House, died
Later:
Lewis family. John Lewis who was a nephew to William Davies
2005 (about)
closed
Additional information
Postcard:
Railway Hotel, Lampeter, c.1950s
Date: 1950 (approx)
