Hirwaun Historical Society

Public Houses

1830 – 1871

These dates refer to when the licences at present in force were granted to the premises concerned. These are the earliest dates known to the compiler, possibly many are older than these dates.

NAME LOCATION EARLIEST KNOWN DATES CLOSED
Black Horse Hirwaun Road 1871 1933*
Bee Hive High Street 1844 1922*
Belle View Davies Row 1880 1933?
Black Smith’s Arms High Street 1865 1906*
Bodwigiad Arms 50 Station Road 1865 unknown
Bridgend Inn Merthyr Road 1850 1971*
Butchers Arms 1869 before 1872
Cardiff Arms Hotel 33 High Street 1835 unknown
Castle Inn Hotel 3 Station Road 1865 unknown
Colliers Arms Wind Street 1869 1907*
Crawshays Arms 53 High Street 1835 1919*
Cross Inn Cross Street 1865 1922*
Cross Bychan Inn Merthyr Road 1848 unknown
Crown Inn Opposite Cenotaph 1835 1906*
Farmers Arms Next to Cosy Corner Cafe 1871 1920*
Glancynon Merthyr Road 1835 1906*
Globe Inn Rhigos Road 1872 unknown
Golden Lion Opposite Glancynon 1844 unknown
The Grey Hound Upper High Street 1865 1923*
Hirwaun Castle Bethel Place 1830 1869*
Holly Bush Rhigos Road 1869 before 1872
Joiners Arms Rhigos Road 1869 unknown
Lamb Inn Brecon Road 1864 unknown
Locomotive Inn Railway Terrace unknown unknown
Maesrhydia Inn 31 Station Road 1972 unknown
Masons Arms High Street 1844 1908*
Miners Arms ? unknown unknown
Mount Pleasant Inn Penderyn Road 1867 unknown
Patriot Inn 66 High Street 1864 1928*
Prince of Wales 1 Harris Street 1871 unknown
Puddlers Arms Trevenock Place 1841 1907*
Railway Inn Neath Road 1852 1908*
Red Cow Inn 61 High Street 1867 1908*
Rolling Mill Inn 42 Station Road unknown unknown
Rose Arms Penderyn Road 1867 unknown
Royal Exchange Tramway 1871 1927*
Royal Oaks Inn On railway line – Penderyn unknown 1945*
Vulcan Inn unknown unknown unknown
Welcome to Town unknown unknown unknown