Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories H/914.244 |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire |
Place name: | Longtown and Clodock |
Date: | 1934 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Longtown include:
[sub] Postmaster: Charles Lewis | Miller: Richard Bridgewater [Pontynys Mill] |
Blacksmith: Arthur John Williams | Motor Bus Proprietor: WG Morris |
Boot maker: William Ernest Prothero | Motor Bus Proprietor: Wilfred Pritchard |
Butcher: George Proctor | Motor Engineer: Leslie Roland Christopher |
Carpenter: John Prosser | Policeman: [none given] |
Carpenter: William Williams | Registrar: George Price |
Chimney Sweep: John Skyrme | Relieving Officer: George Price |
Innkeeper: Allen Proctor [Greyhound] | Schoolteacher: [none given] |
Innkeeper: Edward Sydney Hope. [Crown Inn] | Shopkeeper: Charles Lewis |
Innkeeper: Edwin Powell [New Inn, Cwm Dulas] | Shopkeeper: James Wheeler |
Innkeeper: John Davies [New Inn] | Shopkeeper: Mrs Elizabeth Prothero |
Innkeeper: Mrs Sarah Ann Pugh [Cornewall Arms] | Surgeon: William Holmes Morgan |
| Vicar: Reverend Harry Astbury |
| Wheelwright: Aaron Farr |
Mentions property called:
Belpha farm | Maerdy farm |
Brooks | Middle Pont Hendre |
Bryn | Middle Trewern |
Bryn Cottage | Moody |
Bryn View | Mynyddferdyn |
Buildings | New House farm |
Castle Vach | Old Court |
Chapel House | Pendre |
Coldbrook | Penland |
Cwm Dulas | Penrhwl |
Cwm Dulas farm | Perth-y-perton |
Cwmbologue | Perth-y-perton |
Cwm-coched | Pontagorthain |
Garn | Pontynys |
Gilbertstone | Ruthland |
Glan Nant | Shop Vach |
Great Bilbo | Sunnybank |
Great Cwmcoched | Tanhouse farm |
Great Hunt house | The Ferns |
Greidol | Tregoed |
Groves | Tregoed farm |
Hunt House | Trelandon |
Hunt House farm | Trelandon cottage |
Jessamine House | Ty Bach farm |
Kellyn | Tycenoll |
Llandee | Upper Wern-du |
Llan-won-og | Wayne |
Lower Bryn | Welsh Hunt House |
Lower Cwmcoched | Yew Tree Cottage |
Lower House |
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Lower House farm |
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Lower Maescoed |
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Lower Trewern |
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Lower Wern-du |
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Images of the full 1934 Kelly’s Directory entry for Longtown are shown below.
Observations:
The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology and other details of the parish of Clodock and the township of Longtown are given, and it is noted that Longtown is a separate parish for all but ecclesiastical purposes. The architecture and history of Clodock church is described, as is the chapel of St Peter in Longtown, which is in Early English architecture style and was restored in 1868 at a cost of £600. There are also Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels. There are Fairs for sheep & cattle and an annual statute fair. Motor omnibuses run to Abergavenny and Hereford.
This directory is not comprehensive in its coverage of all farms and commercial premises in the parish at the time. Also, in the transcribed lists of properties that are named, spellings in the original have sometimes been amended to reflect more common usage. In case of doubt please refer to the image of the original entry.
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