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2024-03-29T09:09:22+00:00text/html2012-01-11T21:54:04+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.464355 -3.280980ST1174 : The Traherne Arms Pub Cardiff Feb 2010
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2760214
text/html2012-01-11T13:24:14+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.487515 -3.268090ST1277 : The rear of the Plymouth Arms pub in St Fagans
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759448
text/html2012-01-11T13:19:02+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.488050 -3.268537ST1277 : The Plymouth Arms Pub in St Fagans
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759443
text/html2012-01-11T12:53:34+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.473558 -3.269863ST1175 : The Cavalier Pub in Michaeston Ely Cardiff
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759401
This Pub used to have a nice graphic on its main sign outside which now seems to have disappeared. Anyway the name of the Pub derives from the Battle of St Fagans which took place nearby in 1648 between the Roundheads led by Colonel Thomas Horton and the Cavaliers under the command of Colonel John Poyer, who was Governor of Pembroke Castle at that time.
Colonel Thomas Horton with a detachment of just under 3,000 well-disciplined troops from the New Model Army, was sent by Sir Thomas Fairfax to secure south Wales for Parliament and to crush the rebellion. He had one and a half regiments of Horse (cavalry), most of Colonel Okey's regiment of Dragoons and most of a regiment of Foot (infantry). Horton at first advanced westwards through Wales towards Carmarthen, but then had to march hastily to Brecon to forestall an uprising there. From Brecon, he then marched south to Cardiff, occupying the city before the Royalists could do so. His force took up quarters in and around St. Fagans, west of the city.
Another army under Oliver Cromwell himself was also marching towards Wales. Laugharne was anxious to defeat Horton before Cromwell could reinforce Horton's detachment. After a brief skirmish on 4 May, he launched an attack on 8 May. Laugharne's army consisted of about 7,500 infantry but only 500 cavalry.text/html2012-01-11T12:38:19+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481381 -3.201675ST1676 : The Canton Cross Vaults Pub in Canton
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759380
text/html2012-01-11T12:31:43+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481870 -3.197800ST1676 : Car Park behind Cowbridge road in Canton
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759366
text/html2012-01-11T12:28:22+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481393 -3.191595ST1776 : St David's Hospital Front, Cowbridge Road, Canton - Close up view
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759358
text/html2012-01-11T12:27:08+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481393 -3.191595ST1776 : St David's Hospital Front, Cowbridge Road, Canton
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759357
This is a photograph of the front of St David's Hospital which pretty much looks like it did when I was born there back in the 50's. I don't think it's used as a hospital any longer now though.text/html2012-01-11T09:07:09+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481528 -3.196062ST1776 : Bar Sicilia 76 Cowbridge Road east in Canton Cardiff
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759196
Photograph taken in Feb 2010text/html2012-01-11T09:01:37+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.481612 -3.196641ST1776 : Zio Piero Restaurant 126a Cowbridge Road east Canton Cardiff
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759192
This photograph was taken in Feb 2010text/html2012-01-11T08:46:16+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.574284 -3.217400ST1586 : The Wheatsheaf Pub in Caerphilly taken Feb 2010
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759175
A nice photograph of the Wheatsheaf Pub in Caerphilly, on the corner of Van Road and Market street, taken in Feb 2010text/html2012-01-11T08:40:18+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.573265 -3.220259ST1586 : Caerphilly Wimpy on Cardiff Road Nov 2001
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2759169
This is a nice shot of the Wimpy in Cardiff Road next to a card shop that was to become Subways about 5 years latertext/html2012-01-10T19:41:25+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.574635 -3.218275ST1586 : Tommy Cooper Statue in the "Twyn" Car Park centre of Caerphilly
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2758705
text/html2012-01-10T19:37:17+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.559338 -3.219309ST1585 : Mountain View Snack Bar Caerphilly - Jul 2010
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2758695
The Mountain View snack bar is apparently the longest established Snack bar in the UK as it first opened in 1957 making it almost 55 years old!text/html2012-01-10T19:29:25+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/73203Eddie Reed51.572196 -3.219364ST1586 : The Irish Tymes Pub in Caerphilly
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2758681