No. 14: History: In March 1826 Joseph Rees, shipwright, lived here. In 1826-61 Joseph Rees, sail-maker, publican and a burgess of Cardigan, lived here. It is marked as “The Red Cow” public house on J. Wood’s map of Cardigan of 1834. In 1841 this was the home of Joseph Rees, 35, shipwright; Mary Rees,...
Read more →History: A large building on this site is shown on J. Wood’s 1834 map of Cardigan. In the late 1840’s the Makeig family probably ran a wine & spirit merchants’ business here. In 1851 No. 11 was occupied by the following persons: Rees Davies, 51, spirit merchant; Matilda Davies, 37, his wife; William James,...
Read more →History: One of a pair with No. 9 High Street, the building is shown on J. Wood’s 1834 map of Cardigan as the property of Thomas Morgan. In 1847 John Turnor Mathias, watch-maker of No. 10, owned shares in the Cardigan ship ‘Hopewell’, 34 tons. On 27th February 1850 Miss Anne Lloyd Mathias of...
Read more →History: Part of a pair with No. 10 High Street, the building is shown on J. Wood’s 1834 map of Cardigan, possibly the property of Thomas Morgan. In 1844 William Thomas Lewis, tailor, traded here. In 1846 Louisa J. Lewis was born here. In 1848 William B. Lewis was born here. In 1850 Maria...
Read more →History: No. 4 was erected in the C18. In 1821-44 Morgan Jenkins, draper, lived and traded here. Morgan Jenkins owned shares in the following Cardigan ships: ‘Mary’, 68 tons (1825), ‘Gleaner’, 97 tons (1825-36); ‘Velox’, 48 tons (1829-43); “Emerald”, 49 tons (1836); “Shannon”, 99 tons (1836); “Jane”, 97 tons (1838); “Sincerity”, 59 tons (1840);...
Read more →History: Two houses occupied the site by the late C16. The southerly one was rented out on 14th December 1566 by Gruffydd ap Jenkins ap Res Heire of Cardigan, carpenter, to Fraunces Weilshe of Cardigan, merchant. Philip David, smith, who had leased it from Jenkin ap Res Heire, had formerly occupied it. An annual...
Read more →CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY. (Lost). A parish church was probably established on the site circa 1110. Before 1158, and possibly as late as 1487 this lost church, on the site of the present Shire Hall, was the parish church of Cardigan. In 1165 Lord Rhys granted it to Chertsey Abbey, along with a...
Read more →History: The name means ‘Castle House’. In 1828-55 Joshua Morgan Thomas, grocer & draper, son of the Rev. Timothy Thomas of Aberduar, lived and traded here. His brother was another Rev. Timothy Thomas of Newcastle Emlyn. Prior to coming to Cardigan, he had kept a school at Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. From 1827-32 Joshua Morgan Thomas,...
Read more →History: The property was built ca1800 as one of a pair with No. 1. It is marked on J. Wood’s 1834 map of Cardigan, the property of E. P. Lloyd. On 13th March 1836 John Thomas, son of Benjamin Thomas, mason, and Mary Thomas of No. 2, was christened at St. Mary’s Church. In...
Read more →History: The cottage is believed to have been built c. 1800 as one of a pair with No. 2. It is marked on J. Wood’s 1834 map, possibly the property of T. L. Lloyd. In 1835-38 Griffith Jenkins was the publican. In 1841 Anne Davies, 35, William Davies, 14, John Davies, 7 and David...
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