Llantarnam  (Nant Teyrnon-Brook of Teyrnon)  

* St. David Lewis * The Greenhouse Public House   *  Llantarnam School * School Photos * 1955 School Photograph *  John Williams VC

.. Llantarnam Abbey .. 

                                                                                .. Llantarnam Abbey ..

 

 

.. Llantarnam Abbey - main entrance 1928 .. 

 

John Jenkins relates: This is a photo of the main entrance to Llantarnam Abbey called the South Lodge; the other entrance called North Lodge was opposite Weston's ( Burton's `biscuit factory`) . Looking at the motorbike I would guess the photo was taken in the 1920�s when the abbey was the residence of Sir Clifford Cory, and the grounds around the Abbey were referred to by the locals as �Cory�s Park�. On the driveway between the South Lodge and the Abbey were a number of chestnut trees which were often raided by young boys, (including myself), for their wonderful �conkers�.

.. North Lodge ..

This photograph kindly contributed by John Jenkins, shows the North Lodge entrance, (tradesman entrance), to Llantarnam Abbey, when he took the photo circa 1970(above), it was still occupied, but the tenants were under notice to vacate the property.

.. North Lodge ..

.. Gardener's Cottage - 1907 ..

.. The Tower - Llantarnam Abbey ..

Date: August 2007

Kenneth Beake relates:- My Grand Father was the Gardener/Game warden and Nan was a domestic in the `Big House` as they called it, Their surname was Marshall and Nan passed away a few years ago, aged 102 .. probably, down to not having the `mod cons `for so long. They had no electricity or gas and the water came via a dripping tap in an outhouse. Great place to play when we were kids though.

 In the photograph, the tower used to have a Gargoyle's  head on it, which rainwater came out of (now missing)   My mum had to walk to school over the fields to Llanfrechfa from there.

.. The Monks Cells (1930) ..

(Postcard image contributed by Mark Spencer)

.. Click Llantarnam Abbey to visit the website of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy ..

.. The Church of St. Michael & All Angels ..

The church of St. Michael, restored in 1860, is an ancient building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel with side chapel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: in the chancel are some handsome marble monuments : the mortuary chapel of the Dowling family, adjoining the chancel, is separated from it by two ancient freestone arches of peculiar construction: the church was entirely new roofed in 1899: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1727.

The living is a vicarage, net yearly value �108, with 21 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop of Llandaff, and held since 1897 by the Rev. John Woollaston Ward M.A. of Clare College, Cambridge. Here is a Baptist chapel. A Cemetery, six acres in extent, was formed in 1892 at a cost of �3,100; there is a mortuary chapel. It is under the control of the Urban District Council. The charities, producing �21, are distributed yearly in money.

Extracted from Kelly`s Directory of Monmouthshire 1901

Click here for lots more information on the Church of St.Michael & All Angels web site

.. Llantarnam Church - 1905 ..

.. Llantarnam Church Hall - Newport Road -Llantarnam ..

Ralph Williams from Pontnewydd relates:- Llantarnam Community Church Hall was built in 1922 from public donations. It was used for Sunday School meetings, quiz nights, dancing, also Church activities. My Wife and I were married across the road in St. Michael's across the road in March 1957.

 .. John Fielding Gardens - Llantarnam ..

 

On Saturday 26th January 2008, the annual ceremony of remembrance concerning 1395 Private John Williams (Fielding), 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, took place at his graveside in the churchyard of St. Michael & All Angels Church, Llantarnam.

He is honoured in recognition of a heroic deed, on January 22nd 1879, at the Battle of Rorke`s Drift, Natal South Africa.

21 year old ,Private John Williams (Fielding), and two other soldiers defended one room of the hospital at the garrison, for more than an hour until they had exhausted their ammunition; several Zulus warriors subsequently managed to enter the room and killed one of the men and two patients. In the meantime Private Williams succeeded in knocking a hole in the partition wall and took the two remaining patients through into the next ward. He was then joined by Alfred Henry Hook, and working together, by holding the enemy at bayonet point while the other broke through three more partitions, they were able to bring eight patients into the inner line of defence.

Those attending the ceremony, included Reverend Anthony Turner, vicar of Llantarnam, numerous war veterans who belong to C.A.D.E.S.A  Cwmbran & District Ex Servicemen's Association, Comrades Association of the South Wales Borderers (24th of foot) Pontypool branch, Newport branch of the Royal Engineers, Paul Murphy, MP for Torfaen and Secretary of State for Wales, local dignitaries and members of the public.

The  procession then moved across the road to the new Redrow housing development aptly named `John Fielding Gardens` to unveil a magnificent `slate block` memorial, tastefully sculpted by Teucer Wilson. The memorial  depicts a `hirlas horn`-Y corn hirlas - (Horn of plenty); which was used by the ancient Welsh as a drinking vessel or when blown to announce an alarm.

     

.. Click on the images above to enlarge ..

.. The memorial was unveiled by The mayor of Torfaen, Councillor Bill King ..

.. Private John Williams (Fielding) was awarded the Victoria Cross on the 1st March 1880 ..

.. for more interesting info click here ..

.. The Greenhouse Public house ..

.. `The Greenhouse` inn, dates back to 1719 and is situated on Newport road, Llantarnam ..

.. 1941 ..

.. 1914 .. The Greenhouse is on the left ..

.. Newport Road - circa 1953 ..

 

Mel Hillman relates: This photo is outside Llantarnam Church. The sign for the Greenhouse Public House is just visible on the left. Just by the bus is an old 'time' clock which bus conductors had to clock in on when they stopped outside the pub. The area on the right was cleared for a bus `pull in` to be built.

.. Newport Road - circa 1953 ..

Mel Hillman relates: This photo is at Llantarnam, just before the dual carriageway at Malpas. The old `police house` was on the right, almost opposite where the bus is stopped. This was the limit of our area before the old Newport Police Force took over at the start of the dual carriageway.

.. Cwmbran  Road (Newport Road) 1910 ..

.. Newport  Road ..

.. 1906 ..

..This is a post card photograph of Llantarnam Bridge over the Afon Llywd dated 1925 ..

.. The same scene December 2012 ..

LLANVIHANGEL-LLANTARNAM

also known as

'LLANTARNAM'

LLANVIHANGEL-LLANTARNAM is a parish between the road leading from Newport to Pontypool and the river Usk, with a station called Llantarnam on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford section of the Great Western railway, 4 miles north from Newport arid 156� from London, in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Usk, petty sessional division of Caerleon, union and county court district of Newport, rural deanery of Newport, archdeaconry of Monmouth, and diocese of Llandaff.

The Monmouthshire canal intersects the parish. The parish was governed by a Local Board, created by Local Government Board Order, from 1885 until the "Local Government Act, 1894" established the present Urban District Council.

The church of St. Michael, restored in 1860, is an ancient building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel with side chapel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: in the chancel are some handsome marble monuments : the mortuary chapel of the Dowling family, adjoining the chancel, is separated from it by two ancient freestone arches of peculiar construction: the church was entirely new roofed in 1899: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1727.

The living is a vicarage, net yearly value �108, with 21 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop of Llandaff, and held since 1897 by the Rev. John Woollaston Ward M.A. of Clare College, Cambridge. Here is a Baptist chapel. A Cemetery, six acres in extent, was formed in 1892 at a cost of �3,100; there is a mortuary chapel. It is under the control of the Urban District Council. The charities, producing �21, are distributed yearly in money.

This place was formerly the site of an abbey, founded c.1170 by Halvel ap Iorwerth, and dedicated to SS. Mary and Deuma; at the Dissolution there were six monks, and revenues estimated at �71 yearly. The gateway still remains.

Llantarnam Abbey, the residence of Clifford John Cory esq., J.P., is a building of stone in the Tudor style. Richard Parfitt esq. of The Grange, Cardiff road, Newport, who is lord of the manor, and Clifford John Cory esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are oats and barley; there is much pasture land, heavily timbered. The area is 4,063 acres of land, 34 of water and 2 of foreshore, rateable value, �19,688; the population in 1891 was 4,905.

A part of the district of Cwmbran is within this parish, and will be found under a separate heading.

Parish Clerk, George Bounder.

Post office, LIantarnam road.
George Pritchard, subpostmaster.
Letters received from Newport at 7.25 a.m., dispatched, 7.45 p.m.; sundays, arrive, 8.50 a.m., dispatched 9.55 a.m.; open 8 to 10 sundays for sale of stamps & registration. Postal orders issued, but not paid.
Cwmbran is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 2 miles distant
Wall Letter Boxes:
Greenhouse, cleared at 8.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; sundays, 10.15 a.m.
Croesymwylch, cleared at 7.45 a.m. & 6.10 p.m.; sundays, 10.25 a.m

 

LLANTARNAM URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
Meets at St. Dials' Board school, Cwmbran, every 3rd Friday at 6.30 p.m.

Members.
All retire in April, 1901.

Chairman, D. Roger Evans, J.P.

Henry Smith Cocker Edward Arthur Pryer
Thomas Harris Fredk. Wm. Rafarel, J.P
John Mumford Charles W. Simmons
John Parry

Officers
Clerk, H. H. Haden, Town hall, Pontypool
Treasurer, Leonard Acomb, Lloyds Bank Lim., Newport
Medical officer of Health, William Edward Cavanagh Murphy, M.B. & B.Ch.(Dublin). Prospect place, Cwmbran
Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, Reuben Matthews, Cemetery house
Collector, Henry Thomas, Hill view, Cwmbran

A School Board of 7 members was formed 22 May, 1871. T. B. Jones, Bank chambers, Newport, clerk to the board; John Powell, Oakfield, Cwmbran, attendance officer.

The schools are in Cwmbran, under which place the particulars will be found.

Llantarnam Railway Station, John Mann, station master
PRVATE RESIDENTS
Collett James, Hilary
Cory Clifford John J.P., Llantarnam abbey
Cromwell Henry, The Homestead
Davies Mrs., Springfield
Dawson William F., Llantarnam Hall
Evans David Roger, Somerton house
Evans Joshua, St. Valerie
Harding George Frederick, Oakdene
Jones Capt. Hamilton, The Grange
Jones Thomas Richard, Penlangwyn
Morgan H. Lawrence, Llantarnam rd
Parsons Mrs., Arnold's villas
Pilliner Alfred Massey J.P., Llanyravon house
Roberts William David, Mayfield
Ward Rev. John Woollaston, M.A. (vicar), The Vicarage
Whyman R. Ivy cottage

COMMERCIAL
 Barnstable Fdk., farmer, Lodge farm
Cox James, Three Blackbirds P.H.
Dando William, farmer, Middle House Farm
Jenkins Sidney, beer retailer, Two Locks road
Lavender James, shopkeeper, 18 Llantarnam road
Lawrence Priscilla (Mrs.), farmer, Court farm
Mallard James, shopkeeper & coal dealer Llantarnam road
Matthews Reuben, surveyor & inspector of nuisances & superintendent of cemetery to Llantarnam Urban District Council, Cemetery house
Matthews Thomas, Coopers' Arms P.H
Mumford Harry, farmer, Pen-y-Park farm.
Phillips Owen, farmer, Cottage farm
Pickman William, farmer, Grange farm
Pilliner Alfd.Massey, farmer, Llanyravon
Price Benj. farmer, Maes-y-rhiw
Pritchard George, blacksmith & shop keeper, Post office
Quilford James, shopkeeper, Llantarnam road
Richards John, farmer, Graigwen
Roberts William, farmer, Tywen farm
Samuel Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Penlanghaul farm
Star Brick & Tile Co. Lim. (Everett Hartley, manager)
Stark William Charles, farmer, Croesymwlch farm
Thomas Edward, Greenhouse P.H.
Urban District Cemetery (Reuben Matthews, supt.), Cemetery house
Vincent Thomas Uriah, farmer, Cider Mill farm
Waters William, wheelwright

Extracted from Kelly`s Directory of Monmouthshire 1901

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