Ionawr 2004 January
Did You Know?
| • | The original smithy was the cottage opposite the present Smithy now called Bronant |
| • | The Rectory was originally where the Smithy now stands. |
| • | In the 1720s the Rural Dean described it as …“a mean hovel with a lean-to stable and pigsty” |
| • | In 1824 a new Rectory was built - now called “Pentir” - and the old rectory became uninhabited. |
| • | In the early 1860s John Lloyd of Rhaggat converted it into a blacksmiths shop and later added a two storey house. |
| • | The first occupants were John Hannan, a blacksmith from Gwyddelwern and his family. |
| • | By 1910 James Morris had become the blacksmith - he was also the verger and choirmaster and had one of the first cars in the village, running it as a taxi. |
| • | His son Gruffudd Allan Morris followed him as blacksmith, until the 1960s when it became unoccupied. |
| • | In the 1980s Mr Vaughan Edwards purchased the Smithy and completely renovated it. |
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