More About The Raven Inn

Raven Inn, Garnant; September 2005

Picture displayed with permission from Kelly Roberts, owner.

A tourism leaflet produced by the Carmarthenshire County Council states that the Raven Inn is over 200 years old. It also tells us that a landlady named Margaret Rees was the licence holder for over 50 years. She died in 1931 aged 89 years old. She was born at the Farmers Arms, Brynamman.

Items found in various editions of "The Cambrian" newspaper, show some of the events that took place at the Raven Inn. An announcement printed on 27th January, 1844, announces the birth of a baby girl to the wife of William Jones of the Raven Inn, Cwmamman.

Advertisements in the same newsaper on 17th May, 1845, announce various sales held at the Raven Inn. These included property sales and sales of coal and ironstone veins.

There was a notice of death in the newsapaper, on 27th October 1841, for Hannah Jones, of the Raven Inn. She was aged 48 and died at Swansea.

On 3rd October, 1851, The Cambrian advertised a Stock/Crop sale on behalf of Graigyfelin Farm near Swansea. Applications were to be made at the Raven Inn, Cwmamman.

On 14th March, 1856, The Cambrian announced that a meeting of the Shareholders of Cwmamman Market House, was to be held at the Raven Inn. The foundation stone of the Market house was laid on 12th June 1841.

The 4th September, 1857, edition of the paper, had an article announcing the death of a Mr Edward Hytton; proprietor of a wax work exhibition. He had died at the Raven Inn on 21st August.

An advertisement on the 22nd August, 1873, again in The Cambrian, announced an auction at the Raven Inn, Cwmamman. This was regarding the sale of a Woolen Factory in the Parish of Llanguicke.