Splott Boozer

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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100% correct about the plain clothes police.
And when they were sussed (and they were) even they did not hang about as it was made known to them .

How were customers in the bar able to know if someone was a plain-clothes officer? Because they weren't a regular, were clean-cut looking, dressed more formally than the average punter or because they were drinking alone?

It has happened to me a couple of times (wrongly accused of being a police officer). Once, was when I was drinking in the Carpenter's Arms, Rumney and the other time was when I was in the Big Windsor, down the docks. In both cases they were adamant that I WAS a copper - and no, I didn't leave...

[Xmarksplott]

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How were customers in the bar able to know if someone was a plain-clothes officer? Because they weren't a regular, were clean-cut looking, dressed more formally than the average punter or because they were drinking alone?

It has happened to me a couple of times (wrongly accused of being a police officer). Once, was when I was drinking in the Carpenter's Arms, Rumney and the other time was when I was in the Big Windsor, down the docks. In both cases they were adamant that I WAS a copper - and no, I didn't leave...

All of the above but mainly because they weren't a regular,its quite easy to make people who are strangers feel uncomfortable in a hostile enviroment.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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All of the above but mainly because they weren't a regular,its quite easy to make people who are strangers feel uncomfortable in a hostile enviroment.

Well, that's true enough.

[Llanishen Bull]

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Enjoyed reading this thread.

Some good memories of visiting many of the pubs mentioned.

Didn't make all of them though, especially some of the very dodgy ones mentioned.

[tforturton]

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There's a mention on that webpage of a place called the Lord Wimbourne. It was apparently on Portmanoor Road, but was demolished sometime in the early seventies. I don't remember it, but it might ring a bell with someone.

http://beerbrewer.blogspot.com/2017/02/now-then-former-lord-wimborne-ph-cardiff.html

[Xmarksplott]

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There's a mention on that webpage of a place called the Lord Wimbourne. It was apparently on Portmanoor Road, but was demolished sometime in the early seventies. I don't remember it, but it might ring a bell with someone.

http://beerbrewer.blogspot.com/2017/...h-cardiff.html

My Nan used to be a barmaid in this pub. I can just about remember it , in the photo it looks an impressive building a shame they had to knock it down, but at the time most of the houses down the bottom of Splott had to be cleared as most were in disrepair and some were declared as slums.
I can remember when they started clearing all the streets in the area and we used to play in the old houses when the families who lived there were relocated to places like Llanrumney and Ely.
Lost some schoolmates who I have never seen since , although I have seen a few over the years.

[BLUETIT]

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My Nan used to be a barmaid in this pub. I can just about remember it , in the photo it looks an impressive building a shame they had to knock it down, but at the time most of the houses down the bottom of Splott had to be cleared as most were in disrepair and some were declared as slums.
I can remember when they started clearing all the streets in the area and we used to play in the old houses when the families who lived there were relocated to places like Llanrumney and Ely.
Lost some schoolmates who I have never seen since , although I have seen a few over the years.

My first “courting” days, were in Greenhill St and Layard (spelling) Street

Bottom end of Splott. Great times

[Xmarksplott]

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My first “courting” days, were in Greenhill St and Layard (spelling) Street

Bottom end of Splott. Great times

We would call anything past Robinson's Square down the Bottom (oh ehh misses ) I wasn't allowed down this area as I was classed as being from the posh part of Splott near the Ruppera ,and would be chased away by the big boys

[BLUETIT]

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We would call anything past Robinson's Square down the Bottom (oh ehh misses ) I wasn't allowed down this area as I was classed as being from the posh part of Splott near the Ruppera ,and would be chased away by the big boys

Only ever entered these streets from the Moorland Road end, by the railway arches

[Xmarksplott]

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Only ever entered these streets from the Moorland Road end, by the railway arches

Moorland road arches , now that's where my first " courting days" were spent.

[tforturton]

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Sorry to post a link the the 'Wails on line' page, but it looks like the Tredegar is finally going to re-open. Only not as a pub...

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tredegar-pub-adamsdown-cardiff-flats-22374169

[MacAdder]

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Sorry to post a link the the 'Wails on line' page, but it looks like the Tredegar is finally going to re-open. Only not as a pub...
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...flats-22374169

No surprise there, sign of the times sadly.

[tforturton]

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Straying out of Splott a little, the Roath Park (on City Road) is going the same way. That's a shame, as it was a real old-fashioned pub.

[goats]

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Straying out of Splott a little, the Roath Park (on City Road) is going the same way. That's a shame, as it was a real old-fashioned pub.

But barely ever used by locals or students. Can’t really say why either, not like there is an abundance of pubs along city rd.

[Tuerto]

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But barely ever used by locals or students. Can’t really say why either, not like there is an abundance of pubs along city rd.

That place has always seemed empty, going back 30 years. The Exchange at the Town end of city road and that horrible pub, The Poets Corner always seemed to draw a crowd though.