The Lost Pubs of Cardiff

[Mad Al]

The Hope and Anchor Bridge street, closed late seventies I think

 

[Mad Al]

The Wells in Craddock street, riverside

 

[Mad Al]

The Legendary Custom House

 

[Mad Al]

I think this is the pub @Joecity was thinking of, The Glendower, opposite end of the side street the Custom house was on

 

[Mad Al]

Across the road from the custom house was the Crown, nice pub that was.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Across the road from the custom house was the Crown, nice pub that was. Trying

I was trying to remember the name of that one

 

[Joecity]

I think this is the pub @Joecity was thinking of, The Glendower, opposite end of the side street the Custom house was on

Thst was it. Used to go there lunchtimes for a pint on break.

 

[ViewFromAfar]

I think this is the pub @Joecity was thinking of, The Glendower, opposite end of the side street the Custom house was on

Popular street for the "Trading Ladies", coincidentally Snowden's Fish was in East Canal Wharf on the right of this pic if I remember correctly...

 

[Travis Bickle]

 

[Kiffa 4.0]

 

[Hilly ap Willie]

The Legendary Custom House

didn't the landlord there kill his Mrs and try to say he just woke up and she was dead?

 

[Mad Al]

didn't the landlord there kill his Mrs and try to say he just woke up and she was dead?

That rings a bell.

 

[Travis Bickle]

The Mountstuart

 

[Malarkey]

I think this is the pub @Joecity was thinking of, The Glendower, opposite end of the side street the Custom house was on

That's the Cardiff ITEC building behind. They sent me on a YTS scheme there. It was utter balls. Just a way of keeping the unemployment figures down. Often used to pop in the Glendower for a sneeky lunchtime (and sometimes teabreak) pint. Was only 16. The guy who ran ITEC was a complete tosser. Always running the 16 & 17 year olds down. "you'll never account to anything!" etc etc.
I got a really good job, of my own bat. I went into ITEC the next day and marched into his office and told him exactly what I thought about him and Cardiff ITEC. He shit his pants. I went for a satisfying pint!

 

[Vimto]

Lots of good boozers have gone over the years, recent times have been particularly bad for Cardiff pubs shutting down, going to post some pics of some of these, a fair few were top notch in their day.
Duke of Clarence Canton, closed 2015, big city fans pub this was.

Was my 'local' for a while when I lived in Vic Park.

 

[Dicky Davies]

As someone else said, thanks for a great thread and also sad to see so many great gems gone. It's been a few years since I lived in Cardiff but remember drinking in New Dock Tavern, Canadian, Locomotive, Bertram and a few more, plus the Corp before games.

 

[Malarkey]

The Splotlands, closed in 2014

Used to love the bar in the Sploltands. Full of, mainly, old characters. I was only a youngster but used to love a chat with the old fellas. Remember having a three hour chat with an 80 year old guy about Jeffrey Dahmer

 

[Malarkey]

Never warmed to Rumploes. Was much better when it was the Rumney/Rhymney or whatever it was called.

 

[Malarkey]

Always be the coldstream to me shut in 2009

Used to work in Portcullis House for a bit. Many a two hour lunch in there. Me and a mad mate who worked there( from Aberdare) would sprint down there for a quick pint on a 15 min teabreak

 

[Mad Al]

Never warmed to Rumploes. Was much better when it was the Rumney/Rhymney or whatever it was called.