Site Record

Pont Tyweli or Pontwelly is a village that could probably be considered a suburb of Llandysul. The two settlements are divided by the river Teifi, with Llandysul occupying the northern banks and Pont Tyweli occupying the southern banks. The first edition of the 25inch OS maps, published in 1889, shows that the most notable building in the village was Llandyssil Station (NPRN 41358), complete with its cattle pen. Pont-Tyweli also had a saw mill (NPRN 304985); the Half Moon public house; a smithy; Pen-y-Bont Particular Baptist chapel (NPRN 6490 and NPRN 11596) and the Wilks Head public house. By 1905, when the second edition of the 25inch OS maps was published, Pont Tyweli had expanded. On the western edge of the village were the Ffrwd-Wen Corn Mills, and next to them some allotment gardens had been established.
The village continued to expand throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Half Moon public house and the Baptist chapel remain open. Pont Tyweli also has several other amenities including Llandysul Paddlers Canoe Club; a small supermarket; two convenience stores; petrol station and a second-hand furniture shop.
Sources: modern and historic OS maps; google street view; article in the Tivyside Advertiser - 'Llandysul pub looks to reopen later this month following floods' published on 7th November 2018; www.llandysul-paddlers.org.uk
M. Ryder, RCAHMW, 4th December 2018.