The Philanthropic Inn, Pontywaun
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The Philanthropic Inn, Pontywaun
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 17 Dec 2016
Viewed across the B4591 Twyncarn Road. The name of inn is likely to be a reference to philanthropic societies, which were formed by workers when unions were not permitted. They looked after members and their families when they could not work. In 2016, the inn sign http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5228147 depicts two characters from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim sitting on the shoulder of the reformed and now philanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge. The white tent is a Gala Tent, designed and built in Britain. Best Bets Bookmakers shop http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5228141 is on the left.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.628851
Longitude
-3.128707