Newcastle Emlyn History Society
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The Union Workhouse
The Workhouse probably late 1920‘s
Renamed Voelallt Castle on Photo
The Workhouse from the Voelallt
Board of Guardians around 1910
Newcastle-
The Workhouse.
The land, on which the Workhouse stood was part of Pantyronen Farm, Aberarad, and owned by the Rev Augustus Brigstocke. The land was bought by the Newcastle Emlyn Union in 1838 for £315. Work started late in 1838 and despite bad weather it was completed in late 1839 at a cost of £2,750 which was the accepted tender of Richard Evans. The sum of £170 was also paid to Thomas Rowlands for, “Drawings, plans and specifications and to superintend the erection of the building”. It was a Union Workhouse and the Union covered three shires. Parishes in the Union were,
Cardigan: Bangor Tivy, Bettws Evan, Brongwyn, Henllan, Llandyfriog, Llandyssil, Llanfair Orllwyn, Llanfair Trelygen, Llangunllo, Penbryn and Troedyraur.
Carmarthen: East Cilrhedyn, Cenarth, Llanfihangel ar Arth, Llangeler, Castell Newydd Emlyn, and Penboyr:
Pembroke: Capelcolman, Castellan, Cilrhedyn(West), Clydau, Llanfyrnach and Penrydd.