Plomer Green Lane
-(northwards from High Street)
Looking west across the Common, from what is now the cricket pitch, to St David’s (LHS), the blacksmith’s forge and Blacksmith’s Cottage (right of middle).
Looking north, with Moor Lane Cottage on the extreme right and Mountjoy’s Retreat just beyond (note the small outhouse in the mid-distance).
In 1872 the building was recorded as an unnamed beerhouse. By 1895 it carried the name of Mountjoy’s Retreat. Kathleen Stevens (daughter of the landlord James Martin) was born in 1887 and recalls that a Mrs Mountjoy, a family friend, regularly visited the pub to stay with the family. She joked that it was her retreat, so James Martin gave it the name by which it is known today.
Looking north from near the junction of Plomer Green Lane with High Street showing Mountjoys Retreat (centre) and Moor Lane Cottage (RHS).
Mountjoy’s Retreat (centre) with Moor Lane Cottage (RHS)
Downley Farm as seen looking west from Plomer Green Lane.
Blacksmith’s Cottage
The cricket pavilion, partly hidden by the old forge (centre).
The old forge
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Taken from the junction of Plomer Green Lane with High Street.