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Photo Willie Lyle

The above image was taken in the early 1950s just when the pub was slated. The thatch was removed in the days Bill Blake was landlord. Murdoch, the last thatcher in the area came from Sorn (Bridgend), and died after falling off the roof of Poosie's.