Edmondes Arms, Cowbridge

By now the Edmondes Arms is the first public house encountered in the market town of Cowbridge when driving from Cardiff.  The Edmondes Arms was built in 1899 from light grey Jurassic limestone and the date can be seen on the outside with the Reverend Thomas Edmondes (a wealthy landowner) being the original owner. 

The present day building, is typical of late Victorian style architecture, and was once a small cottage which had replaced two older pubs namely Red Lion and another public house which was also called the Edmondes Arms which stood on the site of the present pool room.  Up to 1901 the licensee was one Michael Fitzgerald. 

Pool and darts played at the establishment.  Newspaper clippings explaining origin of Jack’s Corner in back bar with sketch of dog on corner doorway. 

Beer garden.

Regular music evenings.