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The Captain's Wife

The Captain's Wife is a public house in the former fishing hamlet of Swanbridge in Sully, between Barry and Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. [1] The pub was established in 1977 from a row of three sea houses. Notable smuggling operations and dove culling once took place here and a tunnel connected the sea to what was known as Sully House. [2] It takes its name from the wife of a sea captain who lived here and buried her in a nearby wood rather than confessing to her dying aboard his ship. The body of the wife, named Gertrude, was originally kept in a box that was mistaken for treasure and stolen. [3]

In 1984 the pub owners were given permission to strengthen the sea wall, though the work left concrete and metal debris over the beach which was not cleared until 2012. [4]

In 2002 the owners of the pub imposed parking charges for people coming to the pub and beach. By January 2003, the scheme had been dropped. [5]

In November 2019 the pub's owners were criticised for closing up a historic dovecote. [6] The pub reversed their decision after a social media post by Caerphilly Bird Rescue went viral. [7]

Today the Spinney Park Holiday and Leisure Park surrounds the pub.

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References

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  2. ↑ "CAPTAINS WIFE PUBLIC HOUSE Barry, Nr Cardiff". Glamorgan Paranormal. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Captain's Wife in Penarth". Vintageinn.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Grice, Natalie (23 May 2012). "Swanbridge beach, Sully: Dumped 1984 rubble clear-up". BBC News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sully pub axes car park fees". South Wales Echo. 17 January 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Clements, Laura (27 November 2019). "Pub causes anger after blocking up dovecote". walesonline. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Anger over dovecote blockage prompts Sully pub u-turn". BBC News. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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