Ancestors of William K. Hutchinson IIIHorse & Groom, 128 Commercial St., Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan, Bridgend, Wales
Following is from The Old Parish Public Houses Past and Present II (1987), by John Lyons
Horse and Groom, 128 Commercial Street, Maesteg
The Original licensed house of this name dates back at least to 1841.
Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian, 9th August 1845
A convivial meeting called a Pie (Pye) was held at the Horse and Groom, Maesteg. Many young persons congregated in a room over the brew house. In the brew house there was a large boiler of scalding water when suddenly the floor gave way but the boards on the floor wedged themselves into a shape of a “V”. No one was scalded, only slight injuries occurred. An Irishman who was a spectator to the whole event stated “That they had escaped death by the will of God.”
In 1846 Charles Lewton Brains married Jane Hutchinson, whose father James Hutchinson was a publican, and later kept the old Farmers Arms, Maesteg.
Charles Lewton (dropping the name Braine) went on to keep the Horse and Groom. He died in 1868. [per my own research, his wife continued to run the establishment]
Source: The Old Parish Public Houses Past and Present II (1987), by John Lyons • Image Detail: Image 37 of 114 • Horse & Groom, 128 Commercial St., Maesteg, Wales • Page 37, 51 (photo), 99, & 114 • https://archive.org/details/oldparishpublich0000john/page/37/mode/1up