Last night we attended the VIP opening of the Castle Hotel's refurbished bar in Neath. You may ask why blog about this. It's because it's amazing what you find out about building you take for granted in your everyday life. The Castle Hotel is steeped in rugby history. The Welsh Rugby Union was inaugurated there in 1881. The Castle Hotel was the meeting place for the founders of the Welsh Rugby Union. The inaugural meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union took place in the Nelson Room at the Castle Hotel on 12th March 1881. There is a plaque outside the hotel commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Welsh Rugby Union, and at that time The Nelson Room name was changed to The Centenary Room. Still displayed in the room are the plaques of the original eleven members of the Welsh Rugby Union. It is reputed that Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton frequented the hotel on a number of occasions. The steps that Lord Nelson reputedly used to get into the four poster bed are still in the hotel today
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