Alfred G Greenway,
M.D., M.Ch., M.A.O.
Powys County Archives
Health Care
Llandrindod Doctors in 1891
The 1895 Kelly's Directory lists the following doctors as resident in Llandrindod:
William Bowen Davies
LRCP (London) Brynarlais, Temple Street
Frances Henry Roberts LRCP (London) Moelteg, South Crescent
John Morgan Evans LRCP (London) Melrose, High Street & Penybont
A Griffiths Greenway MD The Lindens
It became common for doctors to move into Llandrindod for the season, as it was such a popular holiday resort, and then move back to London out of the main holiday season, or even work on cruise ships!
Doctors in town attended their patients in surgeries but home visits were made on horseback, sometimes in carriages, with relief horses being provided to cover outlying villages and farms.
Dr Roberts was a physician and surgeon and medical officer of health:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| Caeglass, Llandrindod Wells | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Francis H Roberts | Head | U | 26 | Registered General Medical Practitioner |
Wales Mishailston-super-Avon |
Both |
| Anna L Jones | Serv | S | 19 | Domestic Servant | Wales - Trefilau | Both |
| Hannah Breeze | Serv | S | 21 | Domestic Servant | Wales - Bettws | English |
The most famous of the doctors in town was Dr Bowen Davies.