With some improvement in the weather I went up to Pydew this morning and as prearranged I called at Tom's house,( or the Mayor of Pydew as someone affectionately called him on here.)
Anyway Tom had meticulously been gathering all the information he could and we had a very interesting and to me personally, a fascinating insight into Pydew and its village life. I could mention things we discussed but I would prefer that it came from Tom as he could explain things clearer and more accurately than I could hope to do so.
One thing I found very interesting was Cil Giat which could be seen in Squiggle's photo of 13th December 2015, The building is the one on the right of the photo and you can just see part of it. Across the road leading up in the direction of Skerryvore was a gate across the road and that may be the reason for the buildings name. Now both the house and gate are no longer there,
Incidentally one of the two children featured in the photo is a brother of Tom
Sqiggle you are correct in saying that the pub was where the garage is now and by all accounts it had a thatched roof. I think that Tom said that Cil Giat was a bakery and you can see a brick from it incorporated into the garden wall of the Swan.
PS Bebull, Tom is in one of the photos you have posted on here.
After that we had a walk to the centre of the village where I took some photos of the property there. At one time there would have been a shop, Post Office, bakery , public house, Chapel and a school all within 50 yards of each other bud sadly they have all gone but it's still a beautiful and unspoilt village