 An 1834 map reveals that there was once a carriageway through to the inn-yard at the central entrance, but by the early 20th century this had been altered, as shown in photographs of the period.During the 1830s, the Sovereign Light Coach service ran carriages back and forth daily from the Angel Hotel to Hereford, while the Mountaneer service ran from Merthyr Tydfil, through to Newport and the Angel Hotel, before going on to Worcester, Wolverhampton and Birmingham.Renovations took place at the hotel in 1839.