Gloucestershire Pubs - Postcodes GL54 S-Y

Postcode GL54 S-Y

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Frogmill Inn, GL54 4HT

The original Frogmill was a working mill dating back to 1068 and was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It became a coaching inn during the 1600's. It was once tied to the Stow Brewery but was later associated with the Cheltenham Brewery. The Frogmill is still a popular hotel and now can even host conferences and weddings. It is owned by the Old English Pub chain.

Map Reference: SP 028183

Owner in 1891: Exors of W. Peachey., Esq. (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £22.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £22.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 10pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage: West Country Ales plaque by back entrance

Phone:

Landlords:

1856 W. Williams

1885,1891,1897 James Robbins

1902,1903,1906 William Brown

1919,1927 Albert John Mills

1939 William James Waring

STOW ON THE WOLD

Bell Inn, The Green, Park Street GL54 1AJ

The Bell Inn was tied to the Stow Brewery. The occupier in 1891 was Henry Lowther Barker, proprietor of the brewery. An advertisement in 1901 read: 'Bell Inn, Park Street, Stow. Wines and spirits, ales and stout of the best quality. Every accommodation for commercial, cyclists, tourists and visitors, with every home comfort. Terms strictly moderate. Most pleasantly situated. H. C. Allen, proprietor’.

Map Reference: SP 195256

Owner in 1891: Tied to Henry Lowther Barker

Rateable value in 1891: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

Phone:

Landlords:

1856 G. Dowman

1885 C. J. Bartlett

1891 Henry Lowther Barker

1902 Henry Charles Allen

1903,1906 John Cleveley

1919 John Timms Martin

1927 Albert Victor Sandle

1997 (May) Mr Arthurs

Brewery Tavern, Park Street

The Brewery Tavern was the tap house for the Stow Brewery.

Map Reference: SP 193256

Owner in 1891: Henry Lowther Barker, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £11.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Heritage:

Landlords:

1891 Robert Betteridge. Beerhouse.

1903 William Randall. Beerhouse..

1939 Raymond Ellens

Butchers Arms

Only one mention in the 1856 directory. No other details at present.

Landlord:

1856 T. Boot

Cross Keys, Park Street GL54 1AQ

Map Reference: SP 194256

Owner in 1891: Clinch & Co., Eagle Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire

Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Clinch & Co., Eagle Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire

Rateable value in 1903: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Cross Keys Cottage – Bed & Breakfast

Landlords:

1891 Alfred Townsend

1903 Charles Henry Minchin

Crown and Anchor, Market Square

The renewal of the licence was refused on 29th May 1909. The premises is now occupied by Glazier Art Gallery.

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Owner in 1891: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1891: £14.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Glazier Art Gallery

Landlords:

1856 Mrs E. Hunt

1891 James Hughes

1902,1903,1906 Esau Scarrott

Eagle and Child, Digbeth Street - see Royalist Hotel

Part of the Royalist Hotel, the Eagle and Child was reopened in August 2000. The Eagle and Child last traded as the Tavern. It has a West Country Ales plaque still in situ.

Farmers Arms, Fosse Way, Maugersbury

Maugersbury is a small hamlet half a mile to the south-east of Stow on the Wold. The Farmers Arms is actually outside Maugersbury in an isolated position at the foot of Stow Hill. Maugersbury is the nearest settlement. The Farmers Arms is on the junction with the Fosse Way and the A424 road to Burford. When the railway line was built from Cheltenham via Andoversford to Kingham junction the Farmers Arms was conveniently placed near Stow on the Wold railway station. The premises have been massively enlarged in recent years and the pub is now a hotel with 17 bedrooms. Until recently it was known as the Farmers Lodge Hotel but has recently reverted back to its old name, the Farmers Arms. It is now owned by the Dartmouth based Philip Leisure Group.

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Owner in 1891: Benjamin Matthews (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £24.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903:

Present status: Still licensed as a hotel

Heritage: West Country Ales ceramic plaque still in situ

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Landlords:

1891 James Abel Holtam

1903 James Abel Holtham

1906 J. Smith (Farmers Inn)

1919 Thomas Williams

1927 Frederick William Cox

1939 Stanley Arthurs

1998 Paul Bonnett (operations manager, Farmers Lodge Hotel)

Fleece Inn, Back Walls, GL54 1DR

Map Reference: SP 192255

Owner in 1891: Henry Lowther Barker, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private residence – Fleece Cottage

Landlords:

1891 Henry Hookham

1903 Alfred Townsend

1939 Cecil Thomas Hardiman

Fox Inn, Digbeth Street

On the corner of Digbeth Street and Park Street. Thomas Stait, landlord in 1891, had served for many years with the Gloucestershire Regiment. It was de-licensed in 1923 but has since been re-licensed and continues to trade.

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Owner in 1891: William English (leased H. Lardner, brewers, Little Compton)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Flowers & Sons, Stratford on Avon

Rateable value in 1903: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Heritage: West Country Ales brewery plaque remains in situ.

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Landlords:

1891 Thomas Stait

1903 Robert Fisher

George Inn

There is a George Cottage in the Square. GL54 1AB.

Landlord:

1856 W. Roff

Grapevine Hotel, Sheep Street, GL54 1AU

The Grapevine Hotel traded as the Parkdene Hotel up to 1985 when the name was changed by the owners. The actual grapevine was started about 65 years ago when the house was privately owned. In 1985 the Grapevine Hotel was extended into the adjacent property (the Gigot). In more recent years the Grapevine Hotel has been extended into the old Rafters Restaurant to the rear and then another six bedrooms were added. The Grapevine Hotel now has 22 bedrooms.

Map Reference: SP 194255

Proprietors:

1977 Mr and Mrs Good (Parkdene Hotel)

1977-2000 Sandra Elliott

Greyhound Inn, Park Street, GL54 1AQ

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Owner in 1891: John Banning (leased Henry L. Barker, Stow Brewery)

Rateable value in 1891: £19.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: John Banning (leased Flowers & Sons, Stratford on Avon)

Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private residence – ‘Coniston’

Landlords:

1891 William H. Collins

1903 Rhoda Clifford

Kings Arms, The Square, GL54 1AF

The Kings Arms Hotel is a 500 year old coaching house which provided lodging for King Charles I on 8th May 1645. The Kings Arms had been acquired by Hunt, Edmunds of Banbury by 1891. A wooden board above the stable entrance read: 'The Kings Arms. Hunt Edmunds & Co. Splendid Banbury Ales & Double Stout’. The unspoilt building is a dominant feature on the east side of Stow Square near the cross. Now owned by Olde English Inns, the Kings Arms has twelve bedrooms. It is reputedly haunted.

Map Reference: SP 193258

Owner in 1891: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury

Rateable value in 1891: £20.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury

Rateable value in 1903: £24.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

Phone:

Landlords:

1856 R. Strong

1891 Ralph Hovard

1902 John Keen

1903,1906 Thomas Costiff

1919 Annie Beatrice Costiff (Mrs)

1927 Harry Costiff

1939 Donald F. Hawke

2000 Tina Arnold and Martin Butchart

King William, Sheep Street, GL54 1AA

The building is now Colin Brand Antiques next to the rectory and opposite the Post Office. I am interested in the landlord in late Victorian times, Albert Sandles - was he a relation of mine?

Map Reference: SP 191257

Owner in 1891: Clinch & Co., Eagle Brewery, Witney

Rateable value in 1891: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Clinch & Co., Eagle Brewery, Witney

Rateable value in 1903: £20.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Colin Brand Antiques

Landlords:

1891,1901 Albert Sandles

1901 Albert Sandles

1903 Charles Clifford Webb

Queens Head, Market Square, GL54 1AB

The pub has been owned by the local Donnington Brewery for well over a hundred years. It is one of the few pubs in Gloucestershire that has been selling the same beers for such a long period of time. The Queens Head also has the honour of being the one pub in the county to feature in the most CAMRA Good Beer Guides.

Map Reference: SP 191258

Owner in 1891: Richard Iles Arkell, Donnington Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Richard Iles Arkell, Donnington Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

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Landlords:

1885,1891 James Fisher

1902,1903,1906,1919 Sarah Ann Fisher (Mrs)

1927,1939 F. G. Mills

1988 Tim and Kay Eager

Red Lion Inn, The Square

In the 1885 Kelly’s Directory the pub is listed as the Old Red Lion. The building is now the Old Stocks Hotel.

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Owner in 1891: Mr E. T. Rouse (leased Clinch & Co., Eagle Brewery, Witney)

Rateable value in 1891: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Mills & Co. (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1903: £20.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still licensed but now as part of a restaurant – Old Stocks Hotel

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Landlords:

1856 J. Large

1885 George Cripps Godfrey (Old Red Lion)

1891 Charles Gardiner

1903 G. A. Hawkins

1919 Joseph Preston

Royalist Hotel

The Royalist has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest inn in Britain, dating back to AD947. It is a grade II listed building. Evidence suggests that the Royalist began life as part of a Saxon community as far back as AD 514. In AD 949 the Saxon Duke Aethelmar founded the Royalist as a hospice. The Royalist became the Eagle and Child in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The last battle of the English Civil War took place at Stow on the Wold in 1646. Legend has it that the Royalists were 'mercilessly butchered where they lay’ in Digbeth Street - some 200 soldiers died in the street. I would personally dispute the Guinness Book of Records claim that it is Britain's oldest inn. It does not seem to have any proof of it being a licensed property throughout its history and there are no records of it in the 1891 and 1903 petty sessional divisional records.

Proprietors:

1990's Graham Clarke

2000 Alan and Georgina Thompson

Star Inn, Sheep Street, GL54 1JS

There is a Star Inn House in Sheep Street.

Talbot Hotel, Market Square, GL54 1BQ

The Talbot Hotel was once tied to Hitchman’s Brewery of Chipping Norton before being acquired by Hunt Edmunds of Banbury. After a few decades of being tied to Bass Charington it was sold to Wadworth of Devizes in 1985.

Map Reference: SP 192257

Owner in 1891: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1891: £38.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1903: £40.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

Phone:

Landlords:

1856 Richard E. Day

1885,1891 Emma Day (Mrs)

1903 Henry Blagg Hanks

1906,1919 Annie Hanks (Mrs Annie Jane Hanks in 1919)

1927 Thomas Edgar Phillips

1998 George Hope

The Tavern - see Eagle and Child

Unicorn, Sheep Street, GL54 1HQ

The Unicorn is a 17th century coaching inn. It is on the north-eastern corner of Sheep Street with the main A 429 Fosse Way. Hunt Edmunds, the Banbury brewers, once owned the Unicorn. The hotel was bought from the Trust House Group by Cotswold Inns and Hotels in October 1997.

Map Reference: SP 191257

Owner in 1891: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury

Rateable value in 1891: £37.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury

Rateable value in 1903: £32.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

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Landlords:

1856 Mrs M. A. Appletree

1885 Bristow Hixon

1891 Arthur G. Jacquest

1902,1903,1906,1927 Charles Waldock Brooks

1939 Jn. Shirley Lea

1998 Bobbie De Courcey (manager)

White Hart, The Square, GL54 1AF

The White Hart was established as an inn in 1698. It was once tied to Hitchman & Co of Chipping Norton before the company was taken over by Hunt Edmunds of Banbury. There is a Hunt Edmunds plaque still in situ. The White Hart was purchased by Arkell’s Brewery of Swindon in December 1997. Stow on the Wold is now a great place for a pub crawl with four independent brewery-tied houses in the Square - Arkell's, Donnington, Greene King and Wadworth.

Map Reference: SP 193258

Owner in 1891: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1891: £24.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hitchman & Co., Chipping Norton

Rateable value in 1903: £28.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage: Hunt Edmunds slate plaque still in situ

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Landlords:

1856 W. Jones

1885 Samuel Upton

1891 James H. Shepherd

1902,1903,1906,1927 John Groves

1997 Norman Wilson

2001 Alan Paige and Christine Carrington

White Lion, Market Square

The White Lion, dating from 1774, was on the east side of the square.

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Owner in 1891: Miss R. Smart (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Miss R. Smart (leased Edward A. Green, Stow Brewery)

Rateable value in 1903: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Landlords:

1856 I. Smith

1891 George Mills

1903 Charles Edwin Halford

Wine Vaults, The Square, GL54 1AF

The most interesting thing about the Wine Vaults is that it was tied to the Hook Norton Brewery in 1903. This was the only outlet for Hook Norton beer in Gloucestershire at that time. The Wine Vaults, which was behind the town hall, closed down many years ago and is now an antique shop. (Priory Studios). Thankfully, Hook Norton Brewery survives and still provides beer to Stow on the Wold.

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Owner in 1891: Trustees of J.D. Charles (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £36.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Hook Norton Brewery Co. Ltd.

Rateable value in 1903: £20.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Antique shop – Priory Studios

Landlords:

1891 Mary E. Pinching

1903 William Hale Hunt

1906 Harry Clifford

1919 Alfred Smith

TODDINGTON

Newtown Cross Inn / Pheasant Inn GL54 5DT

The 1903 petty sessional divisional records states that there were no licensed premises in the parish of Toddington. I have one reference for the Newtown Cross Inn in 1939. I have yet to confirm the Newtown Cross Inn became the Pheasant Inn but it does seem probable as the pub is on the junction of the B4632 (old A46) and B4077. In the 1970's the Pheasant was owned by Ind Coope of Burton on Trent and became part of the Hall’s Oxford and West Brewery in the 1980's (the brewery was in Burton, not Oxford!). The Pheasant Inn is near the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. It was bought by the Pubs 'n’ Bars leisure chain in August 2000.

Map Reference: SO 048323.

Heritage: Hall’s Oxford & West Brewery ceramic plaque (1980’s) still in situ

Landlords:

1939 Arthur F. Hartwell (Newtown Cross Inn)

1999 Dennis Joseph Deacon (Pheasant Inn)

WINCHCOMBE

All pubs in Winchcombe closed at 11p.m. in 1891 and 1903 unless otherwise stated.

Bell Inn, 37 Gretton Road GL54 5EG

I recall the Bell Inn during the late 1970’s when Walter Morley was the landlord. At that time I lived at Bishops Cleeve and the Bell was the nearest outlet for the excellent Donnington Ales. I cycled there on many occasions. The Bell had a bar and a lounge area partitioned by a sliding glass door. Inside the lounge was an old style juke box which featured many classics from the 1960’s. The lounge bar, however, was only opened when the pub got busy. The return cycle trip was often done in a mild state of inebriation. Happy days indeed. The Bell Inn was sold by the Donnington Brewery and it became a free house, gaining a place in the 2002 Good Beer Guide. Unfortunately the Bell called last orders for the last time in 2002 and the building has since been converted to residential use. The old Donnington Ales black and white inn sign which was a feature of the pub for many years has now disappeared. I hope that it is now in safe hands.

Map Reference: SP 023287

Owner in 1891: Richard Iles Arkell, Donnington Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £13.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Richard Iles Arkell, Donnington Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £13.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private residence

Landlords:

1891 George Darben

1902,1903,1906,1927 George William Pullom

1965-1987 Walter and Betty Morley

1987 Hugh and Diane Marsh (Diane Marsh died September 1998)

(Old) Corner Cupboard Inn, 83 Gloucester Street GL54 5LX

The Old Corner Cupboard is a truly old Cotswold stone building dating from at least 1550 when it was rebuilt. It is architecturally interesting with four large stone buttresses supporting the walls. In one room there is a massive fireplace and another bar boasts stone walls which were taken from the ruins of Winchcombe Abbey. The Old Corner Cupboard is still successfully trading and is reputedly haunted. There are tales of mysterious footsteps upstairs and a postcard was once seen flying off the wall across the room.

Map Reference: SP 020282

Owner in 1891: William Grizzell (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage: West Country Ales ceramic plaque still in situ

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Landlords:

1891,1903 Willie Richardson

1992 (March) Roddie and Jo MacHugh

1994 Sue and Mike Nash

1997 Ian Thomas and Tony Goring

1998 David Ayre

1999 Alistair and Mari MacPherson

Crown Inn

Unfortunately little is known about the Crown Inn. It closed at 10p.m. which would suggest that it was located outside the town boundary of Winchcombe.. In 1891 it was listed in the petty sessional book as having no name.

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Owner in 1891: Mrs Hadley (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £10.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Mrs Hadley (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1903: £10.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 10pm

Present status:

Landlords:

1891 John Hunt

1903 Sarah Cull

Dog and Gun, Chandos Street GL54 5HX

A long lost Donnington Brewery pub. Chandos Street is located just off North Street. It is possible (but not yet confirmed) that the Dog & Gun is now a private house. I have a reference to the Dog & Gun Inn describing it as 'dilapidated’ (source not recorded). A private house called the Brewhouse stands on the corner of Chandos Street and North Street and the faded lettering 'North Street Brewery’ can just be made out on the building.

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Owner in 1891: Harriet Upstone (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Richard Iles Arkell, Donnington Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Landlord:

1891,1903 William Clapton

Gate Tavern, North Street GL54 5PS

Referred to as the Old Gate Inn in 1830 Pigot's. The Gate was on the western side of North Street close to the junction with Back Lane. It had presumably been de-licensed by 1891 as it is not recorded in the 1891 petty sessional divisional records. There is a later reference to a Gate Coffee Tavern. Although the pub must have closed down about one hundred and twenty years ago the building is still easily recognisable as an old pub. It is now a private house called the Gate but retains an old iron bracket which once housed the sign.

Map Reference: SP 024285

Present status: Private residence – ‘The Gate’

Heritage: Iron bracket still attached to wall

Landlords:

1830 Charles Chadborn (listed as the Old Gate Inn)

1856 G. Lane (Gate)

1885 William Smith

George Hotel, High Street GL54 5LJ

The George Hotel was once an important coaching inn in the town of Winchcombe. It occupied a central position opposite the junction with North Street. Whitbread published a book in 1974 called 'Inn and aroun’' featuring 250 of their pubs. It gave a description of the George Inn on page 140: 'England cricketer Tom Graveney is more than just a regular here – he’s part of the family. The George Inn is run by his sister-in-law. A beautiful old inn, it has been part of the High Street scene in this peaceful country town for 700 years. Hundreds of years ago, it was a stopping place for pilgrims - and to this day the George still has the pilgrim’s gallery and the stone bath in the yard which they used. The pilgrims’ former dormitory is now the fine beamed restaurant, and some of the 16 bedrooms still have the ancient timbers showing. The food is good, the drink is good, the accommodation trim, clean and comfortable. Add these to a cricketing yarn or two - and it makes for the perfect enjoyment.’ The last pints of beer were pulled in the George Hotel in April 1988. It has since been converted into residential apartments. (George Mews) The old inn sign is now in Winchcombe museum.

Map Reference: SP 026284

Owner in 1891: Flowers & Sons, Stratford on Avon

Rateable value in 1891: £29.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Flowers & Sons, Stratford on Avon

Rateable value in 1903: £29.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private apartments – George Mews

Landlords:

1830 John Cooper

1856 C. Cooper

1865 George Nash (Naish)

1885 Geo. Troughton

1891 Charles Beach

1903,1906 William R. Stretton

1919 Albert Day

1927 George John Atkins

Marquis of Granby, North Street GL54 5LH

The pub had closed by February 1915. Old photographs show that the Marquis of Granby was on the south side of North Street, two or three houses from the eastern end, almost opposite the George Hotel. The building is now occupied by Granby House fashions.

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Owner in 1891: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £20.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £20.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Shop – Granby House fashions

Landlords:

1830 Henry Yarrington

1856 H. Smart

1891 John Turbefield

1891,1903,1906 Albert Day

No name

Location not known. It is interesting to note that Benjamin Combe was owner of the off licence in 1891. Not to be confused with Thomas Combe who had a brewery in Brockhampton and supplied the Original Pack Horse and the Plaisterers Arms.

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Owner in 1891: Benjamin Combe, Grafton Brewery, Cheltenham

Rateable value in 1891: £7.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse (off sales only)

Owner in 1903: Nailsworth Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £9.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse (off sales only)

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Heritage:

Landlords:

1891 Mary Greenhalf

1903 Edward J. Richings

No name

The premises closed at 10p.m. which suggests that the off licence might have been outside Winchcombe town boundary.

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Owner in 1891: Richard Stanley, Toddington (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £17.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse (off sales only)

Owner in 1903: Richard Stanley, Toddington (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1903: £10.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse (off sales only)

Closing time in 1903: 10pm

Present status:

Landlord:

1891,1903 Albert Greening

No name

Location not known and no other details. Not mentioned in 1903.

Map Reference:

Owner in 1891: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £16.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Present status:

Landlord:

1891 Joseph March

No name

Location not known and no further details. Not mentioned in 1903.

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Owner in 1891: Henry Knapp Key (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse (off sales only)

Present status:

Landlady:

1891 Julia Ann Key

North Street Brewery, North Street

The faint painted wording 'North Street Brewery’ can still be seen above street level. On the corner of Chandos Street and North Street. Any information about this old brew house would be particularly welcome.

Map Reference: SP 025285

Present status: Private residence – ‘Brew House’

Heritage: The words ‘North Street Brewery’ can be seen in faded paint above street level.

Original Pack Horse, Gloucester Street

There were two public houses named the Pack Horse in Winchcombe, both in Gloucester Street. This obviously creates some confusion in researching the history of each pub. To make matters worse both pubs had identical rateable values. (ie. £12.15s.0d. in both 1891 and 1903). Unfortunately little is known about the Original Pack Horse and its location cannot be ascertained.

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Owner in 1891: George Nash (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: George Thomas Combe, Brockhampton Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Landlords:

1891 Henry Brookes

1903 George Allen

Pack Horse Inn, 89 Gloucester Street GL54 5LZ

I am assuming that the Pack Horse Inn is the building just to the north-east of the Old Corner Cupboard Inn which is now in private residential use and is known as the Packhorse. The building is Georgian in character although made of the local Cotswold stone. There is nothing to indicate that it was once a pub. I have a reference to a Lower Packhorse Inn which was referred to the Compensation Authority in 1915 and its licence was extinguished. After closure it was converted by a Mr. John Oakley to Shekells West End Stores.

Map Reference: SP 021282

Owner in 1891: George Tovey (free from brewery tie)

Rateable value in 1891: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £12.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private residence – The Packhorse

Landlords:

1891 Mary Joachim

1903 John Turberfield

Plaisterers Arms, Abbey Terrace GL54 5LL

The Plaisterers Arms is on the southern side of the Square in the centre of the town not far from the parish church which is famous for its grotesque gargoyles. The pub was once owned by the Combe’s Brockhampton Brewery. When the brewery was sold to Ind Coope & Co the Plaisterers Arms was also acquired. For many years the pub sold Ind Coope beers. The company was eventually rebranded as Hall’s Oxford and West Brewery in the 1980’s. The parent company, Allied Breweries, sold the Plaisterers Arms in the early 1990's and for a few years it operated as a free-house until it was bought by Ushers.

Map Reference: SP 023282

Owner in 1891: John Hall (leased Thomas Combe, Brockhampton Brewery)

Rateable value in 1891: £15.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse

Owner in 1903: George Thomas Combe, Brockhampton Brewery

Rateable value in 1903:

Type of licence in 1903:

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

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Landlords:

1891 John Bayliss

1903 William Monk

1939 Harry Spencer

1994 David and Shirley Gale

1999 Tony McClintock

Plough Inn

Mentioned in 1830 Pigot's Gloucestershire directory. No other reference.

Landlord:

1830 Emmanuel Slatter (also listed as Carpenter and Joiner)

Sudeley Arms Inn, 21 Hailes Street GL54 5HU

The Sudeley Arms was located on the south-eastern side of Hailes Street. The building is now a private residence and is called the Old Sudeley Arms. The pub was the only Stow Brewery outlet in Winchcombe. I do not know when the Sudeley Arms ceased trading.

Map Reference: SP 027285

Owner in 1891: Henry Lowther Barker, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £13.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Edward Augustus Green, Stow Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £13.15s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Private residence – The Old Sudeley Arms

Heritage:

Landlord:

1891,1903 Henry Paish

Sun Inn, North Street, GL54 5LH

Winchcombe was a beer drinkers paradise in Victorian times. Beers could be sampled from the Brockhampton Brewery, Cheltenham Original Brewery, Flowers & Sons Stratford Brewery, Donnington Brewery and Greens Stow Brewery. Until Flowers acquired Lardner’s Brewery of Little Compton the beer drinkers of Winchcombe could also enjoy the rare Lardner’s brews at the Sun Inn. Little Compton is just over the Gloucestershire border in Warwickshire about three miles to the east of Moreton in Marsh. Today the Sun Inn still trades and offers beers from the Whitbread portfolio. The current landlords Alan and Debbie Knight have been at the Sun for 26 years. It is located just a few yards from the junction with the High Street on the western side of North Street. The ground floor window frames probably date from the early 1900's.

Map Reference: SP 025284

Owner in 1891: Lardner & Son, Compton Steam Brewery, Little Compton

Rateable value in 1891: £19.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Flowers & Sons, brewers, Stratford on Avon

Rateable value in 1903: £19.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status: Still trading

Heritage:

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Landlords:

1856 D. Harvey

1885 Albert William Tovey

1891,1903,1906,1919 William Page

1927 Elizabeth Page (Mrs)

1939 Rt. Wm. Roe

1974-1999 Alan and Debbie Knight

Unicorn Inn, Gloucester Street

The Unicorn Inn closed in February 1915. William Keyte moved to the Royal Oak at Gretton.

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Owner in 1891: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1891: £15.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Cheltenham Original Brewery

Rateable value in 1903: £16.5s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 11pm

Present status:

Landlords:

1830 George Jackson

1856 R. Court