Sugar Loaf, 51 St Mark’s Road, Easton, Bristol

1915 Joseph Rennolds Ash Vine Easton Ale; Ind Coope Burton Ale; Tetley Bitter; Thatchers Draught Cider (H) Excellent local opposite St Marks church with a good basic bar and separate lounge. Pool room with three tables. Also bar billiards and darts. Last Guide to Avon’s Ale (CAMRA, 1996) The Sugar Loaf closed suddenly just before […]

New Inn, Upper Framilode

Pam Daw, who lived in the Darell Arms in the 1940’s and 1950’s, contacted me through the Gloucestershire Pubs website with this query: I lived in the Darell Arms 1940s to 1950s and during lockdown made  a file of my memories and tidied my photos.  Then I discovered the Stroudwater Archives now on line as […]

Star Hotel, 4 & 6 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol

1915 Joseph Daveridge Florikan & Firkin, 4-6 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol Florikan Bitter, Bustard Ale; Dogbolter; Smiles Best Bitter; Guest Beer (H) Formerly the Star, now a standard Firkin pub with beer related items on the walls and single central bar. Last Guide to Avon’s Ale (CAMRA, 1996)