St. Leonards House, Painswick Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester

At the Shire Hall in Gloucester on Saturday 29th August 1896 at 11.45 a.m. a license was applied for: ‘To sell by retail, wines, spirits, ale, beer, stout, cider and perry at a house known as Saint Leonards House, Painswick House, near the City, but in the County of Gloucester, to be drunk and consumed […]

Royal Oak, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester

Gloucester Journal – 24th September 1881. A fatal fall. In July last we recorded the circumstances of an Accident which occurred to Mr William Poole of the Royal Oak Inn, Upton St Leonards. He was standing on the top of a wagon loaded with hay when the horses started on, causing him to fall to […]

Kings Head, Painswick Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester GL4 8AA

The Kings Head, on the B4073 Gloucester – Painswick road, dates back to the early 1800’s. (the deeds of sale were on display in the pub in 1999). The Nailsworth Brewery once owned the Kings Head. It must have been one of their furthest pubs from Nailsworth, being some 11 miles from the brewery – […]

Chequers Inn, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester

No other details at present. Location not yet known. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Daniel Beard (free from brewery tie) Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse Landlord: 1891 Daniel Beard

Twigworth Lodge / Oakwood, Tewkesbury Road, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PG

The pub /restaurant was previously known as the Twigworth Lodge Hotel. In November 2004, after a £300,000 refurbishment,  it traded as The Twigworth, a Brewers Fayre restaurant.  A Premier Lodge is adjacent. The pub is now called the Oakwood, but at the time of writing in June 2022 it appears to be closed for renovation. […]

Stonebench Inn, Stonebench, Elmore GL2 3NP

Stonebench is to the east of Elmore on the southern bank of the River Severn. It is a popular place to watch the Severn Bore. The Stonebench Inn dates back to 1729 and was once used by traders travelling up the river to Gloucester. Gloucester Citizen, Saturday 28th August 1886 – Special notice!! Severn Bore: […]

Tudor Arms, The Patch, Slimbridge GL2 7BP

Three separate buildings in Shepherds Patch have served as licensed premises. The Shepherds Patch Inn is now in residential use and the Patch Bridge Hotel is a residential home. It appears that the license was transferred to the Tudor Arms from the Patch Bridge Hotel after its licence was relinquished in 1927. The Tudor Arms […]