Yew Tree Inn, Huntley
The Yew Tree was leased to Rogers Brewery in Bristol in the 1903 licensing book, but must have passed into the ownership of the Forest Brewery (Francis Wintle) of Mitcheldean soon afterwards as an inventory described it as a ‘very attractive property, and stone built with slate and tiled roof – just off the main […]
Red Lion Inn, North Road, Huntley GL19 3DU
The Red Lion Inn, on the corner of North Road and the A40 Ross Road, is thought to date back to the 17th century. Deeds for the pub date back to 1732 and in 1757 the Red Lion is mentioned as a Coaching Inn on the Gloucester to Hereford toll road. An inventory taken in […]
Pineholt Club, Hucclecote, nr Gloucester
The billiard hall at the Pineholt Club was severely damaged by fire on the night of Tuesday January 4th 1972. Firemen with two appliances and using three jets spent 20 minutes to stop the main blaze but spent several hours afterwards dampening down operations as bits of smouldering asbestos flew from the gutted building. At […]
Wagon & Horses, 87a Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote GL3 3TP
The Wagon and Horses was originally a simple cottage style pub with whitewashed walls and a tiled roof. An undated photograph shows the licensee was Sarah Buck. Ind Coope & Co of Burton on Trent bought the property and immediately demolished it to make way for a brand new pub. The construction must have been […]
Royal Oak, 61-65 Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote, nr Gloucester GL3 3TW
The original Royal Oak was a stone built pub with tiled roof and with a rendered front with two small bay windows with a central entrance. In the 1920’s it even boasted its own bowling green. In 1957 the house next door, Sunnybank, was purchased by the Stroud Brewery and the licence was transferred. The […]
Spread Eagle Inn, Harescombe GL4 0XD
The Citizen. Property. 12th, September, 1985 – There cannot be many people remaining who remember the Spread Eagle public house at Harescombe. It was closed during the Great War and became a private dwelling. A former owner gave its present name of Hollocks House. Currently on the market through Bruton Knowles at £73,000 the house […]
Pilot Inn, Sellars Road, (Gloucester – Sharpness canal), Hardwicke GL2 4QD
The Pilot Inn is on the banks of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal to the east of Hardwicke. Although free of brewery tie in Edwardian times the Pilot Inn later became tied to the Stroud Brewery. The Pilot Inn became a popular attraction for visitors from Gloucester who could arrive at the pub by boat […]
Morning Star / Starting Gate, Bristol Road, Hardwicke GL2 4QY
The Morning Star was built by Whitbread breweries and it opened on 10th August 1979. It replaced the original Morning Star, which is now residential and called Morning Star Cottage. Gloucester Journal: Saturday, 15th April 1978 – New Pub Decision Put Back: Protesters have won the first round in their fight to stop a new […]
Cross Keys Inn, Hardwicke, Gloucester GL2 4RQ
The Cross Keys was situated on the junction of the A38 and B4008. (Just north of Junction 12 on the M5). The rateable values of 1891 and 1903 show a massive decrease, which tends to suggest that the rateable value included additional land on the property in 1891. In December 2006 the Cross Keys closed […]
Anchor Inn, Epney GL2 7LN
The Anchor is located on the eastern bank of the River Severn. It is located in a beautiful spot where the River Severn arches round in a Westerly direction and the vast open countryside of the Severn Vale stretches out before you, crowned in the distance by the hills of the Forest of Dean. The […]
