Fleece Inn, Stanley Downtown, nr Stonehouse GL10 3QS
The building dates from c.1700. It has a narrow brick front surmounted by a gable with swept parapets Stroud Brewery acquired the Fleece Inn upon the takeover of Godsells Brewery in 1928. An inventory of property was made listing the Fleece Inn and four adjoining cottages, No’s 1,2,3 and 4. The grade II listed building […]
Fountain Inn, Middle Pitch, Thrupp, nr Stroud GL5 2DR
The Gloucester Citizen reported on 5th March 1926 that there were four other licensed premises within a distance of 840 yards. Mr Langley Smith handed in a petition extensively signed by the people of the district appealing against the closure of the house. The license, however, was referred for compensation. In May 1926 it was […]
Brewers Arms, Thrupp Lane, Thrupp, nr Stroud GL5 2EH
C.B. Tanner & Son were brewing beer at the Brewers Arms in 1856, according to an 1856 Directory where the business is listed as a brewery. There is no mention of a Brewers Arms in the 1891 licensing book. It is known that a private residence called Hillside Cottage at 126 Thrupp Lane was once […]
Bourne Inn off-licence, Thrupp, nr Stroud
The off sales beer house at the Bourne closed on 15th October 1915. The licence was lapsed due to insufficient trade. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Thomas Webb (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse (off sales only) Owner in 1903: Thomas Webb (free from brewery tie) […]
Waggon & Horses, London Road, Thrupp, nr Stroud GL5 2BL
It seems probable that the Stroud Brewery took ownership of the Waggon and Horses when George Playne & Sons brewing business of the Forwood Brewery, Minchinhampton, was acquired together with their tied estate in 1897. The Stroud Brewery invested considerable capital into the external refurbishment of the Waggon and Horses constructing a new façade and […]
Woolpack Inn, Slad, nr Stroud GL6 7QA
It is thought that the Woolpack Inn has been a pub since 1670 and was once used as a staging post for the drays carrying fleeces from Bisley. It is situated in the picturesque Slad Valley and will be forever associated with the late author Laurie Lee and his book ‘Cider with Rosie.’ The Citizen: […]
Star Inn, Slad, nr Stroud GL6 7JX
The Star Inn was a picturesque cottage style pub in the south of the village on the B4070. For a long period of time it was owned and tied to the Stroud Brewery, but in its final years sold beer from West Country Breweries and Whitbread in Cheltenham. On the Whitsun bank holiday of 1971 […]
Riflemans Arms, The Vatch, Slad, nr Stroud GL6 7JY
The Vatch is a small hamlet just to the south of Slad village. The Riflemans Arms, a substantial 17th century stone house, is mentioned in the 1885 Kellys directory, but not in the 1891 licensing book. There was once a Victorian industrial complex in the location called Vatch Mill. In the 1830’s it was operated […]
Barley Mow, Slad, nr Stroud GL6 7QA
I have only one record of the Barley Mow in 1856. It is not included in the 1891 licensing book of Gloucestershire pubs. The Barley Mow is now a private house on the main road (B4070) near the Woolpack Inn. Landlord: 1856 J. Woodward
New Inn, Selsley Common
The 1891 and 1903 licensing books list the New Inn in the parish of Kings Stanley, which is about a mile to the west of Selsley. The New Inn was once a very popular pub on Selsley Common. In its later days it was a Stroud Brewery pub before being acquired by West Country Breweries […]
