Colesbourne Inn, Colesbourne GL53 9NP
The Colesbourne is a large Cotswold stone inn on the Cheltenham to Cirencester road which was built in 1827. The building has three gables with ashlar quoins and a stone-tiled roof. An advertisement in 1927 stated that teas were a speciality. The Colesbourne Inn has had a long association with Wadworth Brewery of Devizes. The […]
New Inn, Clifford Chambers (now in Warwickshire)
Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: James Robert West (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1891: £10.0s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse Owner in 1903: James Robert West (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1903: £20.5s.0d. Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse Closing time in 1903: 10pm Landlords at the New Inn include: […]
Seven Springs Inn, Seven Springs, nr Cowley GL53 9NG
Converted from existing farm buildings in the winter of 1987/1988. It is opposite the Seven Springs – one of the reputed sources of the River Thames. The pub is now owned by Greene King of Suffolk and it also trades as the Hungry Horse. This page will be updated with additional information. Map reference SO […]
Green Dragon Inn, Cockleford nr Cowley GL53 9NW
Gloucestershire Echo, 19th June 1992 – Legal threat over pub signs: A pub landlord could be prosecuted for putting up roadside signs directing motorists to his popular 300-year-old inn. But Mr Barry Hinton says the three signs have been there for ten years – pointing to the Green Dragon tucked away in woodland at Cockleford, […]
Puesdown Inn / Cotswold Explorer, Compton Abdale GL54 4DN
The Puesdown is in an isolated spot on the Cheltenham to Burford (A40) road. It is about one mile to the east of Compton Abdale and one mile to the south of Hazleton. It dates from 1236. The Puesdown Inn was once tied to Green’s Stow Brewery. There was a story that the pub was […]
Bridge Inn / Childswickham Inn, Childswickham (Worcestershire)
This page will be updated with additional information Bridge Inn There are no details in 1903. This tends to suggest that either the license was transferred to the Childswickham Inn or the name of the pub changed. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Joseph Davis (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1891: £8.10s.0d. Type of […]
Off-licence with no name, Buckland nr Broadway (Worcs) WR12 7LY
In the 1891 Gloucestershire licensing book the address of J.O. Phillips, owner of the un-named premises in Buckland, is given as 11, Treegunton Road, West Brompton. Peter Adams, the owner of the premises in 1903, is listed as living in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: J.O. Phillips (free from brewery tie) Rateable value […]
Stag & Hounds, The Quarry, Brockhampton
The Stag & Hounds was the top end of the village near the old Brockhampton Quarry. The Stag is now a private house called Hunters Rest and is the last house on the left going up the hill. The metal bracket can still be seen where the pub sign once hung. It closed in the […]
Craven Arms, Brockhampton GL54 5XQ
https://www.thecravenarms.co.uk The Craven Arms, in the centre of Brockhampton village, is tucked away down a narrow lane and can be quite difficult to find for the first time visitor. The building can be traced back to the sixteenth century, and the interior retains some original features. The Craven Arms is located within a few yards […]
Wheatsheaf Inn, Broadwell (Cotswolds) GL56 0TY
There is a Wheatsheaf House in Broadwell – presumably this was once the Wheatsheaf Inn. The pub was tied to Harris in 1891. I believe that this refers to John Harris who started the Hook Norton Brewery. It is known that John Harris married Frances Chaundy. Is there a link between the Chaundy family at […]
