Railway Inn, Blockley
Blockley was in Worcestershire prior to 1931. The Railway Inn was built in 1850 to accommodate the needs of ‘navvies’ working on the new railway line (the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway – ‘Old Worse & Worse’). The navvies were notorious for their behaviourand were not welcome in the other village inns. It was a […]
Pear Tree Inn, Lower Street, Blockley
Blockley was in Worcestershire prior to 1931. When the Pear Tree Inn closed Jack Ellis took over the licence of the Great Western Arms.
Great Western Arms, Station Road, Blockley
Blockley was in Worcestershire prior to 1931. The Great Western was run by Jack Ellis for many years after transferring from the Pear Tree in on closure. The Great Western was purchased from Whitbread by Hook Norton Brewery and is now a very welcome ‘Hooky’ tied house. Landlords: Jack Ellis 1939 John James Ellis […]
Bell Hotel, Bell Lane, Blockley
Blockley was in Worcestershire prior to 1931. The Bell, dating from the 16th century , was the oldest inn in the village. The clubroom to the rear of the pub was used by the Blockley Brass Band for practice. The Bell Inn was occupied by the U.S. 6th armoured division from February to June 1944. […]
Crown Inn, High Street, Blockley
Blockley was in Worcestershire prior to 1931. The Crown Inn was first recorded in 1755. For many years it was managed by the Chainey family. Alfred Edward Taylor held the license at the turn of the last century. He was known as Alec ‘Tricky’ Taylor. The Crown has been run in more recent times by […]
Seven Tuns Inn, Queen Street, Chedworth GL54 4AE
The Seven Tuns was once tied to the Cirencester Brewery. When the Cirencester Brewery was acquired by Simonds the beers were supplied from Reading. Simonds was then taken over by Courage with beers sourced from the old Georges’ Brewery in Bristol. Gloucestershire Echo, 16th December 1997 – Review: (edit) Behind the bar are licensee Brian […]
New Inn, Crofts Lane, Winstone
At the village end of Church Lane (Croft Lane) stands a 19th century cottage, which from 1856 or earlier housed the New Inn. It closed in 1967. The house is called New Inn Cottage. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: E. William Cripps, Cirencester Brewery Rateable Value in 1891: £10.16s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse […]
Queens Head, Whelford nr Fairford
The Queens Head, at the southern end of Whelford, was purchased by the Cirencester Brewery on 18th April 1913. If you stand at the eastern end of the two mile runway at R.A.F. Fairford waiting patiently for American B52 bombers to land you will be on the same spot as the Queens Head! The pub […]
Old Rangoon, Whelford Road nr Fairford GL7 4DT
The Old Rangoon is (or was?) a pub attached to a caravan park at the Cotswold Water Park to the north of Whelford. The 1996 CAMRA ‘Real Ale in Gloucestershire described the Old Rangoon as having a ‘large function room with almost every square inch of wall space covered by pictures and exotic knick-knacks. Various […]
Swan Inn, Southrop GL7 3NU
The 17th century Swan Inn was purchased by the Cirencester Brewery ‘with land’ on 30th September 1926. The Tippler, the newsletter for the Gloucestershire branch of CAMRA, described the Swan at Southrop in Oct/Nov 1982. ‘In the south-east corner of Gloucestershire, near the border of Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, is the Swan Inn at Southrop. The […]
