Eliot Arms, Down Ampney GL7 5QR
The Eliot Arms closed down in the 1870’s. The pub took its name from the Eliot family who were owners of the Down Ampney estate in the 1740’s. The pub was popular with canal navvies when the Thames & Severn canal was being built. The navvies were often boisterous and on one occasion, according to […]
Bricklayers Arms / Daneway Inn, Daneway nr. Sapperton GL7 6LN
The Bricklayers Arms was originally built for the navvies working on the Thames & Severn canal. The pub is located in a superb isolated position near the western portal of the old Sapperton canal tunnel. The building has changed very little over the years. An old photograph (not reproduced here) shows a horse and cart […]
Wild Duck, Drakes Island, Ewen GL7 6BY
The Wild Duck was only licensed in the 1930’s but the building dates back to 1563. The Wild Duck was a popular pub which retained a slightly rustic feel with panelling, settles, old paintings and an imposing Elizabethan fire place. Food was a speciality. Gloucestershire & Avon Life, November 1972 – There’s nothing wild about […]
No Name (Off-licence), Daglingworth
The premises in Daglingworth was probably a simple off licence and not a pub. The 1891 and 1903 licensing books do not specify the name of the business. There is some confusion over the tenancy and occupiers of the property. It is known that the tenant / landlord in the 1890’s, George Tibbles, died from […]
New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns GL7 5AN
Fairford. Petty Sessions. 11th October 1902: A carpenter from Quenington was charged with refusing to quit the New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns. He pleaded guilty, and from the evidence given by the landlady, he had behaved disgracefully. Drink was refused him and as he would not leave, Sergeant Neville was telegraphed for. Sergeant Neville said […]
Great Western / Railway Hotel / Thames Head Inn, Tetbury Road, Coates GL7 6NZ
The 1871 Census refers just to ‘Mr Avery’s Inn’. The pub was recorded as being called the Great Western in the 1891 and 1903 licensing books. The Great Western was so named because of its location near the GWR line from Stroud to Swindon. There is a reference to the Tetbury Road Hotel in 1913. […]
Shepherds Arms, Coates GL7 6JY
In 1891 and 1903 the premises is listed in the licensing books of Gloucestershire without having a name. Thomas Lewis, the occupier in 1891, is named the executor of Mary Lawrence. This presumably refers to having been appointed to perform the instructions of her will rather than being her assassin! The premises was purchased by […]
Tunnel House Inn, Tarlton Road, Coates GL7 6PW
The Tunnel House is a classic Gloucestershire pub. It was originally built as the New Inn in the 1780’s for the navvies working on the two mile long Sapperton tunnel on the Thames & Severn canal. There was a huge loss of life during digging of the tunnel in 1788-90. The inn provided lodgings for […]
Good Intent, Cerney Wick
The Good Intent was a simple cottage style beerhouse near Trinity Church. It was referred to the Compensation Authority in 1917 and eventually closed on 3rd March 1922. The pub is listed in the 1891 licensing book without having a name. The buildings of the Good Intent were demolished many years ago, but the remnants […]
Crown Inn, Cerney Wick GL7 5QH
The 17th Crown Inn is a Cotswold stone building. In 1928 the Crown Inn was purchased by the Cirencester Brewery. It later had a long association with Courage Brewery but is now free of tie. Gloucestershire Live, 26th October 2023 – Revamp on cards for village pub: A village pub is set to be restored […]
