Quay Inn, Brimscombe
The Quay Inn is referred to in the 1830 Pigots Gloucestershire directory. It is possibly an early incarnation of the Port Inn. Map Reference: SO 869024 Landlord 1830 Richard Jones
Port Inn, London Road, Brimscombe GL5 2QF
The Port Inn once served bargees and canal workers from the bustling Thames & Severn Canal inland port at Brimscombe. Nothing remains of the once extensive canal wharfs today. The property that once was the Port Inn is now known as Port House. Map Reference: SO 869024 Licensing Details: Rateable Value 1891: £12.10s.0d. Type of […]
Nelson Inn, Brimscombe Hill GL5 2QP
The licensing books of 1891 and 1903 refer to the Admiral Nelson, which was listed within the parish of Minchinhampton. The Nelson is just up the hill from Brimscombe Mill. It originally sold beer from Smith’s Brimscombe Brewery but Stroud Brewery later acquired the inn. On the side of the Cotswold stone building an old […]
Kings Arms, Bourne Lane, Brimscombe
The Kings Arms was a popular ‘real ale’ pub. The pub was on two levels – the public bar at the lower section with a pool table and juke-box, and an comfortable upper saloon with a piano. There was no car parking at the pub and access was gained through narrow lanes. The ‘Tippler’, the […]
Kings Head, Church Lane, Shurdington
The Kings Head was located at the top of Church Lane on the junction with the main road (A46). Mrs Sophie Fry was the last licensee and at that time the Kings Head was predominately a cider pub. It had a back room that was used, amongst other things, as a meeting place for the […]
New Inn / Cheese Rollers Inn, Main Road, Shurdington GL51 5XJ
The name was changed to the Cheese Rollers in the early 1970’s. The Cheese Rolling tradition takes place every Whitsun at Coopers Hill two and a half miles to the south west of the pub. The tradition involves chasing a cheese down a precipitous 1 in 2 slope, literally head over heels. In 2000 the […]
Bell Inn, Main Road, Shurdington GL51 5XQ
The Bell Inn was built in 1801 as a small wayside inn and was extended about a century later. For over fifty years from 1890 it was run by one family and also acted as the village bakery. The pub garden and conservatory overlooks the village cricket ground. The Citizen: Friday, July 1st 1983: New-look […]
Farmers Arms / Old Farmers Arms, Evesham Road, Bishops Cleeve GL52 4SA
The Farmers Arms is located about a quarter of a to the north of Bishops Cleeve on the main road to Evesham but within the old parish of Gotherington. (the village of Gotherington is about half a mile to the north-east) . I have fond memories of the Farmers Arms in the mid early 1970’s […]
House in the Tree, Haydens Elm GL51 0TQ
The House in the tree is over 500 years old. Legend tells how a beautiful girl named Maud Bowen who lived nearby was one night abducted by her uncle. A local youth – Walter the Archer – followed them and shot the uncle with an arrow. Unfortunately, Maud, attempting to return home, fell into a […]
Malt Shovel Inn, Shutter Lane, Gotherington GL52 4EZ
The Malt Shovel Inn was a half timbered black and white pub about 50 yards to the rear of the Shutters Inn. It is now a private house. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: George Reeve (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1891: £17.0s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse Owner in 1903: George Reeve […]
