Ram Inn, Market Street, Minchinhampton GL6 9BW
The Ram Inn is an ancient hostelry with a history that can be traced back to late in the 17th century. Records show that before 1750 the premises was known as the Pen in Hand. In the Victorian era it was a tied house of George Playne & Sons, Forwood Brewery but had passed to […]
Ragged Cot Inn, Burnt Ash, Hyde, Minchinhampton GL6 8PE
The Ragged Cot Inn is in an isolated position to the east of Minchinhampton at Hyde, on the road to Cirencester. The name is possibly an abbreviation of Racquet Court but the name is more likely to refer to the type of stone which decorates the front of the building. The Ragged Cot was built […]
Pub With No Name, Minchinhampton
Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Trustees of Reverend G. Williams (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1891: £11.5s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Beer and Cider (off sales only) Owner in 1903: Annie Milliner (free from brewery tie) Rateable value in 1903: £11.5s.0d. Type of licence in 1903: Beer and Cider (off sales only) […]
Old Lodge Inn, The Common, Minchinhampton GL6 9AQ
The Old Lodge Inn is a 16th century Cotswold stone building set in the heart of Minchinhampton Common. It is thought that the inn was a former hunting lodge of Henry VIII. The structure today has its origins in the C17th, but with additions and alterations built in every century thereafter, up to the present. […]
New Lodge Inn, Littleworth, Minchinhampton
In 1856 the New Lodge is listed at Littleworth, Stroud. This must refer to Littleworth in Amberley. In 1891 the New Lodge Inn is listed as having a full license. Twelve years later there is no mention of the inn. To confuse matters there is a New Lodge Cottage near Minchinhampton Golf Club and the […]
New Inn, Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton
I have no other references the New Inn, and it does not appear in the 1891 or 1903 Gloucestershire licensing books. Map Reference: SO 874006 (approx)
Maidenhead, High Street, Minchinhampton
Opposite the Crown Inn. Happy shopper and M&B stores now occupy the site
Kings Head, New Road, Forwood, Minchinhampton GL6 9BQ
The Kings Head, on the junction of Well Hill and New Road, was the nearest pub to the Forwood Brewery. A huge pike caught in Woodchester Park lake was prominently displayed in a glass case over the mantlepiece. The Kings Head closed down in the 1960’s. The property is now residential and called the Point. […]
Horse & Groom, Minchinhampton
Horse and Groom, Well Hill Map Reference: SO 872006 No details Horse and Groom Only one reference in 1856. It is possible that this refers to the Horse and Groom which is known to have existed in Woefuldane Bottom in Minchinhampton, about a mile to the north of Avening, leading off Hampton Hill. Map Reference: […]
Holly Bush, Gatcombe Road, Minchinhampton
The Holly Bush Inn was located at an ‘angle of the Gatcombe Road to Crackstone.’ I have no other references to this pub, and it does not appear in the 1891 or 1903 Gloucestershire licensing books. Map Reference: ST 886997 (approx)
