Three Horseshoes, The Green, Frampton on Severn
The Three Horseshoes is located on the western side of the village green. An old photograph shows a simple red bricked building. Rendering has since been applied to the front of the pub. In 1866 Peter Coole, the landlord of the Three Horseshoes, was challenged by George Hobbs, the village butcher, to a foot race […]
Wheatsheaf Inn, Chalford Hill GL6 8QJ
The Wheatsheaf Inn was located on Skiveralls, between Abnash & Dark Lane, near to Silver Street. There are now six houses on the site of the old Wheatsheaf Inn called the Wheatsheaves. Map Reference: SO 893028 Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Stroud Brewery Rateable value in 1891: £9.10s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse Owner in […]
Queens Head, St Marys, Chalford GL6 8PZ
The ex Great Western Railway and the road from Stroud to Cirencester run side by side through St Marys. A railway level crossing at St Marys was called Queens Head, taking its name from the nearby pub. The Queens Head was tied to Cripps & Sons, Cirencester Brewery. In Edwardian times Chalford was an excellent […]
Old Red Lion, High Street, Chalford
There is a house on the left hand side of the lane a few yards up from the existing New Red Lion called the Old Red Lion. It had opened by 1804 and, for a while, it was trading at the same time as the New Red Lion. Map Reference: SO 898025 Licensing Details: […]
New Red Lion Inn, High Street, Chalford GL6 8DJ
The New Red Lion, on the south side of the street was trading in 1831 and is still open for business today. It is situated a few yards away from the old Thames & Severn canal. When the canal was open the Nailsworth Ales available at the New Red Lion and the Tetbury Ales at […]
Mechanics Arms / Old Neighbourhood, Midway, Chalford Hill GL6 8EN
There is a road that runs to the west of the village called the Old Neighbourhood. Records show that the Mechanics was trading in 1856. The pub was a run of the mill Whitbread tied house but was sold as a free house and, after sensitive refurbishment, became the Old Neighbourhood Inn in December 1992. […]
Greyhound Inn, Bliss Mill, Chalford GL6 8NS
The Greyhound is recorded as a licensed premises from 1820 to the south of Bliss Mill. There is a later reference in 1856 but the premises in not mentioned in the 1891 licensing book listing Gloucestershire pubs. The Greyhound Inn was in close proximity to the Companys Arms and has long been demolished. Map Reference: […]
Fleece Inn, Chalford Hill GL6 8EJ
The Fleece Inn was once owned by Smith & Sons Brimscombe Brewery. It later passed to Stroud Brewery ownership. The Fleece Inn was offered for auction on Tuesday 25th May 1937. The building is now a private residence called Fleece House. It is located within a maze of narrow lanes that are so characteristic of […]
Duke of York, Chalford Hill GL6 8EQ
The Duke of York is a 19th century Cotswold stone building. The pub was named after the Lords of the Manor, the Mortimers, who were Dukes of York. The Duke of York was described in the 1980 edition of CAMRA’s ‘Real Ale in Gloucestershire’ as a ‘friendly village pub in depths of village. Narrow roads […]
Company’s Arms, Chalford GL6 8NS
This fine Cotswold stone three gabled building was converted into an inn in the early 19th century by Thomas Cox; a clothier who sold cloth to the East India Company. The Company’s Arms was only a stones throw from the Thames & Severn canal near the Chalford roundhouse and overlooked the parish church of Holy […]
