Lansdown Inn / Mousetrap Inn, Bourton on the Water GL54 2AR
The Lansdown Inn is now called the Mousetrap Inn. The popular nineteenth century pub is located at the western end of Bourton of the Water, away from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist area where the River Windrush runs through the village. The Lansdown Inn was once tied to Hunt Edmunds Banbury Brewery. […]
Kingsbridge Inn / Parrot & Alligator, Bourton on the Water GL54 2BS
The Kingsbridge Inn was previously known as the Parrot and Alligator and it opened in 1996. Iain Gaynor, the proprietor, came from Borneo and drank in the local missionary post which was known as the Parrot and Alligator. When he moved back to England he adopted the name for his new pub. Iain was very […]
Jubilee (Alfred Hadley’s Brewery), Sherborne Street, Bourton on the Water GL54 2BY
Whilst doing the research for the Gloucestershire Pubs project and carefully documenting the inns and taverns throughout the county there were a few really interesting finds. I was delighted to come across a reference to a brewery and beerhouse in the grounds of Harrington House, one of the most imposing houses in the village. The […]
Duke of Wellington, Sherborne Street, Bourton on the Water GL54 2BY
The Duke of Wellington was known as the Wellington Hotel in late Victorian and Edwardian times. In the 1891 and 1903 licensing books of Gloucestershire the inn is tied to Dunnell’s Brewery of Banbury. This was quite a rare brew in Gloucestershire and the Wellington was one of only three Gloucestershire pubs to sell Dunnell’s […]
Dial House Hotel, The Chestnuts, off High Street, Bourton on the Water GL54 2AN
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Coach & Horses, Stow Road, Fosse Way, Bourton on the Water GL54 2HN
The 17th century pub is located on the A429 Fosse Way just outside Bourton on the Water. The annual rateable value of The Coach and Horses rose dramatically in the twelve years from 1891 to 1903. In 1891 it was £8.2s.0d., but this had increased to £24.0s.0d. by 1903. In 2001 the old stables at […]
Bell Inn, Sherborne Street, Bourton on the Water GL54 2BY
The 1927 Kelly’s Directory refers to the Bell Hotel. There is a Bell Cottage in Sherborne Street. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury Rateable value in 1891: £16.0s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse Owner in 1903: Hunt Edmunds, Banbury Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d. Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse Closing time […]
Trout Inn, St Johns Bridge, Lechlade GL7 3HA
13th century inn on the Thames, originally the alms house of a priory dissolved in 1472. An old photograph shows the pub with the sign ‘Bowlys Entire’ (no ‘e’) prominent. The Trout Inn had a long association with the Courage Brewery. Wilts & Glos Standard, Saturday 16th February 1901 – Lechlade. Angling Matters: The recent […]
Three Horseshoes, Fairford Road, Downington, Lechlade GL7 3DL
The Three Horseshoes Inn was located to the west of the town on the road to Fairford (A417). The building dates from 1657. The pub was possibly once called the Waggon and Horses. The Three Horseshoes was the only Morlands Brewery of Abingdon tied house in Gloucestershire as recorded in the petty sessional divisional records […]
Swan Inn, 7 Burford Street, Lechlade GL7 3AP
The Swan Inn was built in 1507, two years before Henry VIII came to the throne. It is Lechlade’s oldest pub and continues to trade. The exterior has changed little over the years but the left side of the old twin gabled inn is now an antique shop (Swan Antiques). Map Reference: SU 214996 Licensing […]
