Marlborough Arms, Cirencester Road, Fairford GL7 4BS
The Marlborough Arms, on the junction of Coronation Street and Cirencester Road, is a 17th century pub. It is the one of the first buildings on the left hand side of the road as you approach from the west on the A417. There is an adjoining bar at the gabled end of the property. See […]
George Hotel, Market Place, Fairford GL7 4AA
The George Hotel was next to the Bull Hotel. The building is now the Fairford Post Office. On May 1st 1898 the landlord of the George Hotel had a nasty shock when a couple of fat steers ran amok on their way to Lechlade market. The ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard’ reported:’ One animal rushed into […]
Franks Bar / Out of Town Pub / Vortex, Cirencester Road, Fairford GL7 4BS
Franks Bar Frank’s Bar was the gabled fronted premises adjoining the Marlborough Arms. It was trading as Franks Bar in 1997, later becoming the Out of Town pub (1998). It is now trading as the Vortex Inn Out of Town Pub The gabled building adjoining the Marlborough Arms was known as the Out of Town […]
Carriers Arms, Horcott, nr. Fairford
Horcott is a small hamlet immediately to the south of Fairford. The River Coln flows between Fairford and Horcott preventing development between the two settlements. In the petty sessional books of licensed premises in Gloucestershire (1891 & 1903) the Carriers Arms is listed in the parish of Kempsford. Map Reference: SP 154004 (Horcott) Licensing Details: […]
Eight Bells, East End, London Road, Fairford GL7 4AS
The Eight Bells has had a long association with Arkell’s Brewery in Swindon. The Kingsdown Brewery supplied beer to the Eight Bells as long ago as 1891 and Arkell’s Ales are still served in the pub to this day. The Railway Inn is a few yards away on the northern side of London Road. Map […]
Bull Hotel Tap, Bridge Street, Fairford
The Bull Hotel Tap was a separate pub to the rear of the Bull Hotel. It was located near the bridge over the River Coln. The license was probably held by the Bull Hotel, hence there being no mention in the 1891 and 1903 licensing books of Gloucestershire. It has been claimed that the beer […]
Bull Hotel, Market Place, Fairford GL7 4AA
This imposing market place hotel is thought to date back to the 15th century when it used to be a Monk’s chanting house. During renovation work a secret tunnel was discovered from the hotel to the 500 year old St Mary’s Church. Another part of the Bull Hotel is thought to have been a 16th […]
White Lion, High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0AX
The building dates back to 1647, rebuilt in 1732, but it had became a licensed premises by 1794. It was sold to Dunnell’s Brewery of Banbury on 26th January 1888 and was subsequently acquired by Hunt Edmunds in February 1918. The White Lion closed during the First World War and the building was sold to […]
White Horse Inn / Inn on the Marsh, Stow Road, Moreton in Marsh
The White Horse is now known as the Inn on the Marsh and is located on the Stow Road to the south of the town centre. Marston’s Brewery of Burton on Trent acquired the pub in March 1997. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Henry Lardner & Sons, Brewers, Little Compton, Warwickshire Rateable value in 1891: […]
White Hart Royal Hotel, High Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0BA
In 1644 King Charles I is said to have taken refuge here during the Civil War. The White Hart Royal is a good example of a 17th century coaching inn. In 1927 the pub was owned by Trust Houses Ltd. The White Hart Royal became part of the Old English Pub Company. Licensing Details: Owner […]
