Wellington Hotel / New Wellington / Station Hotel, Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1DE
The Wellington Hotel is an early Victorian building and was probably named after the Duke of Wellington. The Duke visited Gloucester the year after trouncing Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. 1885 Kellys directory gives the address as New Market, Gloucester. A reference to the Wellington Hotel in 1919 describes it as a ‘first class […]
Wellington Arms, 24 Wellington Street, Gloucester GL1 1RD
The Wellington Arms has now been converted into a Convenience Store. Although the pub was an archetypal ‘back street spit n sawdust boozer’ it was unique as it retained Godsell’s Brewery etched brewery windows. Godsell’s were based in Salmon Springs in Stroud and the brewery was acquired by the Stroud Brewery Co. in 1928. The […]
Wellington Arms, Barton Street, Gloucester
Mentioned in 1830 Pigots directory. 1830 Samuel Hillier
Waterfront / City Barge, Pillar & Lucy Warehouse, Merchants Road, Gloucester
The Citizen: Wednesday, 4th January 1984 – Quayside Drinking: A new drinking place may soon be opened on the quayside at Gloucester. Next month Ronald and Stephen Strange, both of Romsey, Hampshire – who have previous experience of the wine bar business – ask Gloucester magistrates for a licence to sell alcoholic drink in the […]
Water Poet, 61-63 Eastgate Street, GL1 1PN
See also Old Bank, Spoofers, Zebra. Now Doctors. The Water Poet opened on 29th October 2007. It was the second JD Wetherspoon outlet to open in Gloucester (see the Regal). £970,000 was spent in the conversion of the former Zebra Bar. The pub takes its name from Gloucester born John Taylor, a 16th Century waterman […]
Walnut Tree Inn, 26 Coney Hill Road, Gloucester GL4 4LQ
The Walnut Tree was a large brick built pub purposely built by Cheltenham Original Brewery in the 1930’s for the residents of the Coney Hill estate. Although the pub was not architecturally inspiring it was of sound construction and featured both a bar and lounge bar. A West Country Ales ceramic plaque was inlaid in […]
Victory, Westgate Street, Gloucester
A reference in the 1879 Gloucester Directory. The Victory was situated on the southern side of Westgate Street between Lower Quay Street and the Quay. The White Swan was opposite. Landlords: 1879 William Preedy
Victory Hotel, 167 High Street, Tredworth
The Victory Hotel, on the corner of Tredworth High Street and Dulcie Street, was a large red bricked pub. In its last years of trading the Victory did not offer accommodation despite being called a hotel. The Victory Hotel was usually called the ‘Big Vic’ by locals to distinguish it with the New Victory which […]
Victoria Inn, 22 Oxford Street, Gloucester GL1 3EQ
The Victoria Inn was originally called the Staffordshire Knot. The Victoria Inn is listed in an 1859 reference. Numbered 9 Oxford Street in 1859, 18 Oxford Street in 1919 Kellys Directory and 22 Oxford Street in 1936 reference. The Victoria was located off London Road by the Stagecoach in Gloucester bus depot. The Victoria Inn […]
Victoria House Inn / Molly Malones /One Eyed Jacks, 136 Barton Street, Gloucester GL1 4EN
The Victoria House was listed at 28 Lower Barton Street in the 1885 Kellys directory. The address later changed to 136 Barton Street. In 1957 it was referred to simply as the Victoria. It changed its name to Molly Malone’s (an Irish music theme pub) in September 1990. There was half a JCB attached to […]
