Vauxhall Inn, Barton Street, Gloucester

Sidney Cummings was listed at the Vauxhall Brewery in Barton Street in 1892. The Vauxhall Brewery was sold in 1899 for £6,050 to Mitchells and Butlers by the trustees of Helen Brown. (Source: Century of British Brewers plus 1890-2004 Brewery History Society). Gloucester Journal: November 18th, 1876: The housewarming dinner to welcome Mr. H. Sansom, […]

Upper George, Westgate Street, Gloucester

See also Cathedral Tavern The Upper George was once known as the Cathedral Tavern. It is understood that the Upper George was located at 138 Westgate Street. In 1873 this address was occupied by Mr A. Tanner, a painter and paper hanger. In 1920 the site of the Upper George was occupied by the Palladium […]

Union Inn / Tailors House / The Sword, 43-45 Westgate Street, Gloucester

The 1906/1907 Matthews Directory of Gloucester refers to the Spirit Vaults although no address is given. However this is known to be an earlier name of the Union. It changed name to celebrate the union with Ireland. In 1919 the address of the Union Inn was 22 Westgate Street. On renumbering of Westgate the address […]

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Wellington Street, Gloucester

Uncle Tom’s Cabin was on the western side of Wellington Street near the present day Hampden Way turning. Gloucester Journal; October 29th, 1881: Josiah Henson, the original hero of Mr. Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’, has died in Canada at the age of 87. He was a slave for 40 years and afterwards became a […]

Turmot Hoer, Mead Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester GL4 5GL

The Turmut Hoer was built in 1994 by Bass Taverns. The name is from a poem by Ivor Gurney. During the Great Gloucestershire Floods of July 20th 2007 the Turmut Hoer was damaged  by flash-flooding and remained closed until the end of August. Gloucester Citizen, Thursday 8th February 2024 – Pub reopens with a new […]

Trumpet Inn, Southgate Street, Gloucester

The Trumpet Inn is mentioned in 1820. The address of the pub in 1856 was 39 Littleworth which is an early reference to Southgate Street. A later reference gives the address as 105 Southgate Street. The Trumpet Inn was on the eastern side of Southgate Street midway between Albion Street and Norfolk Street. The Trumpet […]

Trevor Arms, 72 Vauxhall Road, Gloucester

72 Vauxhall Road in 1936 and 1957 references. The Trevor Arms, on the corner of Thomas Street, was a typical back street end of terrace local. It is now a private house. The iron pub sign bracket remains but this is the only evidence that it was once a pub. John Poulton, the landlord in […]

Three Oaks, Baneberry Road, Gloucester

The Citizen: Thursday 12th February 1981 – Protestors lose fight over pub: Despite three petitions and six letters of objection, City planners have given permission for a pub to be built at Baneberry Road near The Butts. The objectors said the original site was allocated for shops as well as a public house but shops […]