Severn Trow, The Quay, Tewkesbury
The Severn Trow is mentioned in the 1830 Pigots Gloucestershire directory. See also Admiral Benbow. Landlord: 1830 Joseph Glover
Sailors Return, Brays Court, Tewkesbury
Brays Court is a passageway on west side of High Street between Quay Street and Red Lane. The Sailors Return was tucked away in this passage and must have been very difficult for the local police to supervise. It had the lowest annual rateable value for any pub in Tewkesbury. The license was either relinquished […]
Royal Oak, Quay Street, Tewkesbury
The Royal Oak, in Quay Street, was next to the Coach and Horses on the High Street side. It closed in 1917 under the terms of the Compensation Act. When it was sold in 1918 it realised £250. Map Reference: SO 893330 Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Cheltenham Original Brewery Rateable value in 1891: £15.0s.0d. […]
Royal Hop Pole Hotel, Church Street, Tewkesbury
Parts of the hotel date back to the 15th century. Above the entrance to the Royal Hop Pole is a fine decorative ironwork feature which has a coat of arms on top. The 1919 Kellys directory of Gloucestershire describes it is a “family and commercial hotel. A.A. motor union quarters, dinner luncheon or tea parties […]
Riverside Hotel, Church Street, Tewkesbury
B. Linnell in his book ‘Public Houses of Tewkesbury Borough’ (1972) writes: “The observer should imagine a pillared, palm-flanked doorway to the left of the extreme left hand ground floor window of the (Royal) Hop Pole Hotel. This was the entrance to the Riverside Hotel until 1932 or thereabouts, when it was once more incorporated […]
Riverside Hotel / Montells, High Street, Tewkesbury
The former Riverside Hotel is on the western side of the High Street, at the northern end. It is a large building and the rear of the property backs onto the River Avon. For many years it was the private residence of the town clerk. It opened to the public in 1932 as an unlicensed […]
Red Lion, High Street, Tewkesbury
The Red Lion in the High Street was located on the north side of Unicorn Alley, directly opposite from the entrance to Red Lane. It closed in 1867 and was demolished soon afterwards. A pair of semi-detached, red brick cottages were built on the site. These were then demolished and Boots now occupies the site […]
Railway Inn, 8 Station Street, Tewkesbury
The Railway Inn, on the corner of Station Street and Oldbury Road was a double-fronted, red brick house of two storeys with large ground floor bay windows. In the 1970’s a large patch of blue bricks lying on the ground indicated the location of the yard of the Railway Inn. The pub faced Station Street […]
Quart Pot, High Street, Tewkesbury
See also Quart Pot, Church Street The Quart Pot was a beer house on the site of 86 High Street near the Red Lion. It appears to have been trading for a short time after the older Quart Pot at the Cross closed down. The building has long been demolished and Boots the Chemist now […]
Quart Pot, The Cross, Church Street, Tewkesbury
The Quart Pot was located at the Cross between the present day Berkeley Arms and (Old) Plough. The building was demolished on 5th May 1837. Two fine mullioned windows were uncovered, giving support that the building dated back to the reign of Henry VII. The Quart Pot extended from Church Street back towards Swilgate Road […]
