Butchers Arms, Church Street, Tewkesbury
The Butchers Arms was situated midway between the Plough and the Berkeley Arms near to the Cross. A deed relating to the property reads: ‘site at upper end of Church Street formerly called the Packhorse, afterwards the Three Legs and recently the Butchers Arms.’ The Butchers Arms had been demolished by 1789 when the site […]
Britannia Inn, 30 High Street, Tewkesbury
The Britannia Inn is on the western side of the High Street at the junction with Smiths Lane. In the early 1800’s the building was essentially a wine and spirit merchants, and it is known that the bottling of wines and spirits from wooden casks took place in one of the upper floors. By 1871 […]
Brewers Arms, 122 High Street, Tewkesbury
The Brewers Arms was located on the eastern side of the High Street, approximately midway between the Nottingham Arms and Trinity Street (opposite the Britannia). The Brewers Arms probably sold beer from the Abbey Brewery which was on the other side of the High Street. There is no mention of the Brewers Arms in the […]
Berkeley Arms, Church Street, Tewkesbury
The Berkeley Arms is an architectural gem. It is a three storey stepped gabled building that dates back to about 1560. The first reference to the Berkeley Arms is in 1869. It is likely that the pub was trading as the Queens Arms before that date. Gibson Kemp, the landlord in 2000, had a claim […]
Bell Hotel, 52 Church Street, Tewkesbury
The half timbered triple gabled Bell Hotel is directly opposite the Gage Gates of Tewkesbury Abbey. The date 1696 is inscribed over the front door of the hotel. Amongst other period features in the Bell are decorative wooden panels, which are thought to have once been pews in the Abbey. The wooden panelling is identical […]
Barrel Inn, 34 High Street, Tewkesbury
The 16th century Barrel Inn was located on the western side of the High Street between Smiths Lane and Quay Street (roughly mid way between the Britannia Inn and the Anchor Hotel). The Barrel had a full licence but was tied to the Stratford on Avon Flowers Brewery for beer only. (1891 & 1903 licensing […]
Aurora Inn, 39 Church Street, Tewkesbury
The Aurora Inn was at the far end of the Abbey Almshouses, near Tewkesbury Abbey. It probably took its name from Aurora passage. The earliest mention of the Aurora is in 1869, but was in existence before that date presumably operating under a different name. The building is 500 years old! The Tewkesbury Brewery owned […]
Anchor Hotel, 42 High Street, Tewkesbury
The Anchor Hotel is an 18th century coaching inn that first opened in 1774. It continues to trade on the corner of the High Street and Quay Street. The date 1774 is prominent on the pub sign. The ground floor façade of the Anchor dates from 1921, refurbished by the Cheltenham Original Brewery. The interior […]
Albion Inn, Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury
The Albion Inn was originally a small unpretentious town pub. The annual rateable value increased three fold from 1891 to 1903 suggesting that it was substantially altered during this time by the new owners – Showell & Co’s Croswells Brewery of Oldbury (West Midlands). Florence Maynard was the landlady at the Albion Inn for 38 […]
Admiral Benbow, The Quay, Tewkesbury
The Admiral Benbow was located on the banks of the River Avon. The inn was also known by other names during its history. It appears to have been called the Mermaid in 1670. In the Pigots 1830 Gloucestershire Directory the premises is referred to as the Severn Trow. The last name of the quayside pub […]
