Warehouse Nightclub, 1-2 Russell Street, Stroud
The Warehouse night club opened on 27th August 2004 in the old Gaumont Palace Cinema which was originally built in the mid 1930’s.
True Briton, St Johns Street, Stroud
There is a reference to the True Briton in the 1856 Kellys Directory of ‘Gloucestershire with Bath and Bristol’ (page 518). Landlord: 1856 C.F. Hunt
Swan Inn, Union Street, Stroud
The original Swan Inn stood on the south side of the High Street, opposite the Shambles. Together with the nearby George Inn, the Swan was one of Stroud’s prestigious early coaching inns. The Swan Inn had closed by the early 19th century and, by 1822, the Swan Hotel had opened nearby on the east side […]
Sundial Inn, 12 London Road, Stroud
The Sundial was once tied to the Brimscombe Brewery. The pub later became a Stroud Brewery house. The Stroud petty sessions of 1926 observed that there were “four other licensed houses within a distance of 254 yards of the Sundial.” The Sundial Inn, an alehouse, was referred for compensation without any objection at the principal […]
Alpine Lodge / Stratford, 67 Stratford Road, Stroud
The Stratford, opposite Stroud Leisure Centre, was a public house that opened on 5th June 1997 on the premises of the old Alpine Lodge Hotel. The Citizen, 5th February 1997 – Hotel revamp to create 10 jobs (by Jo Barber): A businessman has unveiled plans to spend £400,000 transforming and reopening a run-down Stroud hotel […]
Star Inn, Tower Hill, Stroud
The Star Inn was probably in close proximity to the Orange Tree Inn. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Stroud Brewery Rateable value in 1891: £13.10s.0d. Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse Owner in 1903: Stroud Brewery Rateable value in 1903: £13.10s.0d. Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse Closing time in 1903: 11pm Landlords at the […]
Stag & Hounds, Paganhill, Stroud
During my research of Gloucestershire pubs there have been a few occasions when I have hit the proverbial brick wall and really get confused. Documenting the Stag and Hounds in Paganhill has certainly proved troublesome. There is a photograph taken in 1870 by J. Fullaway, 6 St George Street, Stroud, of a magnificent and triumphal […]
Spread Eagle Inn, Old Bisley Road, Stroud
The Spread Eagle was on the north side of Bisley Old Road and was demolished in the 1960’s as part of a road widening scheme. During the Second World War, American G.I.’s stationed at nearby Lypiatt Park would often drink the pub dry. Bryan Durn, a traditional pub-sign writer, who began painting inn signs for […]
Ship Inn, Wallbridge, Stroud
The Ship Inn was situated alongside the River Frome ‘at the corner of the Wallbridge basin nearest the road.’ The Ship would have been close to Watts Stroud Brewery. In the 1891 sessions it is listed under the parish of Painswick and in 1903 under the parish of Uplands. The Ship Inn closed on March […]
Royal George Hotel, King Street, Stroud
Gloucester Journal: April 1791 – Stroudwater Navigation: The general half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the said Navigation will be held at the George Inn, in Stroud, on Tuesday the 12th inst. at eleven o’clock in the forenoon. Edward Harris, clerk. The Kings Arms Inn in King Street was purchased by Thomas Wall in 1818 […]
