White Lion Inn, 8 Gloucester Street, Cirencester
10 Gloucester Street in 1919 directory. The present day address is 8 Gloucester Street. The White Lion closed in 2008 and the building is now residential. Wilts and Glos Standard, 22nd November 2001 (advertisement) – Celebrating 15 years: Excitement is building at The White Lion Inn, Gloucester Street, Cirencester, as everyone gears up for Roy […]
Wheatsheaf Inn, 79 Cricklade Street, Cirencester
129 Cricklade Street in 1919 directory. The present day address is 79 Cricklade Street. Wilts and Glos Standard, Thursday 20th May 1999- Pub pipped at post for prize: The Wheatsheaf pub in Cirencester has narrowly missed in its bid to become Sports Bar of the Year. At the prestigious Licensee Industry Awards ceremony at the […]
Waggon & Horses, London Road, Cirencester
The original Waggon and Horses was a tiny twin gabled alehouse situated in London Road. The address in 1927 is 6 London Road, and latterly 11 London Road (1939 directory) The pub has been enlarged over the years (possibly even rebuilt). When John Logan took over the Waggon and Horses in 1986 it was tied […]
Twelve Bells Inn, Lewis Lane, Cirencester
51 Lewis Lane in 1919 directory. The name refers to the ring of twelve bells in the parish church of St. John the Baptist. The bells were cast by Rudhall of Gloucester in the early 1700’s and are the oldest ring of twelve bells in the country. The Twelve Bells was probably the tap house […]
Three Horseshoes, Cricklade Street, Cirencester
13 Cricklade Street. The license of the Three Horseshoes lapsed in 1917. The Three Horseshoes, opposite the Bishop Blaize Inn, was within sight and smell of the Cirencester Brewery. Licencing Details: Owner in 1891: Smith & Sons, Brimscombe Brewery Rateable Value in 1891: £31.5s.0d. Type of license in 1891: Alehouse Owner in 1903: Smith & […]
Three Compasses Inn / Somewhere Else, 65 Castle Street, Cirencester
40 Castle Street in 1919 directory. It was rebuilt in 1913. The pub has the letters ‘C’ and ‘B’ engraved in the stone between the central upper floor windows. As far as I know this is the only visible reminder of the Cirencester Brewery that still exists on pubs. After many years of trading as […]
Three Cocks Inn, Castle Street, Cirencester
50 Castle Street. A pub with a similar name in Tetbury had a wonderful, yet mischievous, nickname – the ‘Ladies Delight!’ The Three Cocks closed under the Compensation Act (date unknown). The building was demolished and Farrells stores was built on the site. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Cirencester Brewery Rateable Value in 1891: £12.15s.0d. […]
Talbot Inn, Victoria Road, Cirencester
The Talbot was probably named after Admiral Talbot who owned the land on which the pub was built. Admiral Talbot was a former occupant of Watermoor House. The Talbot is one of four existing Arkells pubs in Cirencester that have been associated with the Kingsdown Brewery for over a century and a half. (The Talbot […]
Ship Inn, Dyer Street, Cirencester
94 Dyer Street in original numbering. The Ship Inn was a gabled building and was demolished c.1897. During demolition it was noted that the studded door had the date 1688 carved into it. On the site are two semi-detached houses, which face Marks and Spencers food shop. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Cirencester Brewery Rateable […]
Star Inn, Pitacre, Chesterton Lane, Cirencester
Pitacre was an area of land on the south side of Chesterton Lane between Somerford Road and the railway bridge (present day Meadow Road). Map reference SP 025010. The Star Inn was in one of two stone built cottages on the same side of Chesterton Lane as the Woodbine Inn but near the Chesterton Lane […]
