Royal Oak, 102 Gloucester Street, Cirencester
Numbered 70 Gloucester Street in 1919. The present day address is 102 Gloucester Street. Wilts & Glos, Standard. Saturday, 6th March 1948: ‘Beware Thieves!: As a result of a daring entry into the Royal Oak Inn, Gloucester Street last Saturday afternoon, thieves got away with a haul of approximately £20 in cash from the till […]
Rose & Crown, Cricklade Street, Cirencester
Henry Cuss was listed as a beer retailer at 82 Cricklade Street in 1889. The Rose and Crown closed with compensation on 3rd March 1922. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: E.William Cripps (Cirencester Brewery) Rateable Value in 1891: £11.0s.0d. Type of license in 1891: Beerhouse Owner in 1903: F.W.B. Cripps., Esq. (Cirencester Brewery) Rateable Value […]
Red Lion, Dollar Street, Cirencester
20 Dollar Street in 1919 directory. 38 Dollar Street in 1939 directory. The Red Lion was a three storey Cotswold stone built building on the junction with Spitalgate Lane. It is now a private house with no visible evidence of it ever being a licensed property. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Cirencester Brewery Rateable Value […]
Ram Inn, Market Place / Castle Street, Cirencester
The main coach and vehicle entrance to the galleried courtyard was from Castle Street, where the Ram had a frontage of about 186 feet (60.3m). In pre-railway days the Ram was probably the most important inn (and later hotel) in Cirencester, but with the decrease of long distance horse drawn wagons and the withdrawal of […]
Railway Inn, 29 Sheep Street, Cirencester
10 Sheep Street in 1919 and latterly 29 Sheep Street. Cirencester G.W.R station, opposite the pub, was a victim of the Beeching cuts in the 1960’s and the Railway Inn pulled its final pints soon afterwards. The Railway Inn then became the offices of R.A. Bennett & Co., Estate Agents. By the 1990’s the 17th […]
Queens Head, 34 Watermoor Road, Cirencester
The Queens Head was listed at 11 Watermoor Road in a 1919 directory. The present day address is 34 Watermoor Road. Wilts and Glos Standard, 24th March 2005 – Drinker banned after pub assault: A drinker who upset pub customers was given a community rehabilitation order after admitting criminal damage and assault. Magistrates heard the […]
Plume of Feathers Inn / The Bees Knees, 133 Watermoor Road, Cirencester
Located at the far end of Watermoor Road just before the ring road, the Plume of Feathers has been an Arkell’s tied house for well over one hundred years. It was refurbished and reopened in February 2000 by James Arkell of the Kingsdown Brewery. It was renamed the Bees Knees in September 2000. Landlord, Nigel […]
Phoenix Inn, Park Street, Cirencester
22 Park Street in 1919. The Phoenix Inn closed on 3rd March 1922. The address of the Phoenix Inn is given as 22 Park Street in 1919 but the modern day numbers do not extend that high. The even side of the street runs from 6 to 14 (Post Code is GL7 2BN). It is […]
Sun Inn, Market Place, Cirencester
Number 118 Dyer Street in 1889 and 1919 references. The Sun is one of several inns and hostelries in Cirencester to claim that Charles II was an overnight guest whilst on the run from the Roundheads after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. (The Crown and Kings Head are the other contenders). The Sun probably […]
Wine Vaults, The Square, Stow on the Wold
The most interesting thing about the Wine Vaults is that in 1903 it was tied to the Hook Norton Brewery. This was the only outlet for Hook Norton beer in Gloucestershire at that time. The Wine Vaults, which was behind the town hall, closed down many years ago and is now an antique shop. Thankfully, […]
