Lower George Hotel / Mad O’Rourke’s / Pig Inn The City, 121 Westgate Street, Gloucester
The address of the Lower George Hotel is given as 60 Westgate Street in 1919 and 121 Westgate Street on renumbering. The smell of malted barley and boiling hops must have been quite strong in this area of Westgate Street as the Lower George was only a few yards down the road from the Gloucester […]
Lord Raglan, Albert Street, Gloucester
Albert Street is just off Station Road (Bruton Way). Albert Street ran from the Midland & Royal Hotel to Cambridge Street. The Lord Raglan was not far from the Midland Railway Station (Eastgate) which is now the site of the Asda Supermarket. Landlord: 1856 C. Niblett
Bells Hotel, Lords Hill, Coleford
Dean Forest Mercury: Friday March 5th 1971 – Motel plan supported: Mr. Henry Ludlam’s plan to develop the old Bell’s Grammar School at Coleford, as a motel was supported by West Dean Rural District Council on Thursday of last week. Planning application is being made.
Longford Inn, 55 Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester
It is likely that the Longford Inn was once called the New Inn, but I have to confirm this. The Citizen, 23rd October 1973: If Mrs Fay Whitson, of 81 Oxford Street, Gloucester, is not the county’s oldest barmaid, then she must be close to taking the title. For 87-year-old Mrs Whitmore is still pulling […]
London Inn, Falkner Street, Tredworth, Gloucester
A reference in the 1879 Gloucester Directory, Falkner Street runs from Midland Road to the High Street in Tredworth. Landlord: 1879 C.W. Price
Jovial Colliers, Upper Lydbrook
The Jovial Colliers is believed to have been trading in 1854. Sometime between that date and 1891 the landlord of the inn was a wonderfully named River Jordan! The Jovial Colliers was designated beer house status in 1891 and 1903 with an annual rateable value of £14.0s.0d. At the beginning of the 20th century Alfred […]
Llanthony Bridge Inn, Llanthony Road, Gloucester
7 Llanthony Road in 1939 Kellys directory. The Llanthony Bridge Inn took its name from the bridge on the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, only a few yards away from the pub. The Llanthony Bridge Inn closed c.1972. After standing for many years it was demolished in 2008 to make way for the new prestigious Gloucester […]
Liquid Nightclub, Eastgate Street, Gloucester
The nightclub opened in 1999. Liquid is a new building behind the ornate brick façade of the old Victorian Gloucester Baths in Eastgate Street, next to the GL1 leisure centre. The premises caught fire on Tuesday 20th April 2004, which caused the evacuation of the adjoining leisure centre. 40 firefighters fought to control the blaze […]
Linden Tree, 73 Bristol Road, Gloucester
See also Norfolk House Hotel The Linden Tree, on the junction with Theresa Street, is located at the end property of a listed three storey Georgian terrace. It was previously known as the Norfolk House Hotel and once housed a micro-brewery known as the Hawthorn Brewery. Mike Player bought the hotel in 1984 and changed […]
Life Boat Inn, Southgate Street, Gloucester
An 1873 Gloucester Directory listing gives the address of the Life Boat Inn as 37 Southgate Street. It was located on the western side of Southgate Street between Commercial Road and Kimbrose. The modern day numbering equates to 74 Southgate Street. Gloucester Journal, Saturday 22nd January 1870: Bankruptcy Act 1861– James Smart of the Life […]
