The Langton, 189-191 London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Langton, a large Regency building, is a former preparatory school. The Langton was a Toby restaurant in 1998. Vintage Inns part of Six Continents Retail (later to become Mitchell & Butlers) opened a’ traditional Country Pub restaurant’ called the Langton Horse at the end of April 2002. In April 2005 a refurbishment restored the […]
Endeavour Inn, Church Piece, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Endeavour Inn was built between 1852 and 1857 by John Packer. It was first known as the Jolly Admiral. It had closed by 1908 and the inn was then converted into three cottages (Endeavour Cottages). Charlton Kings library now stands on or near the site. The postal code for Church Piece is GL53 8JN. […]
Duke of York, East End, London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Duke of York was constructed in 1848. In 1883 it was certainly brewing its own beer as Henry Clarke is listed as a brewer. In its last years of trading the Duke of York hosted live music sessions and highlighted jazz, blues and folk music. In 2002 the Duke of York hosted tea dances […]
Cotswold Inn, East End, London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Cotswold had become an inn by 1860. In the early 1960’s the Cotswold Inn was a popular venue for rock ‘n’ roll and skiffle groups. The pub was demolished in 1972/3. The site of the pub is now Detmore Close. Albert Pearce contacted me about the Cotswold Inn in Charlton Kings in the 1960’s […]
Charlton Kings Working Men’s Club & Institute, Church Road, Chartlon Kings, Cheltenham
The Charlton Kings Working Men’s Club & Institute was built in 1888 after a three year fund raising campaign led by retired Army Captain St Clair Ford. It was built for £1,530 by the same architect who built Dean Close School. The club’s original aim was to “afford members the means of social intercourse, mutual […]
Charlton Kings Hotel, London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
13-bedroom, three star residential hotel on far eastern edge of Cheltenham on the A40. 2001 Michael and Louise Ebert
Clock Tower, Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Clock Tower was opened at 6 o’clock on Friday 11th July 1986 by Banks’s Brewery of Wolverhampton. It was Banks’s first pub in Cheltenham. It was built around the stable block of the Lillybrook Hotel. The pub takes its name from the clock tower of the old stable block, which now proudly houses a […]
Beehive Inn, East End, London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham
The Beehive Inn was situated just outside Charlton Kings towards the reservoir on the northern side of the London Road. The field opposite the Beehive was once a brickyard and it is possible that the bricks were used to construct the pub. The building still stands and is now Balcarras Farm. (Holiday Cottages) The Beehive […]
Greyhound Inn, Greyhound Gardens, Longlevens, Gloucester
The Greyhound Inn opened in 1985. It was the second pub in Gloucester to have been built by Banks’s Brewery (Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries). In common with the Basketmakers in Quedgeley, it used recycled bricks from the old Gloucester Infirmary in Southgate Street in its construction. The name comes from the Gloucester Greyhound Track that […]
Greyhound Hotel, Eastgate Street, Gloucester
In the centre of Gloucester in the shadow of St. Michaels church near the Cross. 1 Eastgate Street. A photo shows a Salt & Co sign. The license for the Greyhound lapsed in 1921. The hotel was demolished in the mid 1920’s and the Cadena Cafe was built on the site. Gloucester Journal. Saturday February […]
