Fox & Hounds / Old Spot Inn, May Lane, Dursley
Built in 1770, the pub was a school for many years before becoming a beer house named the Fox & Hounds – it was known to locals as the Dog & Fox. Opposite the pub there were a terrace of cottages named Harding’s Row, commonly known as Pigs Face Row, which were demolished to make […]
Crown Inn, 41 Long Street, Dursley
The building that was once the Crown Inn was converted to the Lodge Balti restaurant in August 1998. There is a large window frame at ground floor level that has been in place for many years. Originally the largest semi-circular pane of glass within the wooden surround was an etched decorative pub window bearing the […]
Cross Keys, Union Street, Dursley
The Cross Keys was located in Union Street which is a continuation of the steeply rising Boulton Lane. The pub was still trading in 1978 when a man called Jim was the landlord. The building is now a private house. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Richard Chapman, Dursley Steam Brewery Rateable value in 1891: £12.0s.0d. […]
Carpenters Arms, Uley Road, Dursley
The Carpenters Arms is a brick built Victorian pub with a few interesting features. On the gable to the right of the building is a panel on which the ‘Carpenters Arms’ is carved in stone. The Carpenters Arms was probably built for the Dursley Steam Brewery. The Quarter Sessions of 3rd January 1900 heard that […]
Bull Inn, Bull Pitch, Dursley
Gloucester Journal. Saturday February 12th 1870: A very pleasing assembly of the employees, with their wives, in the employ of Mr C. Workman, brewer, took place on Monday evening last, at the Bull Inn, by the invitation of Mr James Workman, son of the proprietor and manager of the above flourishing establishment. An excellent repast […]
Broadwell Tavern, Silver Street, Dursley
The Broadwell Tavern must have been one of the most distinctive pubs in the county of Gloucestershire. The Broadwell Tavern dates back to at least the end of the 15th century. It was formerly a nunnery. When the monastic building was converted into a tavern the original windows were retained. The most unusual feature, however, […]
Boot Inn, Silver Street, Dursley
There may have been two separate public houses named the Boot in Dursley. There is a reference to a Boot Inn, which stood on the corner of Market Place and the Knapp. It seems probable that on closure the license of the Boot was transferred to the new premises in Silver Street. The Boot Inn […]
Berkeley Arms, 19 High Street, Lower Cam, Dursley
The pub is a twin gabled rendered building with an ornamental crest (Berkeley Arms) above the front door. The name of the pub is highlighted in raised stonework lettering on each gable. The Berkeley Arms also retains very rare Stroud Brewery etched windows. Stroud News & Journal, 31st December 1999 – Millennium Celebrations: The owner […]
Bell Inn, Cam, Dursley
One reference in 1856. There is a Bell Cottage and Bell Court in Church Road in Cam (Post Code GL11 5PQ). However, this might be a reference to the Bell at Cambridge which closed in June 1914. No other details at present. 1856 T. Nicholls
Bell & Castle, Parsonage Street, Dursley
The Bell and Castle Hotel, which was a substantial stone building, was demolished c.1959. The site of the Bell and Castle is now occupied by a fish and chip shop (previously Barclays Bank). Gloucester Journal, May 1889: To Let – Bell & Castle Hotel, Dursley. Good posting and general trade, billiards etc. Incoming about £600. […]
