Woolaston Inn, Brookend, Woolaston
Woolaston Inn, Brookend (original building south side of A48) The inn, on the south side of the main road to the east of Brookend on the corner of Station Road, was originally known as the Dukes Head. It had a brief spell as the Queens Head in the 1850’s, but the name had changed to […]
Rising Sun Inn, Woolaston Common
Sir W.H. Marling was the owner of the Rising Sun in 1891 and 1903. He ran the pub as a free house. The Rising Sun had an annual rateable value of £12.17s.6d. in 1891 and 1903 and was a licensed beer house, closing each night at 10 pm. An ‘eating out’ review in the ‘Forester’ […]
Netherend Inn, Netherend, Woolaston
The Harris family were the owners of the Netherend Inn in 1891 and 1903. Elizabeth Harris was the owner in 1891 and Annie Harris had taken ownership in 1903. More research is required to establish if they were mother and daughter or perhaps sisters. They both ran the pub as a free house. The Netherend […]
Dukes Head, Brookend, Woolaston
Brookend is a hamlet on the main Gloucester to Chepstow Road (A48), just to the south-east of Alvington. The sign of the Dukes Head was carried by two public houses, although not contemporary with each other. An inn trading under the name of the Dukes Head is recorded at Brookend in 1800 when it was […]
Carpenters Arms, Woolaston Common
Woolaston is a large parish incorporating the isolated settlements of Woolaston, High Woolaston, Woolaston Slade, Woolaston Woodside and Woolaston Common. For the purpose of this website I have also included both the hamlets of Netherend and Brookend which are closest to the main A48 Gloucester to Chepstow Road. The Carpenters Arms was situated on Woolaston […]
Rising Sun Inn, Coleford Road, Woodcroft, nr. Chepstow NP16 7HY
In 1891 the Rising Sun was tied to Daniel Sykes & Co. of the Redcliffe Brewery in Bristol, although just six years later the brewery had merged with the Bristol United Brewery. The Redcliffe Brewery at 107 Redcliffe Street closed altogether in 1898. The Rising Sun at Woodcroft was only one of two Forest of […]
New Inn, Woodcroft, nr. Chepstow
The New Inn at Woodcroft was licensed between 1825 and 1875. I have found no other references to it. Landlord: 1851,1868 Edward Chappell
Royal Oak, Parkhill, Whitecroft
The Royal Oak was a privately-owned free house in 1891 owned by Annie Gollop. Twelve years later in 1903 the Royal Oak was still privately-owned by Mrs Stacey Jones who leased it out to W.J. Rogers & Co. of Bristol. The Royal Oak was a licensed beer house with an annual rateable value in 1891 […]
New Inn, Yorkley Road, Whitecroft
The New Inn was a brick-built pub. It is now a private residence called Kestrel Cottage. Stroud Brewery owned the New Inn in 1891 and 1903. It was licensed as a beer house with an annual rateable value of £12.0s.0d. Closing time was at 10 pm. Landlords at the New Inn include: 1881 Luke Lewis […]
Miners Arms, The Bay, Whitecroft
The Tewkesbury Brewery Company owned the Miners Arms in 1891. Only five years later in 1896 the Tewkesbury Brewery in Quay Street was taken over and closed by Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd. of Wickwar. It is tempting to ponder whether the average beer drinker in the late Victorian era had any passion about where […]
