George & Dragon / George Inn / Stroat Inn, Stroat, nr. Chepstow
Stroat is a small hamlet about three miles to the north east of Chepstow on the A48. The pub, opposite Stroat House, was also known as both the George and the Stroat Inn. When known as the George in 1744 it was also the meeting place of the Tidenham manor court. John Pullen Rymer was the […]
Travellers Rest, Stowe Green (Forest of Dean)
E.J.E. Wyndham of the Clearwell Estate owned the Travellers Rest in 1891. It was a beer house which was free from brewery ties. The ownership had passed to H.E. Collins twelve years later in 1903 and the lease had been taken on by the Wickwar Brewery. Arnold, Perrett & Co.Ltd. were acquiring many previously free […]
White Horse, Staunton (Forest of Dean)
The White Horse started trading in 1813. However, it is likely that the license of the White Horse was transferred from another property to the present inn sometime in the 1830’s. Prior to then the road from Coleford to Monmouth took a route deviating from the church through the village. The more direct road (A4136) […]
Cliff Cider House (possibly Royal Oak), Staunton (Forest of Dean)
E.G. Francis was the owner of the Cliff Cider House in 1891. As its name suggest it had a licence to sell cider on the premises only, although it is documented as being free of brewery tie. Cliff Cider House must have been quite a basic establishment but the entry in the 1891 licensing records […]
Plough Inn, St. Briavels
The Plough Inn does not feature in the 1891 book of the licensed premises in Gloucestershire. The last documented evidence of it trading is in 1870 when G. Miles was the occupying landlord. In October 2004 the property was put on the market in two separate lots. The main house and garden was offered with […]
George Inn, High Street, St. Briavels
Lord Charles Denton was the owner of the George Inn in 1891, a free house without brewery ties. After Lord Charles Denton passed away his representatives were owners of the pub in 1903. Lord Charles Denton lived at Orielton in 1892, which was probably the name of his residence. He was involved in public affairs. […]
Crown, Pystol Lane, St. Briavels
The Stroud Brewery owned the Old Crown Inn in 1891 (Watts & Co) and 1903 (Stroud Brewery Company). The pub was a licensed beer house with an annual rateable value of £12.0s.0d. Closing time was at 10 pm. At the time the Old Crown Inn must have been one of their furthest pubs from the […]
Speech House, Forest of Dean
The Speech House is a famous landmark in the very centre of the Forest of Dean. Originally built in 1676 as a hunting lodge for King Charles II. The Speech House was also the meeting place for the Verderers Court. The Verderers were set up by King Canute in the 11th century and were appointed […]
White Horse, Church Road, Upper Soudley
Mary Ann Bowers, landlady of the White Horse Inn in Soudley, was summoned by PC White in November 1883 on a charge of drunkenness and using disgusting language on licensed premises. Mrs Bowers was fined £1 with costs. William Nash was the owner of the White Horse in 1891 when it was licensed as an […]
Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling
The Orepool Inn dates from the 17th century when it was a basic forest pub that served beer to miners working in the nearby iron mines. Edwin Maffa was the owner of the Orepool Inn in 1891 and 1903 and it was free from brewery tie. The annual rateable value of £8.0s.0d. was extremely low […]
