Locomotive Inn / Famous Pint Pot, 74 Bruton Way, Gloucester
The Famous Pint Pot was originally an inn called the Locomotive and once brewed its own beer on the premises. An old advertisement for malt and hops merchant, G.Cummings, of the Spa in Gloucester lists 19 city pubs of which he supplied materials for home-brewed beer. Other pubs on the list included the New Inn […]
Excelsior Inn, George Street, Gloucester
6 George Street in 1936 directory and 4 George Street in 1957 city directory. The Citizen, 15th June 1979 – Action to end traffic chaos: A machine moved into George Street, Gloucester, today, to begin demolishing the building which has caused the closure of the street – and traffic chaos for nearly a week. Acting […]
New Inn / Englands Glory, 66-68 London Road, Gloucester
The New Inn was a home-brewed ales house in Victorian times. G Cummings provided materials for Home Brewed Beer. Citizen: Monday 11th April 1983. Pub to get a change of identity: A long established Gloucester pub, the New Inn, in London Road, is in a move that might be described as unmatched, striking up a […]
Elephant & Castle, Upper Quay Street, Gloucester
There is a reference to a licensed premises called the Castle in Quay Street in 1847. Presumably this is the same public house as the Elephant & Castle. The Elephant & Castle was submitted to the compensation authority for closure on at least two occasions. The ‘Citizen’ reported in March 1906 that the ‘public and […]
Eastgate Vaults, Eastgate Street, Gloucester
There is a reference to a premises called the Coffee House on this site in the mid 19th century. (TBC) 5 Eastgate Street in 1919 directory, 10 Eastgate Street in 1939. The Eastgate Vaults was latterly known as the Market House. Landlords: 1893 C.J. Hall 1906 A.D. Guy 1913 – Godsell & Sons, Salmon Springs, […]
East End Wine Vaults / East End Tavern, 66 Barton Street, Gloucester
In the 1879 Gloucester Directory the East End Wine Vaults is listed at 25 Barton Street, a few doors from the Hope Inn. Five years earlier the premises was known as the Ostrich Inn (1873 Gloucester Directory). 66 Barton Street in 1936 and 1967 Landlords: 1879 James Phelps (Eastend Wine Vaults) 1885 Mrs M. Hyde […]
Rising Sun Inn, 77 Ruspidge Road, Ruspidge
The Rising Sun is a stone-built pub on the western side of Ruspidge Road (B4227), almost directly opposite the New Inn. The earliest reference dates back to 1865. The Nailsworth Brewery owned the Rising Sun in 1891 and 1903. Nailsworth beers were quite a rarity in the Forest of Dean at this time as the […]
New Inn, 170 Ruspidge Road, Ruspidge
The New Inn, which was purpose built in 1855 following the demolition of three cottages known as Barley Row, is on the eastern side of Ruspidge Road (B4277). The older part can be viewed with the original arched window frames, etched glass and front door onto the road. The ‘extension’ was added some years later […]
George Inn, 178 Ruspidge Road, Ruspidge
M.L. Jordan was the owner of the George Inn in 1891. The licensed beer house was free from brewery tie. The annual rateable value in 1891 and 1903 was £18.0s.0d. and ‘time, gentleman please’ was called each night at 10 pm. In the 1903 licensing book the ownership of the George Inn is documented as […]
Feathers Inn, Ruspidge Road, Ruspidge
The Feathers Inn was at the lower end of Ruspidge near the Shakemantle iron mine. All four pubs in Ruspidge were very close together, reflecting the time when they were frequented by men working in the mines and quarries. The Feathers was located opposite the George Inn. Today the landscape has changed beyond recognition and […]
