Roebuck Inn, Ruardean Woodside
Ruardean Woodhouse is a straggling settlement half a mile to the south of Ruardean. The Roebuck was situated just above from the Memorial Hall in Forest Road, directly opposite Chase View Cottage. The site of the Roebuck is now occupied by a residential development called Roebuck Meadows. The Bradley family were the owner occupiers of […]
Nags Head, Ruardean Hill
Ruardean Hill is a small hamlet to the east of Ruardean and to the south-west of Drybrook. At 950 feet above sea level Ruardean Hill is the highest point in the Forest of Dean. A.W. Baldwin owned the Nags Head in 1891. It was a licensed beer house and free of brewery tie. Twelve years […]
Malt Shovel, West End, Ruardean
The Malt Shovel is a 12th century inn, which is said to have been used as a meeting house as far back as 1110. The Malt Shovel was effectively the ‘Tap House’ of the Ruardean Brewery, although the 1891 and 1903 licensing books record the pub as being free of brewery tie. Thomas Thompson is […]
Jovial Colliers, Ruardean Woodside
The representatives of the late Alfred Wintle were the owners of the Jovial Colliers in 1891. Alfred was the brother of Thomas Wintle. In 1857 Thomas purchased a water driven corn mill at Bill Mills just outside Gloucestershire at Weston-under-Penyard. It was here that Thomas and Alfred started malting barley for the domestic market, providing […]
Crown Inn, Caudle Lane, Ruardean
The Crown Inn is mentioned in 1756 but there are no further references. The Crown Inn had closed by 1861. Since then the property has seen a number of alternate uses including a Butchers Shop, Blacksmiths, Ice-Cream Diary and a musical instrument repair workshop. It is now a private house. The owner of the property […]
Bell Inn, Ruardean
The Bell Inn was located almost opposite Ruardean church. James Evans was the owner and occupier of the Bell Inn in 1840. He was a farmer who also owned a malthouse. It is likely that he supplied malted barley for brewing which he used for his own use at the Bell. He also supplied other […]
Angel Inn, High Street, Ruardean
The Reverend John Horlick was a minister at Ruardean in 1825. There was a John Horlick, aged 32, in occupancy as landlord of the Angel Inn in 1851. This was probably the Rev. John Horlick’s son. In October 1825 the minister was attending and comforting a parishioner as life ebbed away from her. Mrs Harper […]
Blue Boys Inn, Rodley
Rodley is an isolated hamlet to the south of Chaxhill and south-east of Westbury on Severn. It is on the ‘Arlingham Bend’ of the River Severn, renowned for its dangerous and swift tides. Blue Boys Farm is located near the banks of the River Severn directly opposite Framilode. When the inn was operating from the […]
Kings Head, Lower Redbrook
The Kings Head had opened by 1848 and was located among the cottages below the tin works. The Kings Head was a free house in 1891 and 1903 but it later passed into the ownership of Arnold Perrett & Co’s Wickwar Brewery. I have found no references to the Kings Head after 1939 suggesting that […]
Queens Head, Upper Redbrook
The Queens Head was on the right-hand side of the road going up the hill in a northerly direction towards Newland. This unclassified road forms the boundary between England and Wales. The Queens Head was in Gloucestershire whilst the Founders Arms on the opposite side of the road was in Monmouthshire, Wales. The Queens Head […]
