Young Prince of Wales, Albion Street, Cheltenham

Martin Edwards, a fellow pub historian, has compiled a list of pubs in Cheltenham in the year 1844. Included is the Young Prince of Wales in Albion Street. It is also mentioned in the 1881 census. There is no reference to the Young Prince of Wales in the 1891 licensing book. Landlord: 1844 Charles Long

York Hotel, York Passage, 85 High Street, Cheltenham

Recorded as the York Tavern in 1856 and the York Inn in 1885. Listed as being in Grosvenor Terrace in 1926 and 1939. A pedestrian passage, now anonymous, leading north from the High Street to Grosvenor Terrace was once known as York Passage. The York Hotel was located at the present day 85 High Street. […]

Worcester Arms, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham

Number 92 Tewkesbury Road in 1939. On the eastern corner of Worcester Street. Now demolished. The shopping area including the Tewkesbury Road Post Office now occupies the site. The 1891 licensing book gives details that the Worcester Arms in Tewkesbury Road was owned by George Stibbs, owner of the Albion Steam Brewery in Albion Street. […]

Wiltshire Brewery Inn, Hewlett Place, Cheltenham

Situated between Hewlett Road and Priory Street the Wiltshire Brewery once brewed its own beer (Leacey). Why it should have connections with Wiltshire is a mystery; perhaps the previous owner to Leacey was named Wiltshire. An early photograph (date unrecorded) shows an elaborate advertisement for ‘Stroud Brewery Co’s Celebrated Ales & Stout’ painted between the two […]

Wild Beer @ Jessop House, Cambray Place, Cheltenham

Gloucestershire Echo: Thursday, August 6th, 2015 – They’re going wild as new bar nears launch: By Lewis Peacock: It is now just a matter of weeks until a new bar and restaurant specialising in real ale opens in Cheltenham. Somerset-based brewer Wild Beer Co has revealed the location of its first venue and the team […]

Wickwar Brewery, Cheltenham

In 1870 William Apperley is listed as being at the Stonehouse Ale Stores, Back Street, Cheltenham. This is the Caledonian Inn, Swindon Road. The owner of the Wickwar Brewery in 1891, Ruth Meek, also owned the Noahs Ark in St. Georges Street which was also brewing its own beer.  I have not yet found where […]