Duke of York, Suffolk Street, Gloucester
3 Suffolk Street in 1957 town directory. Suffolk Street ran from Alvin Street in the south to Sweetbriar Street in the north of ‘Clapham’. Landlords: 1879 B. Wathen 1893, 1906 D. Cove 1936,1957 George Alfred Jones
Duke of Wellington, 70-72 Tredworth Road, Gloucester
The Duke of Wellington in Tredworth was a pub for at least 400 years but not necessarily the same building. It once had its own brewery, possibly in the early 1880’s, when it is documented that G Cummings provided materials for Home Brewed Beer. The Duke of Wellington was sold to Godsells & Sons of […]
Duke of Sussex, Lower Westgate Street, Gloucester
44 Lower Westgate Street in 1919 directory. 178 Westgate Street in 1936 listing. The Duke of Sussex was once tied to the Tewkesbury Brewery. The Duke of Sussex was demolished. Landlords at the Duke of Sussex include: 1830 Joseph Nicholls (The Duke, Westgate Street) 1856,1859 and 1885 Francis Dutheridge 1893 Mrs C.A. Williams 1902, 1906 […]
Duke of Gloucester, Quay Street, Gloucester
The Gloucester Licences submitted the Duke of Gloucester for compensation in December 1905 stating that: “we are decidedly of the opinion that, having regard to the character and necessities of the respective neighbourhoods, and that in the general interest of the public, the renewal of the license is not desirable.” The owners of the Duke […]
Ducie Arms, Longsmith Street, Gloucester
The Ducie Arms was probably once known as the Bolt. A report in a local newspaper (date unrecorded but c.1906) describes the Ducie Arms as “being frequented by women of bad character… that drunken persons were seen coming out at closing time, that there was filthy language, fighting, general disorderly behaviour and indecency outside.” A […]
Courtyard / Dreams American Cafe Bar, Bar H20 113 Eastgate Street, Gloucester
Dr. Foster’s / Foster’s on the Docks, Kimberley Warehouse, Gloucester Docks
Converted warehouse in the heart of the historic Docks. Opened on Tuesday 3rd April 1990 at 12 Noon. In January 2004 the first floor restaurant and ground floor bar had a refurbishment. Now trading as Foster’s on the Docks. The Citizen, Thursday 7th March 2024 – Lease being offered on waterfront venue: A new lease […]
Double Gloucester / The Gloucester, 82-84 Cheltenham Road, Longlevens, Gloucester
The Double Gloucester, on the main road from Gloucester to Cheltenham, opened on 15th December 1937 by the Stroud Brewery Company. It was named the Double Gloucester to perpetuate the name of one of the most famous products in the county – Double Gloucester Cheese. The pub was built on the site of a grand, […]
Ostrich Inn, Newland
https://www.theostrichinn.com/ The 13th century Ostrich Inn is opposite the impressive Newland church – known as the ‘Cathedral of the Forest’ which contains the “Miners Brass”, just one foot high, which depicts a helmet, crest and figure of a mediaeval miner of the Forest of Dean with a hod and pick in his hand and candlestick […]
Railway Inn, Nailbridge, nr Drybrook
In 1891 the Railway was owned by Alfred Wintle. Although not strictly a brewery Alfred supplied a few pubs with malt from his corn mill in Bill Mills near Weston under Penyard near Ross on Wye. In the process Alfred bought a few pubs which eventually passed into the ownership of Thomas Wintle who started […]
