Inns - Lynne Cleaver History

February 2nd two soldiers billeted here were Thomas Cooke and John Lane

Miss Taylor owned the property which was occupied by John Crew

John Crew also a plasterer & tiler

John Crew

George Ford

John Pincott

Edward Howes

Edward Howes also a mason

William Wear

Licensing Acts List of all Licensed Premises: W.G. Weare was tenant with the lease managed by Messrs Cook. Property owner was T.S.Crew. The license was for an alehouse which was tied to Cooks and on an annual lease

Henry Cull and William George Wear listed.

Licensing Acts List of all Licensed Premises: Henry Edward Cull was the tenant with the lease from Messrs N & W Cook. The property owner was still T.S. Crew. The tenancy agreement was quarterly and closing time was 11pm, seven days a week for the alehouse which was still tied to Cooks.

George Beale

February 2 - two soldiers billeted at 'Boothall' John Ladde and Wm Percye

surrender of lease dated 1674 Tobias Beale sergeweaver

William Hone’s counterpart; William Hone, innkeeper; consideration £4 6s; formerly in occupation of Mary Blake and now Sylvester Parker; lives of Mary Hone, wife of William and sons John and William; annual rent £5 10s

William Hone’s will PCC mentions sons Wm & John, wife Mary and property in occupation of Sylvester Parker

counterpart of a lease to James Warn victualler for 99 years 30/3/1769 £42 consideration money; formerly in possession of widow Mary Blake, since Robert Burge and now several possessions of widow Elizabeth Clark, Charles Dixon tailor, Richard Smith the younger butcher, Robert Parker butcher; immediately after decease of spinster Mary Hone and 99 years lease to John Savage clerk aged 20y, Robert Warn, son of James Warn aged 14y; annual rent £5 10s [note on outside of document questioning if this is The Boot]

James Warn died leaving legacies to widow Eleanor, son Robert, daughters Judith [Swinterton] and Elizabeth [Walker]

indenture of surrender mentioned in a release to Robert Warn as one of the three named lives [John Paul Tippets now named John Paul Paul aged c.25; John Warn son of Robert Warn aged c.11y; Hannah Warn daughter of Robert Warn aged c.15y] annual rent of £5 10s to the vicar [Robert Davies or his successors]; to maintain the property and it’s outhouses etc, not to thatch the roof of any building; consideration money of £26 5s paid

Mr Robert Warn of The Boot

used by commissioners of bankruptcy for meeting of creditors

10/10/1797 mentioned in leases of property held by the Manor of Tetbury – see 1777 entry.  Leased by ffeoffees to Robert Warn for three lives.

Mr Warn, innkeeper

used for auction sale

annual payments for the Friendly Society annuity, and started by Richard Davies, vicar, were to be made on the Boot on Whitsunday after which members were to attend divine service in the church, and a dinner.

A terrier of the glebe lands has an entry for The Boot: ‘Item The Boot Inn and a stable formerly but now converted into a place to keep Beer in, with a backside now in the possession of Robert Warn by a lease and let by him to an undertenant’

Robert Warn dies but will mentions Horse Collar as his premises – was this the same or another property?

Sarah Simmonds

Richard Wilkins

19 November 1823. Offender: Richard Wilkins of the Boot Public House, Tetbury, victualler. Crime: Failing to observe a condition of the recognizance entered into when obtaining a licence. Other details: J. P. Paul, J.P., George Peter Holford, J.P., and Rev. D. Lysons, J.P. First offence. Fined £3 and 3/- expenses. [Pencilled note reads: Letal & Paul not pd.]

George Frape

Daniel Cole [owned by George Clarke]

Daniel Cole [died 4/3/1849 leaving all to widow Ann]

charwoman Mrs Prudence Cook [widow, 67y] drank a substance whilst cleaning the premises, thinking it to be gin. It turned out to be ammonia and after suffering terrible agony for three weeks she later died, verdict of coroners court was accidental death

In August at the petty sessions annual licencing day the licence was not renewed due to a complaint against the inn; adjourned for a fortnight.

John Withers, landlord of The Boots was violently assaulted by travellers attending the Mop fair in October. The three men were to be imprisoned for two months after being tried at Tetbury Petty Sessions [Gloucester Citizen 19/10/1878]

Henry Bishop ‘of the Boot’

Thomas Townsend

LICENSING ACT Thomas Townsend - alehouse tied to Nailsworth Brewery on annual lease

Thomas Townsend Jun, Boot P.H & Hurdle Maker Market Place

In February a fresh case of swine fever was reported at the inn

alehouse licence Thomas Townsend – at a meeting of the Gloucestershire Compensation Authority, licensing rules 1904 act of parliament Tetbury had four licenses refused. Mr A.Kitcat appeared for the Tetbury Magistrates and Supt Perkins was principal witness. Registered owner was Rev.Dr Thomson, Mr Percy Haddock [Cheltenham Original Brewery] appeared for the freeholder and licensee but the license was not granted [no reason reported]. This was in May and in October an amount in excess of £1100 was claimed by the licensee but the amount awarded and accepted was £660.

license expired on 4th inst [report in paper 5/2/1910]

Valuation Survey ‘formerly Boot Inn’

Rev Thompson sold to Munday & Fowler: this was part of a sale of the church glebe lands and raised £325 which was invested.

December for sale with agent Knight,Frank and Rutley along with Close Farm [Newspaper]

for sale with local agent for £13750 [Newspaper]

photographed by Dr Andrews with sign offering teas, morning coffee and homemade cakes

Peggy and John Hastings

new Georgian restaurant overlooking walled garden; 10 bedrooms; John & Peggy Hastings [advert in Cotswold Life magazine]

family hotel [advert in Cotswold Life magazine]

January - damaged by fire    [advert in Cotswold Life magazine]

reopened with 11 bedrooms all ensuite    [advert in Cotswold Life magazine]

sold

redevelopment to include new bedrooms and conference facilities. These were to be developed from the old school house and Baptist chapel in the grounds.

Cotswold District Council planning permission granted for change of use from residential to hotel    [Cotswold District Council planning applications website]

plans for remodelling granted by planning committee    [Cotswold District Council planning applications website]

sold to small local chain of hotels

William Slaughter was a soldier billeted here on 2nd February

rebuilding work undertaken

The Crown owned by Christopher Clarke [maybe in part] according to transcript of deeds mainly relating to Crew House.

Old Angel left in trust to Joseph Orum, son of Moses, by William Orum of Garsdon, along with one other property

Moses Orum entitled to vote as owner of 2 houses in Tetbury. He lived in Charlton, Wiltshire; the Tetbury houses were inhabited by J.Bailey and F.Long - there is no indication if either were an inn

William Cox paid land tax for 'ye angel' 5 shillings

advert for auction at the house of William Coxe [the Angel Inn, Tetbury]

25/3/1793 Gloucester Journal

Mrs Cox, wife of William of The Angel Inn, died. 1/2/1802

Edwards Staymakers from the Cross, Gloucester visited for the purpose of attending his patrons from the evening of Wednesday 2nd May until noon on Thursday 3rd.

30/4/1804 Gloucester Journal

Angel - Francis Crew, also a plasterer & tiler

Angel - Francis Crew

In 1824 The Angel Inn was occupied by Francis Crew and he paid land tax of £4 14s 7d

Angel -  John Berry

The Angel Inn owned by Francis Brown, occupied by Francis Crew

Tithe Valuation

no listing in directories of this era

William Lock

William Lock

In the Rate Book of 1860 the owner of The Crown was Sarah Sealy, and the Inn was occupied by William Lock. An area known as Crown Inn Yard held a warehouse which was rented to C & J Fowles, and a cottage rented to Fanny Palmer.

William Lock

William Lock

William Lock, also a farmer

William Lock

Licensing Act lists The CROWN with landlord ET Mann, tied to Messrs Cook alehouse on an annual lease with 1 transfer

E.Mann

Elijah Thomas Mann, Crown P.H Union Street

Elijah Mann fined at Tetbury Petty Sessions for being drunk on his own premises

Licensing Act lists The Crown with landlord Ernest Wm Mann tied to Messers Cook alehouse on a quarterly lease, closing at 11pm; 2 transfers and 1 conviction

Ernest Mann Crown P.H & chimney sweeper Union Street

Valuation Survey assessment lists licensed house, cottage, buildings and land which was part of the business sold by Cooks to Stroud Brewery in 1913 for £33,000. The Crown was valued at £830.

Charles & Elsie Bowsher

childs shoe found during refurbishment

Eight Bells was open by this date

Rates listed Jannat Graham the owner, but gave the address as Long Street - was this the family address, but the inn was in occupation by another? Will of her father mentions leaving her a property in occupation of Edward Browne 1731. Another John died in 1713 intestate but he was an innholder and all children under age of 21 so requiring a guardian.

parish rates list Mr Carisbrook as paying rates for Eight Bells

adverts appeared in the Gloucester Journal for the sale of the premises with Mr Henry Buckingham as tenant from year to year

parish rates list Mrs Carisbrook proprietor of 'H 8 Bells'* and occupier H Buckingham [*house Eight Bells]

Ann Buckingham

Valuation survey - owned John Cook, occupied by Edmund Sealy

rates - owned by John Cook, occupied by Edmund Sealy

Mr Edmund Sealy

Edmund Sealy

Ann Cox

rates - owned by Messrs Cook and occupied by Ann Cox [who owned cottages on Harper Street]

Raymond Smith [died 1888 aged 31]

Henry Cuss [1833-87]

Henry Cuss; died intestate

Licensing Act: Jonathon Pratt from Northamptonshire was the tenant, and Messrs Cook the owner of the tied alehouse.

Robert Palmer, also a shoemaker from Wiltshire

Robert Palmer’s son Louis died in S Africa at Kroostad

Licensing Act: Robert Palmer was the tenant, and Messrs Cook the owner of the tied alehouse. The closing time was 11pm

Mr Palmer was one of the caterers at the Tetbury show and of the 265 glasses he took down to the show ground he returned with only 49

Mr Palmer was granted occasional license to sell at Tetbury Flower Show

Mrs Palmer died suddenly whilst getting ready to go to an entertainment at the White Hart

Robert Palmer died at the Eight Bells, intestate, son Ernest William Palmer granted admon of his estate.

W.C.Goulding landlord summonsed for being drunk on his premises

1 May – licensee Mr James Joseph Long died suddenly

Mrs Rose Strong of The Eight Bells deceived into buying food from a soldier, food which had been stolen from a supply depot.

Joseph Hobbs and his family was 'of The Fox'. Jsp Hobbs, victualler age 55 buried in 1773

Daniel Tanner paid 4s6d land tax

Mrs Wright paid poor rates for the Fox [Mary Hobbs m.Wm Wright who died 1794]

William Sandy was 'mine host'!

Robert Taylor

Valuation Survey owner J Cook, occupier Robert Wakefield

Robert Wakefield

James Wakefield

John Hunt from Bath, Somerset

In the 1860 poor rates John Hunt was living on the premises which were owned by Messrs Cook

John Hunt, also listed as a carpenter and wheelwright

Elijah Mann

former landlord John Hunt died

Elijah T.Mann

Elijah T Mann & family resident innkeeper

William Compton

William Compton was the occupier with an annual tenancy from Messrs Cook who were the owners

William Compton

William Compton fined £2 for allowing drunkenness on his premises

William Compton - In 1903 he was still in occupancy on a quarterly tenancy agreement from Messrs Cook. The Inn was open 7 days a week, and until 11pm. William had received one conviction during the past 5 years

William Compton

William Compton [Directories compiled during the year prior to date]

27 November Frederick Ashleford took tenancy on an annual lease from Cooks, later Stroud Brewery

Frederick Ashleford

Cooks sold to Stroud Brewery

Frederick Ashleford, valuation form

Frederick Ashleford

Frank Jefferies

Percy Wilkins fined £3 for serving late until 11 instead of 10 on Christmas Eve 1937

Percy Wilkins fined £3 for serving alcohol on a Sunday morning

Percy Wilkins

The inn was owned by the Stroud Brewery

It closed as a public house and became Fox House

John Winterson [died 1800 leaving property to wife Martha and daughters Elizabeth and Mary] - see also Jolly Butchers

Robert Ind victualler 1820-1822; also dealer [in cattle, a family trade]

William Tanner, innkeeper fined for keeping his premises open during the hours of divine service; fined £5 plus costs.

Joseph Giles [c.1800-1875] is listed as innkeeper in baptism entry; he married Sarah Ind.

Joseph Giles tenant owned by Cooks in Valuation

Joseph Giles tenant owned by Cooks in poor rates

Joseph Giles

William White

Thomas Wilkins tenant and Cooks owners in rates

Thomas Wilkins

In an act of stupidity, described by the Gloucestershire Chronicle as ‘costly larking’ farmer John Griffin tried to burn the whiskers of shoemaker Mr Rudder whilst he was asleep at the bar. Regrettably in the course of setting light to the long whiskers [and burning them off] Griffin burnt Rudder’s face resulting in a fine and payment of costs totalling £50.

James White, son of William White murdered

William White

Jas (Mrs.) Sweeney & carrier; formerly of the Prince and Princess where her late husband James, a coachman from Yorkshire had been innkeeper. He died in 1884.

Mrs Sweeney married John Philpot, son of Hubert [gas works manager], who was 24 years her junior. They moved on to become hotel keepers of the Railway Inn, Charfield. Her maiden name was Kate Cordelia Wear, and John was her third husband.

An omnibus with seating for 14 was on sale and on view at the Greyhound

Licensing Act: John Philpot tenant, owned by Messrs Cook, a tied alehouse on an annual lease; 1 transfer in previous year

directory lists W.Horton as landlord [directories would be compiled the preceeding year]

on 19 December Edward Boulton took over tenancy on annual lease

Edward Boulton was fined £2 and his license endorsed for allowing drunkenness on his premises in December

Edward Boulton

Licensing Act: Edward Boulton tenant, Messes Cook owners of the alehouse on a tied lease; Quarterly; closing 11pm

April: Edward Boulton’s 9 year old daughter was involved in a trap accident at Malmesbury when the horse bolted whilst under her control and ran over a young boy causing him critical injuries. The girl was used to driving her father in the trap

sold by Cooks to Stroud Brewery along with other inns

Gilbert Charles Merrett

Tetbury League skittles matches held at The Greyhound attracted onlookers of 200 plus.

John Winterson

poor rates entry ‘half of Jolly Butchers’ occupied by J.Street

Joseph Millard

Jsp Millard (connected to the Warn family of the Barton Brewery)

July Mrs Millard, wife of Joseph, died suddenly

James Slatter of Walcott, Bath married Mary Ann Millard

Joseph Millard died

James Slatter [died between 1852-1856]

Mrs M.A. Slatter

Mary Ann Slatter

George White

John Smith

George White [1829-1917 born Hinton]

George White tenant of inn owned by Mr Duck [poor rates]

George White fined £1 for allowing drunkenness on his premises

George White

LIC ACT George White tied alehouse owned by Esau Duck, annual tenancy

George White

John Agg [1864- born Great Rissington]

a farewell dinner was held by the Tetbury Troop, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, for Sgt Major Gregory who was going to fight in South Africa with the Imperial Yeomanry. The evening was presided over by Trooper W.Witchell.

John Agg, also omnibus operator

LIC ACT John Agg tenant of tied alehouse on a quarterly lease from Messr Duck & Reed with 11pm closing.

April an advert for the inn to be let by Duck and Reed [formerly Cross Hayes Brewery], Malmesbury. The inn offered good stabling

manageress was Mrs Marriott and licensee Thomas Reed

Mrs Marriott

The license renewal became likely to not be renewed at some time in the future.

Frederick William Faulkner; owners were the trustees of the estate of the late Esau Duck and Frederick Faulkner. Esau, a brewer from Wiltshire, died in 1908 leaving an estate valued in excess of £54k. Frederick Faulkner was born c.1870 Herefordshire.  

February annual licensing committee renewed licenses on all but four licensed premises in the town, one of these being the Jolly Butchers. At this time the Jolly Butchers was the only one to be renewed.

Mr Frederick William Faulkner

October a temporary transfer of the license to Nehemiah Adlam whilst Mr Faulkner was away with the army.

Frederick James Horton ‘boots’ was wounded by a travelling saddler or harness maker, other reports name him a lodger; landlady Mrs Nina Faulkner was also injured. Mr Faulkner was away serving with the army. Nina [or Nanny] moved to Warwickshire shortly after Frederick signed up for service in June 1915 with the Worcestershire Regiment. Intended to work as a furniture salesman post discharge.

Mr Adlam applied for an alteration to the licence so that he would be exempt from closure for two hours on market days, as several other premises had been granted such exemptions. He stated that on the last market day he had to turn 21 men out. Permission was not granted.

Nehemiah Adlam, alehouse

the licence was extinguished with no appeal from either the tenant or owner of the inn.

license renewal provisional with the expectation that it wouldn’t be renewed and compensation would be paid by the County Licensing Committee. Compensation offered was £161 to licensee Nehemiah Adlam, and £1016 to owners Stroud Brewery.

closed by this year

Nehemiah Adlam former licensee died in Tetbury. Prior to coming to the town he worked for H.M. Prisons as a warder.

occupier to pay rates [no name given]

was either The Lamb or King & Queen and became Ormond’s Head by this year

Mrs Hill owner

was one of principal inns

1791 Universal Directory

Friendly Society meeting

March advert for sale of premises, details from Mr Ford on the premises; readvertised in August with immediate occupation or at Michaelmas

Gloucester Journal Newspaper

James Ashbee, also a mason

Trade directory

James Ashbee

James Ashbee’s will freehold messuage tenement or inn situate in the Long Street Tetbury known by the name of The Ormonds Head which he had purchased lately off Thomas Hill

Gloucestershire Archives ref.GDR1824/24

Lydia Ashbee

Mr J.Maggs married Miss Ashbee, youngest daughter of Mrs Ashbee of the Ormonds Head

Newspaper

Joseph Maggs owner and occupier (he was also a hat maker)

Valuation survey

a ball given by the Oddfellows of the Loyal Dolphin Lodge was to be held for the benefit of the widows and orphans fund, cost for gents 5 shillings, ladies 3 shillings 6 pence

Newspaper

Joseph Maggs

July 2 aged 51 Joseph Maggs landlord of the Ormonds Head died

Newspaper

Ann Maggs

August 25 Ann Maggs of the Ormonds Head died

Newspaper

Richard Edwards

As part of the annual Flower show in August balls were held for workers, the Ormonds Head hosting the gentlemen’s servants. The White Hart held one for farmers sons and daughters in the neighbourhood.

Newspaper

Richard Edwards & agent for Allsopp's ales

Trade directory

Court Dolphin A.O.F. formed in 1862 had the Ormonds Head as it’s registered address

Newspaper

John England (moved to Bath, Somerset shortly after birth of daughter in 1882)

1881 census

Joseph Clark

Trade directory

old building frontage demolished and a more modern hotel front was built

The Tetbury Cycling Club had their headquarters at the inn, with club rides starting here

May: Emily Maggs [Miss]sold to Nailsworth Brewery Company

William Dyke landlord of Nailsworth Brewery Co. owned alehouse, tied on annual lease, 1 transfer in previous year

Licensing Act printed volume

December advert for Ormonds Head Hotel and Posting House for immediate possession if required

George Holloway, Ormonds Head Hotel & Auctioneer

March Mr C.Soper of the Ormonds Head died after an accident, having been landlord for about four years

Frank Butler Soper landlord of the Nailsworth Brewery Co. owned alehouse on an annual lease, 3 transfers in past year, closing at 11pm

Licensing Act printed volume

Oxford Extending lectures scheme held lectures on premises

Oxford Extending lectures scheme held lectures on premises

Concert held on the premises for the Tetbury Lodge of the Cirencester Working Men’s Conservative and Benefit Society who wanted to raise funds for a new society banner

Oxford Extending lectures scheme held lectures on premises

Edgar Rawlings

Ormonds Head Assembly Room used for an open meeting to discuss the opening of a Junior Imperial League branch

Mr T.A.Burke granted special license for Christmas Eve extended opening

Tom Burke

British Legion dinner held

Thomas Archibald Burke fined for serving alcohol to a child – his defence was that he was a police pensioner who had been out of the country for 25 years and was out of touch with the law

Orderly room for ‘A’ company of American forces as part of the Normandy Landings

non dated advert cites Major Hancock as proprietor and another Mrs Annie Douglas

was in existence by this date but doesn't appear in any trade directories until later

William Withers

John Browning Withers was landlord with William Price operating a carrier service to Cirencester on Monday and Friday; John B.Withers went to Nailsworth daily

Ann Browning servant at Plough. William Sessions Jenkins landlord. W.S.Jenkins is probably better known as a builder and mason.

Licensing act W.S. Jenkins licensee of alehouse owned by Messrs Cook; it was tied and on an annual lease

Licensing Act printed volume

Samuel Frederick Wildsmith

Samuel Frederick Wildsmith was licensee of the alehouse owned by Messrs Cook; tied on quarterly lease; closing at 11pm

Licensing Act printed volume

James Purnell

When William James Purnell, son of James married his father was referred to as ‘the late James Purnell of The Plough’

had a Theatre in use

Robert Hillier

Richard Kilmister Woodward

owner Woodward - occupier in hand

Valuation survey

Mary Ann Woodward occupier & owner

Richard Hillier

Daniel Cole

Ann Cole

Ann Harris

Ann Harris occupier, Hillier owner

Ann Harris

Kate Clark, carrier W.White to Bristol on Weds & Sat

James Sweeney agent for Midland Railway companys ‘Bus from Tetbury to Nailsworth’

James Hayward

A.T.Ford landlord, C.R.Luce owner of alehouse tied annual lease having 2 transfers in previous 5 years. Mr Ford was a previous landlord of the Three Compasses and had worked as a farmer and a coal merchant at various times. His father George was onetime licensee of The Bell, then the Three Compasses.

Licensing Acts printed book

T Ford

Thomas Andrew Ford

John Ford

Trade directory

Fred Cull

Trade directory

Frederick W.Cull landlord, C.R.Luce owner of alehouse tied on annual lease; 2 convictions, no endorsements and 3 transfers; closing 11pm; he was also a plasterer.

Licensing Acts printed volume

W.H.Haynes, also a bike mechanic

Trade directory

closed down - by 1914 London City and Midland Bank and others were occupying the premises which were previously owned by Mr Charles Luce, then sold to Alfred Prout in 1912 for £300.

Land Valuation Survey

George Cull ‘Plasterer & beerhouse keeper’

George Cull, wife Elizabeth and neice of 11 years old

Will of William George Wear, he leaves the Prince of Wales to son of the same name

James Horton a former groom with wife Elizabeth. (newspaper rpt of court case of a crime which gives name as Hawker but earlier reports give Horton)

James Horton

landlord James Horton beerhouse tied to Messrs Cook, owned by WG Weare; annual lease

Licensing Act printed volume

J.Horton

Mrs Horton

James Horton died 20/4/1897; in his will – 'innkeeper of Harper Street'; 4 cottages left to widow

Mrs Elizabeth Horton

August licensing sessions: following the death of a man, Albert Southwood due to a disturbance at the inn the licensing committee recommended a change of licensee as the current holder was unfit to manage the rough clientele the inn attracted. A written undertaking had been received that the license would be given up for a tenant more suitable for the role.

May: Charles Keedwell, a former soldier in yeomanry from St Briavels

Parish Register entry for baptism of daughter

Charles Keedwell

Trade directory

Charles James Keedwell

Trade directory

Charles James Keedwell landlord of beerhouse tied to Cooks on quarterly lease, owned by Misses Weare; 1 conviction; 3 tranfers in last 5 years; closing 11pm; he then moved to the Three Cocks

Licensing Act printed volume

John Oates

John Oates was assaulted and beaten by a hawker of no fixed abode, who was sent to prison for a month. Mrs Oates was also assaulted by the prisoner's wife who was then imprisoned for three weeks.

John & Annie Oates, public house keeper

J Oates

J Oates occupier, licensed house, 2 cottages and land ‘Prince of Wales Inn’ gross value £775, owned by Cooks who sold to Stroud Brewery 1913

Land Valuation Survey

John Oates died, and buried in February age 55

March licence transferred to Henry Edward Cull following death of the previous licensee, Mr Oates. Henry was from Harper Street and married to Ellen Elliots also of Harper Street.

George Pullie, wife Ellen

George Pullie or Pulley (Died 1960 at 85 West Street born 1876; wife Ellen [1886-1961]; was also at Wotton under Edge as a publican)

1939 National Survey

H Cull died but had already moved to Bath Road by 1939 (see 1916 entry)

planning permission granted to add a toilet and improve the bar facilities

Planning committee archive

Skittle alley erected; also construction of carpark and vehicular access

The Dyer family were the final landlords of the pub

Planning committee archive

application to convert former public house into two dwellings and new sympathetic dwellings on the car park was submitted

Planning committee archive

permission was granted in February for the conversion and the erection of four dwellings on the former carpark.

Planning committee archive

evidence of inn on site prior to Talbot

G.I.A.S.

inhabited by Thomas Hinton

not listed in rates for this year

Elizabeth Hopkins

Elizabeth Hopkins advertising carriers to London on Weds & Sat at noon

Benjamin Watts

The Tetbury Troop [of Yeomanry Cavalry] met at the inn where they were supplied with a ‘bountiful and tasteful repast’ by mine host who was a member of the corps. Apparently this comprised delicacies of the season, and the choicest wines.

Thomas Witchell owned property occupied by Benjamin Watts

Valuation survey

used for property auctions

Benjamin Watts, also the excise office

premises used for auction of property

Hannah Watts

James Webb

James Webb was the occupier of the property owned by Thomas Witchell

Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328/1 parish records

James Webb

Edwin Webb

Edwin Webb was the licensee of the free alehouse

Licensing Act printed volume

Edwin Webb was the owner and licensee of the free alehouse. It opened 7 days a week until 11pm.

Licensing Act printed volume

April Edwin Webb died after a long and lingering illness, he succeeded his father as the landlord many years ago.

28 August Talbot to be auctioned on instructions of executors of Edwin Webb’s estate

Henry Eddols

Talbot Family & Commercial Hotel & Posting House (Henry Eddels proprietor) Market Place

Land Valuation survey owned by Cirencester Brewery, occupied by Henry Eddels

Land Valuation survey

Percy Holloway

Trade directory advert

sold to Warns for £2000

Land Valuation survey

owned by the Stroud Brewery and a skittle alley added

Planning notice

Albert and Kate Swann

1939 register

Roy Speaks

G.I.A.S. article

B Phillips - I cannot find out any more about this entry

Philip Cave

Trade directory

Henry Sealy occupier, Joseph Watts owner

Valuation survey

Henry Sealy occupier, Joseph Watts owner

Henry Sealy, also a carpenter

Trade directory

Ann Sealy, occupier of Three Compasses Inn, Fox Hill, owned by Messers Cook

Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328/1 poor rates

George Ford

George Ford, also farmer

eldest son of George died aged 39

Henry Ford, farmer and innkeeper

Joseph Harbour landlord of tied alehouse owned by Messrs Cook, on annual lease. He was a former builder from Chard, Somerset and died in 1895

Licensing Act printed volumes

George Andrews, a former carpenter and wheelwright from Berkeley. Over the years he was resident with Jane and his young family at inns.

George Andrews landlord of tied alehouse owned by Messrs N & W Cook on Quarterly lease, 11pm closing

Licensing Act printed volumes

Jane Andrews died

George Andrews died

July temporary landlord following death of George Andrews was Alfred Lessiter

Frederick Shepherd licensee of alehouse and Cooks owners, appeal for renewal of license but was not granted.

sum of compensation for the removal of licence agreed at just over £649

no longer a pub having had licence taken away and as a result converted to two cottages occupied by Messers Cull and Lee; sold by Cooks to Albert Cull for £250 in 1911. Previous occupier Mr Sheppard. Inspected September 1914 and described as stone built and stone tiled. The two cottages were split comprising a/3 beds, 2 living, sitting room, underground kitchen, storeroom and stable underneath [a bathroom was subsequently added by the new owner] b/ bedroom, 2 living.

an indenture dated 30 July between Francis, John and Jane Savage, Thomas Allexander, feltmaker for the sum of £30 for a messuage or tenement known by the name of the 'signe of the Three Cupps'; term of 99 years and an annual rent of £4.

Gloucestershire Archives ref.D587 Box 9

Boman Holliday bequeathed the inn to his widow, Elizabeth. The tenant was John Paglar.

PCC will

Oxford and Bristol Post Coaches calling at Three Cups, Tetbury. A trip leaving Oxford at 6am would reach Brisol the same evening, and inside passengers would be charged 14 shillings.

parish rates ‘Mr Lemon for the three cups’

Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328/1 parish records

The ‘ordinary’ would be served during the two days of the Tetbury races, on one for the ladies and the following for the Gents attending. The ordinary was a complete meal for a fixed price (as defined by online dictionary).

Mr Lemon was described as being of the Three Cups in connection with the New Friendly Society.

Mr Richard Lemon formerly of the three Cups removed to an inn in Old Sodbury.

Cox and Co ran a coach from Gloucester to Bristol calling at the Three Cups. Inside fare from Gloucester to Tetbury was 6s and inside 3s.

to be let – the coach office and stables at the Three Cups Inn, Tetbury. A steady sober ostler that can write wanting such a situation is desired to apply immediately to Mr Franklin at the said house.

poor rates - owners Warn & W Beale 3 Cupps occupier Mr Hawdy? value of estate £5 5s

Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328/1 parish records

a reward was offered to anyone who returned a truss of cloth to Mr Howell of the Three Cups, which was to go to Mr Walker of Tetbury.

an inquest on the body of Richard Pinckney who fell downstairs when going to bed at the Three Cups which ‘occassioned concusion of the brain and he died instantly’, verdict being accidental death

London coaches leaving the Three Cups at 12 o’clock daily cost £1 3s for inside seats and 13s for outside.

On 3rd May ‘Mr Howell of the Three Cups married Miss Vizer’ announced

Mr Shipway

January – Mr Shipway of the Three Cups died

The will of James Shipway, proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 11 May 1816 (written 8 Dec 1815), has this bequest:

"Also I give & devise unto my Nephew the said John son of my late Brother Edward Shipway deceased All that my freehold Messuage Tenement or Inn called or known by the name of the three Cups Inn situate in Tetbury aforesaid with the appurtenances now in my own possession To hold the said Messuage Tenement or Inn with the appurtenances to my said Nephew John Shipway son of my late Brother Edward Shipway deceased his heirs and assigns for ever"

PCC will

‘To Innkeepers and others to be let or sold and to be entered on immediately - that old established inn well known by the name of the Three Cupps situate in the middle of the Market Place of that town. The stock, household goods etc may be taken at a fair valuation. For a view apply to Mr Shipway on the premises and for further particulars Mr E Lloyd, hatter, Tetbury’

Newspaper: Gloucester Journal - Monday 15 April 1816

John Shipway & John Hayward held it for a peppercorn rent.

Richard Tipping

Richard Tipping. Carriers are advertised as leaving the inn as follows: William Budds wagons on Mon, Weds Fri going to London; Tues, Thurs, Sat to Bath; J Applegates caravan Weds 6am to Gloucester; Friday 8am to Trowbridge. Coaches to Bristol by Royal Mail depart daily at 12 and to Oxford 3pm daily.

Edmund Peacey – landlord died week ending 20th March

Henry Moore tenant George Playne Esq owner gross estimated rental £26

Valuation Survey

Henry Moore innkeeper, he and wife Mary Ann nee Giles have 3 infant children buried in Westonbirt, then Mary herself died. Henry married Jane Watts in Hawkesbury the same year. By 1845 they were in Oldbury on the Hill

An advert for the sale of the Three Cups on 11th October: ‘All that well accustomed inn and posting house called the Three Cups inn situate near the cross in Tetbury together with extensive stabling, coach houses and outbuildings thereto belonging

The above premises situate in the most desirable part of Tetbury are fitted up with every convenience and well supplied with water.’

Auctioneer was Mr J.C.Tabram from Nailsworth. He mentions the Three Cups as a venue for collecting the catalogues of his auctions well into the 1840s showing a long working relationship.

Newspaper: Gloucester Journal 30 September 1843

‘Mrs Perry landlady of the Three Cups was found dead in her bed on the morning of Tuesday se’nnight. She had retired to bed the previous evening apparently in good health’

Newspaper: Gloucestershire Chronicle - Saturday 15 May 1847

Mr Lord, Landlord of Three Cups

John Lord

John Lord, innkeeper with ostler Tetbury man Thomas Harding

John Lloyd

Nightly balls were held after the Tetbury Races, in the White Hart Assembly rooms

Mr Ledgingham paid £4.0.0 land tax ' for ye white hart inn'

Ledgingham of the White Hart was one of four performing a journey between Gloucester and Bath

Mr James Savage removed from the White Lion to the White Hart which he had furnished in ‘a stile of elegant neatness and has procured good beds’

January – advert for the sale of the lease of the ‘long established house, being the principal inn in the town to be disposed of by private contract the present possessor retiring from business’ – apply to Mrs Jane Savage, widow on the premises

The principal inn in Tetbury, with Thomas Morgan as landlord.

The parish rates valued the White Hart at £26 4s and Mr Spering paid £2 12s 4.5d [

Edward Edwards was occupier, bankruptcy hearing to take place there

Edward Edwards was convicted for not having sent a Stamp Office ticket with a pair of horses hired from his premises

Edward Edwards was in charge and advertising chaises to hire

Coaches depart from the inn to Bath (Mon Weds Fri at 3.00pm) & Oxford (Tues Thursday Sat at 12noon) - Edward Edwards

                       Edward Edwards had a mortgage of £250 on property in 1822

Richard Constable left the White Hart to wife Sarah in his will, and on her death to their son Richard Bishop Constable.

Edward Edwards Royal Mail Coaches from Cheltenham to Bath leave daily at 9am; Bath to Cheltenham 5pm

Valuation Survey [for tithe commutation] owner R.B.Constable and occupier as Edward Edwards. Annual Value was £60

Tithe Valuation Survey  Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328

rates list owner as R.B. Constable, occupier as Edward Edwards

Richard Keylock, a 15 year old employee was sentenced to six months hard labour in the penitentiary for failing to admit to finding Mrs Edwards purse in the yard where she had dropped it. On spending more than would have been expected his box was searched and the purse found.

Newspaper - Gloucestershire Chronicle Saturday 09 March 1839

Edward Edwards

R.S. Holford had the Inn rebuilt to a design by Lewis Vulliamy, in a 'Jacobean style, with shaped gables with finials, and a ground-floor iron veranda.' A ballroom for the Beaufort Hunt was on the first floor, which later became divided by partitions.

Advert announcing reopening on 4th October following the refurbishment under the management of John Barrow. Stabling, coach house, loose boxes well adapted for commercial gentlemen and sportsmen.

Newspaper - Bristol Mercury 16/10/1852

White Hart Commercial Inn and Posting House, Market Place - Richard Bannister also Excise Officer

White Hart Commercial Hotel run by Richard Bannister (b.1817-65)

Richard Bannister occupier, Holford owner

Gloucestershire Archives ref.P328/1 Parish records

Richard Bannister is listed with wife Elizabeth  (1824-) and also:

David Paish servant 18 boots b Cirencester, GLS

Sarah - bins servant 21 waitress Brokenborough, WIL

Mary Russel servant 16 kitchenmaid Shipton Moyne, GLS

Margaret Vick servant 14 nursemaid Tetbury, GLS

Richard Bannister

Elizabeth Bannister

E.Bannister was a member of the Licensed Victuallers Tea Association, a group formed in 1867 it seems from the tone of its advert, to compete with Grocers who were selling wines in direct competition with landlords. A tit for tat sort of affair I think.

John Dickenson was a groom working at the White Hart

Inland Revenue Office ran from White Hart, Wm Alfred Butter as officer

Richard Edwards proprietor

afternoon teas for parties and outings

Mrs Edwards advertising for a kitchenmaid ‘at once for a Country Hotel’

Assembly Rooms, White Hart R Edwards proprietor

1889

White Hart Family & Commercial Hotel & Posting House, Richard Edwards Market Place

'Mr Gilbert Farquhar stage managed an amateur performance of The Dowager at The White Hart on 16th inst. Lady Edward Somerset played Margaret Beauchamp and there was a very aristocratic audience. Betsy Baker was the afterpiece.'

Newspapers- The Era Saturday 26 January 1889

n the Licensing Acts of 1891 it was occupied by Richard Edwards on an annual tenancy with an estimated rent of £60, and rateable value of £48, owned by R.S.Holford; 7 day alehouse license; freehouse.

Licensing Acts printed volumes

Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards, the proprietor was advertising the Assembly Rooms

By 1903 it was owned and occupied by Thomas Wheeler; 7 day alehouse license, £78 estimated rental and rateable value of £62 7s 6d. Freehouse closing at 11.00pm. It had transferred hands twice in the last 5 years.

Beaufort Hunt Ball held in January

T.Wheeler

Thomas Wheeler was running the Assembly Rooms and White Hart Hotel

Thomas Wheeler

advert appeared for farmers wishing to sell horses could attend The White Hart on 20 February at 11 where the Board Purchasing Officer would be in attendance. As licenses were issued for those not bought I can only assume without further detail that this was so they could be sent to the front line for what would be the last few months of the war.

Newspaper - Gloucester Journal Saturday 16 February 1918

The first cinema in Tetbury was set up in the White Hart by Mr Shaw Phillips

Thomas Edward Rennie proprietor prosecuted for selling alcohol out of hours and holding card parties

Part of stables to the rear of the White Hart was converted to a cinema

G.Adams proprietor

Tetbury Almanac

Mrs Hermione Beatrice Lomas Radmilovic licensee

parties of 80 catered for afternoon tea

advert for staff with interviews at either Bristol or Gloucester, applications to C.Thomas

Newspapers 3/5/1950 Western Daily Press

It became known as The Snooty Fox when purchased by Maxwell Joseph

Sold and became known as White Hart again

In recent years the name has changed again to The Snooty Fox