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Beaufort
CAMRA's (campaign for Real Ale) Dursley & District sub-branch "Pub of the Year" 2002 & 2003.
 Beaufort (was The Duke of Beaufort) GL9 1AU
The Duke of Beaufort had an annual rateable value of £14.10s.0d. in 1891 which had increased to £16.0s.0d. in 1903. In that year 'last orders' were called at 10 p.m. Now known as the Beaufort it is still trading and is a vibrant village pub. The present landlord, Mark Steeds, is enthusiastic about the heritage of the old breweries of Gloucestershire and beyond and has some interesting items of breweriana displayed in the pub.
Fox Inn  Fox Inn, High Street GL9 1AU
The Fox Inn had an annual rateable of £14.10s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. (10 p.m. closing). The petty sessional records give the owner and brewer as Cook. I am assuming that this is Messrs Cook of the Tetbury Brewery. The front elevation of the pub has changed little in 400 years but the interior has been constantly altered over the years. Map reference ST 779869.
Barley Mow, Britton Bottom, Hawkesbury  Barley Mow, France Lane, Britton Bottom GL9 1AN
The Barley Mow had an annual rateable value of £15.10s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. Last orders were called at 10 p.m. The building is now in private ownership. Map reference ST 786864. The Barley Mow stayed in use until around 1960. The Pincott family were living there at one time. Around 1964 John Hutton bought it and completely renovated it, adding the left third of the frontage. The rear area, a field to the left, was included I think.
New Inn  New Inn
The New Inn is recorded as being licensed in 1844 but it may have been trading as early as 1836. It had become a private residence by 1853. The building was owned by the Shipps. Around 1940 a Shipp still lived there, an agent for an insurance company. Later Edward Bleaken bought the property from Stroud Brewery and ran a coach company from there for many years.  Ted and Irene Bleaken, daughter Joan (Selwood) with her son Paul, with the coaches and house in the background (circa 1970). In 2003 the garage has been removed and building of new houses to the rear is in progress. White Horse, Back St, Hawkesbury Upton
 The annual rateable value in 1891 included some land. The rates for 1891 were £22.10s.0d. In 1903 the rates had decreased to £13.10s.0d. 'Last orders' were called at 10 p.m. No other details.
Blue Boy Inn, High Street    The Blue Boy Inn and Malt House, High Street, Hawkesbury Upton
On the left picture the outside lamp frame can still be seen, the picture on the right still has the sign iron work attached. Below the second window of the malt house a timber projects from the masonry with a large iron ring. I suspect this was the top anchor of a hoist to remove sacks of grain from carts. On the far right corner of picture is a large sandstone block on its side which is hollowed on the top. When it is stood upright it was used by the men to mount their horse for the journey home. Over the years the hob nails in their boots wore the stone away. The Blue Boy was a Nailsworth Brewery tied house. It had an annual rateable value of £18.0s.0d. (10 p.m. closing). The pub was a stone's throw away from the Beaufort Arms. The metal pub sign pole remains in situ. Mark Steeds, landlord of the Beaufort Arms, told me that when it rains it is just possible to see the words 'Nailsworth Brewery' on the wet walls. The Blue Boy Inn is now called Malt House Cottage.
Crown Inn, Petty France, Hawkesbury Upton
  Crown Inn, Petty France, Hawkesbury Upton
The Crown Inn is first mention is July 1692 when it was owned by William Hurne. It was then described as an ancient Inn. The majority of the present building dates to about 1650. It served as a Coaching Stage from Bath to Cirencester and Stroud, and is mentioned in many accounts, most notably Jane Austen in her book Northanger Abbey. The stables are opposite, now converted to houses. The photo above was taken in 2001 when some major works were being done and the outer rendering was replaced giving a view of the alterations that were previously done. The central section with the three dormer windows appears to be the early part, with the two wings added not much later. It has always been rendered as the stone appears yellow (it will quickly age to grey if not covered). The Crown is again mentioned in 1740 when Thomas Hurne was the owner but around 1805 it seems to have been bought by the Duke of Beaufort. We know from the poster above it was renamed the Beaufort Arms Inn, after its owner. Not long after it was closed, probably as a result of the the Dunkirk Inn a quarter of a mile further along the road. By 1851 it is split into five houses. It was again sold in the 1970's and returned to a resturant and Hotel called the Bodkin House after Bodkin wood behind it. The rooms have Jane Austen themes.
Dunkirk Inn, Dunkirk, Hawkesbury Upton  Dunkirk Inn, Dunkirk, Hawkesbury Upton
Located just to the East of Hawkesbury Turn Pike, and just before the fork in the road to Stroud and Cirencester, this Coaching Inn was idealy located on the main coaching route from Bath to the East and Midlands. Little is known of its history. It appears on maps as Dunkirk Inn and we know it closed as an Inn shortly after 1851. It was the first recorded Hawkesbury post office using the Post Coaches.
The Fleece Inn, Chapel Lane, Hillesley GL12 7RD  The Fleece Inn, Chapel Lane, Hillesley
The 17th century Fleece Inn was once tied to Witchell's Tetbury Brewery. Thomas Witchell did not own many pubs and the Fleece Inn was a rare outlet. The annual rateable value of the Fleece Inn was £10.0s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. (10 p.m. closing time). Witchell's were subsequently acquired by another Tetbury Brewery, Warns. An old photograph shows the gabled end of the pub with the painted lettering: 'The Fleece Inn. Warn & Sons. Celebrated Ales, Wines & Spirits'. An ornamental iron bracket carrying the pub sign above the front door of the pub in the old photograph is still there today. A West Country Ales ceramic plaque also remains in situ. Map reference ST 769897.
Portcullis, Hillesley   .jpg) Pictures from early 1900's shows the Portcullis with a thatched roof. Its roof was replaced with tile and its now a private house. The Portcullis Inn, owned by the Duke of Beaufort, had an annual rateable value of £12.15s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. (10 p.m. closing time). The Portcullis was a few yards to the north of the Fleece Inn.
Maypole Inn, The Plain, Hawkesbury Upton
 Maypole Inn, The Plain, Hawkesbury Upton
The Maypole was robably named after the Maypole that would likely have been on the village green in front of it. Thought to have been in existence in 1630 it would have been in the ideal position, in the center of Upton, over looking the area where the village fair was held, and also the market and well now replaced by a pump in the picture.
Fox and Hounds, Inglestone Common, Hawkesbury (AKA the Tally Ho) 
 Fox and Hounds, Inglestone Common, Hawkesbury (AKA the Tally Ho)
The cottage in the picture on the left was once the Fox and Hounds pub. It closed around 1969 and since much modified. The picture on the right is of a curious building in the grounds just to the left of the cottage and is thought to be the brewhouse for the beer. The Fox and Hounds had an annual rateable value of £9.10s.0d. in 1891. I have it recorded as being £19.10s.0d. in 1903. 'Last orders' were called at 10 p.m. In 1891 the petty sessional divisional records list it without having a name. The Fox and Hounds was located on the north side of the minor road that runs between Wickwar and Hawkesbury Upton at map reference ST 748886. The building is now a private house called Tally Ho with nothing to indicate that it was ever a public house.
Plough at Tresham With the Plough's close proximity and connection to Talbot farm I think it's probable it was the Talbot Inn much earlier, mentioned below from documents 1613-1732 :- "farm late occupied by Bartholomew Wicks; The Talbot Inn garden and pasture ground; 2 closes of meadow; 1 close pasture, an orchard, and several messuages" The Plough Inn had an annual rateable value of £112.10s.0d. in 1891. In 1903, twelve years later, it had decreased by over a hundred pounds to £9.10s.0d.! This apparent discrepancy can be explained by the fact that the 1891 rates include an undisclosed amont of land. Francis Holborow was joint owner in 1891. (10 p.m. closing time). The building is now called Plough House. No other details at present.
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