Prince of Wales
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Situated on West Street, formerly number 79 Harper Street and known by locals as the Drum and Monkey, it narrowly missed total demolition in the 1960's when part of the street was razed to the ground with plans to rebuild. The total redevelopment of the street never took place thus those properties which remained were kept and have since been done up to modern standards. Although the inn was not totally demolished in the 1960's some redevelopment took place in the late 1990's and what is in place now is a tidy row of cottages called Prince of Wales Row in honour of the former inn.
1871 | George Cull ‘Plasterer & beerhouse keeper’ | 1871 Census |
1881 | George Cull, wife Elizabeth and neice of 11 years old | 1881 Census |
1884 | Will of William George Wear, he leaves the Prince of Wales to son of the same name | Probate copy of will |
1884 | 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) | Newspaper |
1885-1887 | James Horton | Trade directories |
1891 | landlord James Horton beerhouse tied to Messrs Cook, owned by WG Weare; annual lease | Licensing Act printed volume |
1894 | J.Horton | Trade directory |
1896 | Mrs Horton | Trade directory |
1897 | James Horton died 20/4/1897; in his will – 'innkeeper of Harper Street'; 4 cottages left to widow | Probate copy of will |
1897 | Mrs Elizabeth Horton | Trade directory |
1899 | 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. | Newspaper |
1900 | May: Charles Keedwell, a former soldier in yeomanry from St Briavels | Parish Register entry for baptism of daughter |
1902 | Charles Keedwell | Trade directory |
1903 | Charles James Keedwell | Trade directory |
1903 | 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 |
1906-1907 | John Oates | Trade directories |
1910 | 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. | Newspaper |
1911 | John & Annie Oates, public house keeper | 1911 Census |
1914 | J Oates | Trade directory |
1915 | 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 |
1916 | John Oates died, and buried in February age 55 | |
1916 | 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. | Newspaper |
1935 | George Pullie, wife Ellen | |
1939 | 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 |
1952 | H Cull died but had already moved to Bath Road by 1939 (see 1916 entry) | |
1962 | planning permission granted to add a toilet and improve the bar facilities | Planning committee archive |
1967 | Skittle alley erected; also construction of carpark and vehicular access The Dyer family were the final landlords of the pub | Planning committee archive |
1999 | application to convert former public house into two dwellings and new sympathetic dwellings on the car park was submitted | Planning committee archive |
2000 | permission was granted in February for the conversion and the erection of four dwellings on the former carpark. | Planning committee archive |