The Crown
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The Crown Inn was formerly the Angel Inn, and before that The Queens Arms. It may have had another name before this and changed when Queen Anne came to the throne in 1702. There was another Angel Inn recorded in Long Street so it may have had it's name changed to The Crown to differentiate from that one. The stables of this popular coaching inn were reached from Gumstool Hill until Chipping Hill cut through the Croft. A cabinet maker by the name of Omar Davis had his workshops around the back. The world famous Woolsack races start/finish here.
| 1627 | William Slaughter was a soldier billeted here on 2nd February | |
| 1693 | rebuilding work undertaken | |
| mid 1700s | The Crown owned by Christopher Clarke [maybe in part] according to transcript of deeds mainly relating to Crew House. | |
| 1774 | Old Angel left in trust to Joseph Orum, son of Moses, by William Orum of Garsdon, along with one other property | |
| 1776 | 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 | |
| 1780 | William Cox paid land tax for 'ye angel' 5 shillings | |
| 1793 | advert for auction at the house of William Coxe [the Angel Inn, Tetbury] | 25/3/1793 Gloucester Journal |
| 1802 | Mrs Cox, wife of William of The Angel Inn, died. 1/2/1802 | |
| 1804 | 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 |
| 1820 | Angel - Francis Crew, also a plasterer & tiler | |
| 1822 | Angel - Francis Crew | |
| 1824 | In 1824 The Angel Inn was occupied by Francis Crew and he paid land tax of £4 14s 7d | |
| 1830 | Angel - John Berry | |
| 1838 | The Angel Inn owned by Francis Brown, occupied by Francis Crew | Tithe Valuation |
| 1840s | no listing in directories of this era | |
| 1856 | William Lock | |
| 1859 | William Lock | |
| 1860 | 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. | |
| 1863 | William Lock | |
| 1870 | William Lock | |
| 1876 | William Lock, also a farmer | |
| 1885 | William Lock | |
| 1891 | Licensing Act lists The CROWN with landlord ET Mann, tied to Messrs Cook alehouse on an annual lease with 1 transfer | |
| 1894 | E.Mann | |
| 1897 | Elijah Thomas Mann, Crown P.H Union Street | |
| 1898 | Elijah Mann fined at Tetbury Petty Sessions for being drunk on his own premises | |
| 1903 | 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 | |
| 1914 | Ernest Mann Crown P.H & chimney sweeper Union Street | |
| 1915 | 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. | |
| 1950 | Charles & Elsie Bowsher | |
| 1980s | childs shoe found during refurbishment |
The Crown rear entrance in 2015