Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Air Balloon Tavern Air Balloon Road

Albert Inn Church Road (Off license)

Beaufort Arms Hotel Brook Road, Crofts End

1879 – 1904. William Bryant / 1906. Richard Clutterbuck / 1909. Joseph Weeks / 1914. Alric Bruton
1917 – 21. Charles Parker / 1925 – 28. Henry Bundy / 1931 – 44. Francis Haynes / 1950 – 56. John H. Beer

Bee Hive Crew’s Hole

1860 – 61. George Fry

Bell Inn Bell Hill Road

1853. George Shellard / 1870. William Beak jnr / 1872 – 88. John Beak / 1893 – 1914. Sidney Bruton
1917 – 28. Donald Macrae / 1931 – 50. Robert Foreman / 1953 – 56. George H. Shields

Black Horse Church Road

1883. J. Bennett
1886. Thomas Wood
1893. R. Barrow
1897. Ernest Jenkins
1899. Thomas Barrett
1901 – 14. James Parker
1917 – 25. William Fortune
1928. Walter Baxter
1931. Ernest Harding
1935. Alice Harding
1937 – 56. Ernest Harding
1975. R. L. Collins

Bristol’s Lost Pubs collection

Britannia Nag’s Head Hill (Off license)

Bull Crew’s Hole Road

1795. Deborah Davis (widow) / 1795. John Davis / 1818. Joseph Davis / 1821 to 1848. Sarah Davis
1848 to 1850. David Davis / 1850 to 1851. Sarah Davis / 1851 to 1871. Sarah Hicks / 1871 to 1897. Job Jones
1897 to 1905. Walter Giles Britton / 1909. Joseph Olds / 1914 – 30. Thomas Stacey / 1930. Minnie Rowna Stacey
1935 – 38. Minnie Joyce / 1944. Albert Horton / 1950. Louisa Hopton / 1953. Jack Browning / 1956. Walter Hooper
1960. Gilbert Parker
Minnie Stacey’s tenancy commenced on the 25th March 1930, the rent was £40 per annum, the landlord was The Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Limited. Much of the information for the Bull was kindly provided by Brian Gosney

Carpenters’ Arms Howard Street

1899 – 1901. Mrs. S. Roberts / 1904 – 09. James Williams / 1914 – 31. George Roberts / 1931 – 44. Frederick Cole
1950. John William Wise
Frederick Cole’s tenancy commenced on the 18th March 1931, the rent was £34 per annum and the landlord was The Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. Limited

Cherry Orchard Clouds Hill Road

Chequers Lodge Road

1870 – 74. E. J. Dawes / 1876 – 86. Mathew F. Evans / 1888. John Smart / 1891 – 1931. Henry Stephen Phipps
1935 – 53. Alec Bracey / 1956. Charles Gerrish / 1960. A. E. Jones / 1975. R. H. W. Allen (manager)
Henry Phipps was also a carpenter

Coachmakers’ Arms Bishop Street / Chapter Street (Off license)

Don John’s Cross Church Road
The Don John’s Cross was demolished in 2005

1830 – 61. Thomas Marks / 1863 – 65. J. Smith / 1870 – 71. John Bryant / 1872. Mrs Bryant
1879 – 88. William Francis / 1893. Thomas Brown / 1897 – 1909. Robert Weight / 1914 – 17. Annie Weight
1921 – 31. Edward Hale / 1935 – 44. Alfred Meacham / 1950 – 53. Arthur Bateman / 1956. Albert E. Parsons

Dorset House Church Road (Off license)

Dove Inn Church Road

Fire Engine Church Road

Forge Hammer Church Road

1867 – 74. Samuel Batt / 1879 – 88. John Palmer / 1891 – 93. Thomas Palmer / 1899. Edwin Sealey
1901. William Brown / 1904 – 14. Frederick Ashmead / 1917 – 31. Charles Goldsworthy
1935. Elizabeth Goldsworthy / 1937 – 56. Frederick J. Bennett

George & Dragon Church Road

1830. Isaac Sweet / 1841. Elizabeth Milsom / 1851 – 63. Samuel Leonard / 1870 – 74. Ann Morgan
1879 – 88. Samuel Cossens / 1893. Samuel Cossens (jnr) / 1897 – 1901. Edward Simmons / 1904. Joseph Janes
1906. Walter Janes / 1909. Henry Janes / 1914 – 56. Montague William Janes / 1960. George A. F. Grimley

Harold Arms Russell Town Avenue, Moorfields (Off license)

Hauliers’ Arms Pilemarsh

1893 – 1911. James Druce / 1913 – 31. James Williams / 1934 – 67. Harold Pollinger
1967 to 1969. Sarah May Pollinger / 1969 to 1986. Reginald Newbury / 1986. John Webb

Hit Or Miss Crew’s Hole Road

1871 & 1881 (Census) James Limb / 1886. Robert Weight / 1893. J. Walker / 1899 – 1906. Joseph Jones
1871 & 1881 census information was kindly provided by Cyril Limb, the great grandson of James and Maryanne Limb (nee Thatcher)

Hop Pole Avondale Road

1881 – 1901. John Lacey / 1904 – 17. Alfred Lacey / 1921 – 50. Reginald Lacey / 1953 – 56. Thomas F. Ratcliffe
1960. S. T. Ratcliffe

Horse & Jockey Nags Head Hill

King’s Arms Church Road

1822 – 23. Henry Melsom
1826. William Nason
1828 – 34. Richard Hooper
1837 – 40. Abraham Hooper
1841 – 44. William Turner
1847 – 49. Joseph Winter
1850. William Bryant
1853. William Henry Tippett
1853 to 1854. William Bassett
1855. ? Moor
1856. Charles Wood
1857. Thomas Gibbs
1858. George Osborne
1861. John White
1867 – 76. Alfred Dowswell
1881 – 96. Emma Broughton
1901. Benjamin Pike
1904. Frederick Westcott
1906. Thomas Sylvester
1906 to 1913. William Colenso
1913 to 1927. Albert James Owen
1928 – 35. Alfred Haynes
1937. Eric Hutt
1938. Thomas Edwards
1944 – 50. Ted Ashdown
1953 – 56. Arthur L. Hibbs
1960. W. L. Martin
1975. M. H. Hemmin

Bristol’s Lost Pubs collection

On the corner with Thomas Street the King’s Arms is still trading, this photograph dates from the early 1950’s.

King’s Head Whitehall Road

1841 – 70. Joseph Parsons / 1871 – 74. George Parsons / 1883 – 1917. Frederick Parsons
1921 – 38. Joseph Parsons / 1944 – 60. John D. Langman

Lamb Inn Crew’s Hole Road

Lamb & Lark Burchell’s Green Road

1899. Charles Collins / 1904. William Smith / 1909. Joseph Boulton / 1914 – 21. Samuel Stone
1925 – 31. Mercy Stone / 1935 – 38. Bert Robbins / 1944. William Britton / 1950. Stanley White
1953 – 56. Mervyn T. Bracey

London House Russell Town Avenue, Moorfields (Off license)

Lord Raglan Nag’s Head Hill

1871 – 74. S. Bush / 1883. J. Bilton / 1893. George Emery / 1897 – 1904. John Davies / 1906. George Bartlett
1909. Joseph Leadbeater / 1914. Albert Ayland / 1917 – 21. Matilda Ayland / 1925 – 38. Gilbert Hudd
1944 – 60. Albert Bateman

Lyppiatt Road Off License

Malt Mill

1853. Samuel Britton

Masons’ Arms Church Road

1897. Annie Butt / 1899 – 1901. George Nicholls / 1904. Mrs. M. Spring / 1906. Fred Smith / 1909. Emily Smith
1914. George Gordon / 1917. William Symes / 1921 – 40. Harry Wood / 1940. John Clark

Mechanics’ Arms Clouds Hill Road

Nag’s Head Nag’s Head Hill

1853. John Harris

New Inn Bryant’s Hill Road

1899 – 1904. William Stephens / 1906. Mrs. A. Stephens / 1909. Otho Wade / 1914 – 17. Fred Grindell
1921. Joseph Bush / 1925 – 31. Emily Bush / 1935 – 37. Emily Haskins / 1938 – 60. Fred Bateman

New Inn Queen Street (Off license)

Old Ale & Porter Stores Church Road

Old England Tavern Whitefield Road / Deep Pit Road (Off license)

1861. Francis Bryant / 1900. James Williams / 1908. William John Smith / 1911 – 13. George Herbert Whiteford
1920 – 25. Arthur J. Jones / 1927 – 36. Archibald Francis Jones

(Old) Horse & Jockey Church Road

Pied Horse Summerhill Road

1830 – 41. James Bailey / 1851 – 53. Robert Nurse / 1856 – 72. William Nurse / 1874 – 86. Francis Hicks
1888 – 94. Robert Weight / 1897 – 1904. George Jackson / 1906 – 09. William Hann / 1914 – 25. James Jay
1928 – 37. Isabelle Jay / 1938 – 56. Isabelle Baker / 1960. W. Fudgely

Prince Of Wales Gordon Road (Off license)

Prince Of Wales Russell Town Avenue, Moorfields (Off license)

Red Cow Bull Lane

1861. Robert Iles

Red Lion Whitehall Road

Redfield Inn Church Road

Richmond Arms Church Road (Off license)

Rising Sun Church Road

Royal Oak Russell Town Avenue (Moorfields)

1899 – 1904. William Rogers / 1906. Arthur Hulbert / 1909 – 31. Herbert Whiting / 1935. George Payne
1937 – 38. Henry Burton

Russell Town Inn Morton Street

1885. William Webber / 1893. James Nichols / 1897. Thomas Webb / 1899 – 1909. William Jones
1914 – 21. Samuel Handford

Shepherds’ Rest Church Road

Ship Worlds End
See the Worlds End

Spotted Cow Crew’s Hole

1853. Robert Iles

Star Crew’s Hole

1853. Elizabeth Avery

Steam Hammer Derby Street (Off license)

Summerhill Porter Stores Summerhill Road (Off license)

Tanners’ Arms Bishop Street, Moorfields (Off license)

1900 – 08. Mary Ann Withy / 1913. Rose E. Sutton / 1920 – 27. Blanche Matilda Avery
1934 – 43. Blanche Alice Brown / 1950. Lionel George Brown

Three Crowns Blackswarth Road

1828. James Morgan / 1841 – 51. Thomas Morgan / 1861 – 74. William Osborne / 1879. William Grindell
1888. Robert Jerman / 1893. Walter Pool / 1897 – 1909. James Stacey / 1914 – 31. Oliver Harris
1935 – 38. Robert Foskett / 1944 – 56. Frederick Charles Cuff

Three Horse Shoes Church Road
The Three Horse Shoes was demolished in 2005

1853. Samuel Hallaway / 1861. William Bateman / 1886 – 88. Thomas Barrett / 1893. Henry Britton
1897 – 1906. Elizabeth Britton / 1914 – 56. Henry (Harry) Oliver Britton / 1960. F. J. Bennett

Tramway Tavern Bell Hill Road (Off license)

Victoria No. 197 Church Road (Off license)

Waggon & Horses Netham Road

White Hart Whitehall Road

White Lion Church Road

Who’d A Thought It No. 37 Bell Hill Road (Off license)

World’s End Clouds Hill Road
Also known as the Ship

1841 – 56. Edward Milsom / 1861. Edwin Rogers / 1863 – 65. John Bryant / 1870 – 1917. Alfred Bruton
1921 – 38. William Hall / 1944 – 50. Mabel Ellen Roberts / 1953. William Handford / 1956. Edward J. Webb