Bristol’s Lost Pubs
Redcliff & Temple
Redcliff Brewery Redcliff Street
No.107 Redcliff Street, built in 1640, this old building like many others in the area was lost in the blitz. The brewery entrance would have been at the rear of the building on Redcliff Back where there was once a pub called the Brewers’ Arms. In 1775 a pub called the Jolly Brewers was next door at No.106.
Owners of the Redcliff Brewery as listed in directories:
1775. Perrington, Maltster & Brewer
1793. Samuel Willmot, Maltster
1806. Elizabeth Willmot & Son, Maltsters & Brewers
1816 – 34. R. S. Willmot, Maltster & Brewer
1839 – 48. H & C. Vallance & Co. Brewers & Maltsters
1853 – 56. H & G. Vallance & Co. Brewers & Maltsters
1861. G & H. Vallance & Co. Brewers & Maltsters
1863 – 65. George Vallance & Co. Brewers & Maltsters
1869 – 97. Daniel Sykes & Co. Maltsters & Brewers
Daniel Sykes & Co. Ltd merged with Bristol United Breweries Ltd in 1897 and the brewery was closed down in 1898.
The following leasehold premises were mortgaged by Daniel Sykes & Co. on the 15th March 1894, to secure a loan of £8000. The lenders were surgeon Alfred Hugh Benson, of Wrington Somerset, and solicitor Charles Robert Hancock, of Bristol. The loan was paid out of moneys belonging to them on a joint account, the interest on this loan was set at 5% per annum, to be paid half yearly.
| Name Of Public House | Lessor | Date Of Lease | Expiry Date | Yearly Rent | Special Clauses |
| City House, Brook Road, St. Paul’s, Bristol | Mary Ann Thatcher | 25th Jul 1890 | 24th Jun 1895 | £28 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| General Draper, Hotwells Clifton, Bristol | The Society of Merchants | 27th Sep 1881 | 21st Dec 1895 | £110 | Qualified covenant by tenant not to assign |
| Beer House, No. 10 Russel Street, St. Philip’s, Bristol and adjoining premises | Anne Shafto Tucker | 21st Mar 1889 | 25th Mar 1896 | £21 | |
| Cattle Market Tavern, Bath Road, Bristol | Charles Bowles Hare and another | 3rd Aug 1888 | 29th Sep 1896 | £80 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Admiral Duncan, Nicholas Street, Bristol | Henry Newcomen Cooper | 30th Sep 1887 | 21st Dec 1897 | £70 | Tied house, clause for certain liquors in favour of lessor and qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Swindon Tavern, 10 Phippen Street, Bristol | Henry Ormerod and another | 29th Jan 1889 | 21st Dec 1898 | £25 | Covenant by tenant against assignment |
| (L) Twinnell Arms, Twinnell Street, Bristol | Ann Hill | 19th Dec 1889 | 21st Dec 1899 | £20 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| North View Inn, Fox Lane, Baptist Mills, Bristol | Joseph Brunt | 25th Nov 1886 | 29th Sep 1900 | £30 | |
| Beer House, No. 26 Belle View Road, Brislington near Bristol | James Ashelford | 21st Jan 1891 | 21st Dec 1900 | £20 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Rock Tavern, No. 2 Lower Clifton Hill, Clifton, Bristol | Henry Hall Bishop and another | 18th Oct 1887 | 29th Sep 1901 (Determinable by tenant on 29th Sep 1894) | £34 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| (L) Beer House, Stanley House, Balls Common, Soundwell, Gloucestershire | Alfred John Childs and others | 20th Sep 1892 | 29th Sep 1901 (The premises are underleased by the company for the whole term less one day) | £25 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Forge Hammer Inn, Ashton Vale, Bristol | John Harrill | 30th Dec 1887 | 21st Dec 1901 | £20 | |
| Hospitality, Pontypool, Monmouthshire | Isaac Francis Tovey Dando | 31st Dec 1887 | 21st Dec 1901 (Determinable by tenant on 21st Dec 1894) | £23 | |
| Queens Inn, Garndiffaith near Pontypool, Monmouthshire | Issac Francis Tovey Dando | 2nd Jan 1888 | 21st Dec 1901 (Determinable by tenant on 21st Dec 1894) | £15 | |
| Masons’ Arms, Trevethin, Monmouthshire | Richard Rogers | 15th Feb 1892 | 14th Feb 1902 | £12 | |
| Portcullis, Phippen Street, Redcliff, Bristol | Mary Ann Champion | 7th Apr 1888 | 25th Mar 1902 | £26 | Lease to determine if license taken away |
| Peep Of Day, New Westgate Buildings, Bath | Henry James Wyatt | 21st Dec 1888 | 29th Sep 1902 | £28 | Lease to determine if any license taken away or superior lease determined |
| (L) Eagle Tavern and cottage, West Street, Bristol | Sarah Ann Leaker and others | 18th Jan 1889 | 21st Dec 1902 | £36 | Qualified covenant by tenant against assignment, lease to determine if any license taken away |
| Robin Hood, Queen Street, Bedminster, Bristol | Thomas Warren and another | 20th Feb 1889 | 21st Dec 1902 | £19 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Post Office Tavern, Staple Hill near Bristol | Thomas James | 25th Mar 1889 | 25th Mar 1903 | £50 | Qualified covenant by tenant not to assign |
| Spring Garden Hotel, Hotwell Road, Bristol | Elizabeth Lyons | 28th Sep 1882 | 29th Sep 1903 (Determinable by tenant on 29th Sep 1896) | £40 | |
| Beehive and premises, Horfield near Bristol | Frances Helen Shadwell and others | 16th Jan 1890 | 21st Dec 1903 | £33 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| (L) Three Blackbirds, Stapleton Road, Bristol | Martha Osborne | 14th Jun 1890 | 25th Mar 1904 (The premises have been underleased by the company for whole term less three days) | £90 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| (L) Cross Keys, Fishponds near Bristol | Charles Nash | 29th Oct 1890 | 29th Sep 1904 (Determinable on lessors death) | £30 | The premises are underleased by the company for the whole term less one day |
| Swan Inn, Winterbourne near Bristol | Charles Sargent and others | 20th Nov 1891 | 21st Dec 1904 (The premises are underleased by the company for the whole term less one day) | £30 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| (L) Duke Of York, Horfield, Bristol | Rev. Frederick Seymour Griffith | 3rd Nov 1885 | 25th Mar 1905 (Determinable by tenant on the 25th Mar 1899) | £14 | |
| White Horse, Two Mile Hill, St. George, Bristol | Elizabeth Scull | 13th May 1884 | 25th Mar 1905 (Determinable by tenant on 25th Mar 1898) | £27.16.6 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Railway Inn, Patchway, Gloucestershire | Charles Hopkins | 30th Jul 1885 | 25th Mar 1906 | £60 | |
| Duke Of York, Barton Road, St. Philip’s, Bristol | The Feoffees of the parish of St. Mary Le Port, Bristol | 17th Apr 1869 | 21st Dec 1907 | apportioned rent of £6 | |
| Rising Sun, Woodcroft Tidenham, Gloucestershire | Daniel Tyler | 18th Feb 1891 | 25th Dec 1907 | £25 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Regent Tavern, Regent Street, St. Philip’s, Bristol | George Goldney Doust | 31st Jan 1887 | 20th Mar 1908 (Determinable by tenant on 25th Mar 1894 or 1901) | £26 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Harleston Arms, Harleston Street, St. Philip’s, Bristol | Ann Howell | 23rd Feb 1888 | 25th Mar 1909 | £33 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Victoria Tavern, Clarke Street, Bedminster, Bristol | Harriet Mills | 1st Jan 1889 | 21st Dec 1909 | £24 | |
| Railway Inn, Cindershill, Monmouth | Elizabth Valier Scott | 18th Apr 1893 | 18th Apr 1910 | £15 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Beer House, No. 9 Wilson Street, St. Paul’s, Bristol | F. K. Cawley | 31st May 1889 | 25th Mar 1910 | £30 | Power to tenant to determine if license taken away |
| Bell Inn, Upper Cheese Lane, St. Philip’s, Bristol | William Broadbear | 7th Nov 1889 | 20th Sep 1910 | £40.10.0 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Ale & Porter Stores, 13 Glenside, Eastville, Bristol | Elizabeth Alice Dadley | 31st Jul 1890 | 24th Jun 1911 | £30 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Hope Tavern and cottages, Moon Street, St. Paul’s, Bristol | Francis Henry Palmer | 10th Sep 1890 | 24th Jun 1911 | £60 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Berkeley Castle, Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol | Henry Bryant | 26th Sep 1890 | 29th Sep 1911 | £100 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Rothesay House, Barton Hill, Bristol | Julia Maria Harding | 29th Oct 1890 | 29th Sep 1911 | £26 | Absolute covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Shades, Waterloo Street, Clifton, Bristol | The Clifton Club Company Limited | 23rd Sep 1891 | 25th Mar 1912 (Detainable by tenant on 25th Mar 1898 or 1905) | None entered | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Druids’ Arms, Newfoundland Street, Bristol | Mary Ann Grimes | 24th May 1892 | 25th Mar 1913 | £28 | |
| Royal Oak and premises, Dean Lane, St. George, Bristol | William Rogers | 29th Sep 1892 | 29th Sep 1913 | £52 | Power to determine if license taken away |
| Mayor’s Arms, New Cut, Bristol | Patrick O’Brien | 24th Nov 1892 | 29th Sep 1913 | £70 | Qualified covenant by tenant against alienation |
| Woolpack, Pennywell Road, Bristol | James Walker and others | 24th Mar 1893 | 25th Dec 1913 | £48 | |
| Britannia, Monmouth | Charles Henry Portell | 6th Feb 1893 | 25th Mar 1914 (Determinable by landlord or tenant on 25th Mar 1907) | £45 | |
| Richmond Arms Beer House, Church Road, St. George, Bristol | William Rogers | 30th Mar 1894 | 21st Dec 1907 (Determinable by tenant on 21st Dec 1900) | £25 | |
| Champion Of Wales, Broad Quay, Bristol | George Phelps and others | 31st Mar 1894 | 29th Sep 1914 | £40 |