Bristol’s Lost Pubs
St. George, Moorfields & Redfield
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
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
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
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