In the 1890s, Gloucester Road could boast fourteen pubs or ale-houses. These were as follows:[1]
- South side of the street from East to West:
- Basketmakers Arms (No. 12 - corner of Cheltenham Place)
- Sherwood Forest (No. 17 - corner of Vine Street)
- Canteen (No. 20 - corner of Robert Street)
- Charleville Arms (No. 24 - corner of Kensington Street)
- Union Inn (No. 28)
- Wick Inn (No. 41 - corner of Foundry Street)
- Pond Tavern (No. 49 - corner of Frederick Gardens)
- North Side of Upper Gloucester Road from West to East
- Edinburgh Hotel (No. 68)
- Duke of Wellington (No. 70 - corner of Guildford Street)
- Woodman (No. 49 Guildford Street)
- Black Lion (No. 77 - corner of Surrey Street)
- Alexandra (No.54 Queens Road)
- North side of the street from West to East:
- Sea Serpent (No. 83 - corner of Over Street)
- Nightingale (No. 96 - corner of Kensington Place, named after Florence Nightingale)
- Brighton Tavern (No. 100)
- Eagle (No. 125 - next to a former brewery later incorporated into the pub)
References[]
- ↑ http://nlcaonline.org.uk/page_id__840_path__0p5p29p.aspx "A pint of ale at the Sherwood Forest?", North Laine Runner, No 47, January/February 1984 and reprinted in No 209, March/April 2011
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