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{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}|width=34%}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The Grace, formerly Robin Hood's Retreat.</div>
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Robin Hood's Retreat was until recently the name of a restaurant in Bristol. After a change of owners the place reincarnated as The Grace in 2014.<ref>[http://www.bristolbites.co.uk/2014/07/06/the-grace-new-venue-for-gloucester-road-from-the-zazus-team/ Bristol Bites: The Grace: new venue for Gloucester Road from the Zazu’s team.]</ref>  
Robin Hood's Retreat was until recently the name of a pub, later pub/restaurant, in Bristol. After a change of owners the place reincarnated in 2014 as The Grace.<ref>[http://www.bristolbites.co.uk/2014/07/06/the-grace-new-venue-for-gloucester-road-from-the-zazus-team/ Bristol Bites: The Grace: new venue for Gloucester Road from the Zazu’s team.]</ref>  


The website 'UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory' lists the following information from trade directories for this pub:
Between them 'The Gloucester Road Story' and  'UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory' list the following information from trade directories for this pub:
* 1890. Publican: John Harris.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=1&page=56 The Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1890, 1-369.]</ref>
* 1900. Publican: John Harris.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=2&page=112 The Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1900, 147-471.]</ref>
* 1910. Publican: George Garraway.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=3&page=129 Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1910, 83?-437.]</ref>
* 1914. Publican: George Garraway.<ref name="uk-pub">[https://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/BristolR/RobinHoodsRetreat.shtml UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory: Robin Hoods Retreat, 197 Gloucester road, Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire.] Information from Kelly's directory, provided by 'Kevan'.</ref>
* 1914. Publican: George Garraway.<ref name="uk-pub">[https://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/BristolR/RobinHoodsRetreat.shtml UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory: Robin Hoods Retreat, 197 Gloucester road, Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire.] Information from Kelly's directory, provided by 'Kevan'.</ref>
* 1921. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=4&page=141 Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1921, 1-283.]</ref>
* 1931. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=5&page=160 Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1931, 151-493.]</ref>
* 1938. Henry Louis Tripp.<ref name="uk-pub"/>
* 1938. Henry Louis Tripp.<ref name="uk-pub"/>
* 1939. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=6&page=194 Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1939, 1-207.]</ref>
* 1950. Publican: Rt. Chas. Powles.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=7&page=169 Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1950, 1-381.]</ref>
* 1962.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=8&page=196 Gloucester Road Story: Kelly's Steet Directory 1962, 55-487.]</ref>
* 1970.<ref>[http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?document=9&page=569 Gloucester Road Story: Kelly's Steet Directory 1970, 39-519.]</ref>




Presumably the pub was then named the 'Robin Hood', 'Robin Hood & Little John', the 'Robin Hood Inn' etc. 'Robin Hood's Retreat' sounds fancy, fanciful and modern.
'Robin Hood's Retreat' may sound fancy and modern, but in fact the pub is recorded under that name already in 1890.


=== Gazetteers ===
=== Gazetteers ===
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=== Sources ===
=== Sources ===
* [http://www.bristolbites.co.uk/2014/07/06/the-grace-new-venue-for-gloucester-road-from-the-zazus-team/ Bristol Bites: The Grace: new venue for Gloucester Road from the Zazu’s team]
* [http://www.bristolbites.co.uk/2014/07/06/the-grace-new-venue-for-gloucester-road-from-the-zazus-team/ Bristol Bites: The Grace: new venue for Gloucester Road from the Zazu’s team]
* [http://thegloucesterroadstory.org/?road=GR&number=197 The Gloucester Road Story: 197 Gloucester Road, Bristol]
* [https://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/BristolR/RobinHoodsRetreat.shtml UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory: Robin Hoods Retreat, 197 Gloucester road, Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire.]
* [https://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/BristolR/RobinHoodsRetreat.shtml UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory: Robin Hoods Retreat, 197 Gloucester road, Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire.]


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The Grace, formerly Robin Hood's Retreat.

[[File:|thumb|right|500px|Robin Hood's Retreat / 'harrysworld', on or before 30 Jun. 2009, Panoramio.]]

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-23.

Robin Hood's Retreat was until recently the name of a pub, later pub/restaurant, in Bristol. After a change of owners the place reincarnated in 2014 as The Grace.[1]

Between them 'The Gloucester Road Story' and 'UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory' list the following information from trade directories for this pub:

  • 1890. Publican: John Harris.[2]
  • 1900. Publican: John Harris.[3]
  • 1910. Publican: George Garraway.[4]
  • 1914. Publican: George Garraway.[5]
  • 1921. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.[6]
  • 1931. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.[7]
  • 1938. Henry Louis Tripp.[5]
  • 1939. Publican: Henry Lewis Tripp.[8]
  • 1950. Publican: Rt. Chas. Powles.[9]
  • 1962.[10]
  • 1970.[11]


'Robin Hood's Retreat' may sound fancy and modern, but in fact the pub is recorded under that name already in 1890.

Gazetteers

Sources

Background

Notes

  1. ↑ Bristol Bites: The Grace: new venue for Gloucester Road from the Zazu’s team.
  2. ↑ The Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1890, 1-369.
  3. ↑ The Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1900, 147-471.
  4. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1910, 83?-437.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 UK Pub History Research and London Historical Street Directory: Robin Hoods Retreat, 197 Gloucester road, Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Information from Kelly's directory, provided by 'Kevan'.
  6. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1921, 1-283.
  7. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1931, 151-493.
  8. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1939, 1-207.
  9. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Wrights Steet Directory 1950, 1-381.
  10. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Kelly's Steet Directory 1962, 55-487.
  11. ↑ Gloucester Road Story: Kelly's Steet Directory 1970, 39-519.

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