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<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-27. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-27. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | ||
A plaque on the front of the now | A plaque on the front of the now closed Robin Hood pub in Hopewell Street, Gloucester, gives its name as 'Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn', and the lintel carries the date 1908. | ||
It is not clear when the pub closed, but this seems to have happened fairly recently. The Pub Wiki lists publican information for the year 1939 only.<ref>[https://pubwiki.co.uk/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/RobinhoodInn.shtml Pub Wiki: Robinhood Inn, 12 Hopewell Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire.]</ref> | It is not clear when the pub closed, but this seems to have happened fairly recently. The Pub Wiki lists publican information for the year 1939 only.<ref>[https://pubwiki.co.uk/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/RobinhoodInn.shtml Pub Wiki: Robinhood Inn, 12 Hopewell Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire.]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 27 May 2020
Robin Hood Inn (Gloucester).
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|The Robin Hood still looks good / Google Earth Street View.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-27. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-27.
A plaque on the front of the now closed Robin Hood pub in Hopewell Street, Gloucester, gives its name as 'Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn', and the lintel carries the date 1908.
It is not clear when the pub closed, but this seems to have happened fairly recently. The Pub Wiki lists publican information for the year 1939 only.[1]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.3 (1886; surveyed 1882)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.3 (1886; surveyed 1883)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.3 (1902; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.3 (1902; rev. 1901)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.3 (1923; rev. 1921)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.NE (1884; surveyed 1882–83)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.NE (1903; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.NE (1903; rev. 1901)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII (1924; rev. 1921)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.NE (1924; rev. 1921)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire XXXIII.NE (c. 1946; rev. 1938).
Background
- Barton & Tredworth Community Heritage: Barton and Tredworth current and former Pubs Photo Gallery (w. photo)
- Lost Pubs Project: Olde Robin Hood Inn, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (w. excellent photo)
Notes