Robin Hood (St Michael's Hill, Bristol)
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 51.458598, -2.599443 |
Adm. div. | Gloucestershire |
Vicinity | 56 St Michael's Hill, Bristol |
Type | Public house |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Extant |
First Record | 1848 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-05.
The present Robin Hood at 56 St Michael's Hill in Bristol was in existence by 1848. Immediately north of the pub is Robin Hood Lane which connects St Michael's Hill and Horfield Road.Between them, Pub History and Bristol's Lost Pubs list the names of 12 publicans from 1848 to 1975,[1] the first being John Gerrish (1848-49). It is not known if he was the first publican, but there cannot have been many in the years immediately before his tenure, for in 1841 the building was home to a carpentry and before that to a grocer's shop. However, there was also a Robin Hood pub on St Michael's Hill during the years 1752 to 82. Most likely this was located either at the same site, perhaps in the same building, or immediately north of Robin Hood Lane. See further Robin Hood and Little John (St Michael's Hill, Bristol).
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
Sources
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.16 (1885; surveyed 1880-82)
- 25" O.S. map Somerset VI.2 (1896; surveyed 1881-82)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.16 (1903; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.16 (1903; rev. 1901)
- 25" O.S. map Somerset VI.2 (1904; rev. 1901-1902)
- 25" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.16 (1918; rev. 1913)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.SE (1888; surveyed 1880-83)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.SE (1904; rev. 1901-1902)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (1905; rev. 1901-1902) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (1905; rev. 1901-1902)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI (1921; rev. 1912-13)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.SE (1921; rev. 1912-13)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI (1921; rev. 1912-13)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (1921; rev. 1913)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (1933; rev. 1930)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.SE (c. 1944; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (c. 1945; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Gloucestershire LXXI.SE (c. 1946; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Somerset VI.NW (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Background
- Christmas Steps Arts Quarter: The Robin Hood
- List of Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd pubs: Bristol area, No. 214.
Also see
- St Michael's Hill (Bristol) place-name cluster
- Bristol place-name cluster
- Public houses named after Robin Hood.
Notes
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The Robin Hood pub on St Michael's Hill, Bristol. A freehouse in a Grade II listed building / Richard Hoare, 26 June, 2017; Creative Commons, via Geograph.
The Robin Hood, an interesting looking little pub towards the top of St Michael's Hill / Trevor Harris, 26 Sep, 2009; Creative Commons, via Geograph.