The Anchor Inn is now a private residence called Anchor House. The High Street address is something of a misnomer – the street is so narrow that passing cars have difficulty manoeuvring out of each others way. The Cotswold stone houses and cottages straddling the High Street were built in an age when horse drawn transport reigned supreme. It is not difficult to imagine two or three horses with their carriages parked outside the Anchor Inn causing chaos in days gone by.
Stroud News & Gloucestershire Advertiser, Friday 17th March 1905 – The Anchor Inn, Chalford: The license of this inn, which is owned by the Nailsworth Brewery Company, was objected to by the police on the ground that the house had been ill-conducted, and the premises were structurally deficient, inconvenient for police supervision, and it was not required to meet the wants of the neighbourhood.
Alan Neame, managing director of the Nailsworth Brewery Company, said the trade had more than doubled itself since the present tenant had been in occupation. Cornelius Wilson, the tenant, stated that he had done very well at the house – better than he had expected.
The license was renewed.
Map Reference: SO 900025 (approx)
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: Holmes & Co.
Rateable value in 1891: £9.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: Nailsworth Brewery
Rateable value in 1903: £9.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 10pm
Landlords at the Anchor Inn include:
1868 John Gardiner
1891 William Crook
1902 Joseph Morris
1903 Annie Durridge
1906 Cornelius Wilson