The Carpenters Arms is listed at 6 Beaufort Place in 1926 and 1939 Kelly’s Directories. Beaufort Place was a row of six houses in Portland Square and was renumbered as part of the square in 1957. There is a reference to a Carpenters Arms in Portland Street in 1878. The Carpenters Arms closed c.1941.
In 1891 and 1903 the Carpenters Arms was a leasehold house of the Cheltenham Original Brewery. Mrs Williams owned the property in 1891 and Stephen James is recorded as owner in 1903. The Carpenters Arms was a licensed beer house and had an annual rateable value of £15.5s.0d.
Above photograph: Chris Amies
Landlords at the Carpenters Arms include: (additional information courtesy Alan Jones)
1870 Joseph John Dicks
1872-3 Royal Directory listed under Portland Square “C.H. Dands, carpenter, Carpenter’s Arms inn”
1876 Royal Directory listed under Portland Square “Carpenters’ Arms inn J. Allen”
1878 John Allen
1880-1 Post Office Directory listed under Portland Square “Carpenters’ Arms” Thomas Grinnell”
1883 Mrs E. Roff
1891 Allen Taylor
1903 Stephen James
1902 – 1904 Built-Leonard Directories listed under Beaufort Place “Carpenters’ Arms – S. James
1905 – 1910 Annuaires listed under Beaufort Place “6. J.O. Macey” (no pub name)
1911 Built-Leonard Directory listed under Beaufort Place “Carpenter’s Arms – A. H. Andrews”
1912 Annuaire listed under Beaufort Place “6. Mr. A.H. Andrews” (no pub name)
1913 – 1916 Looker-On and 1922, 1924 & 1925 Built-Leonard Directories listed under Beaufort Place “6 Carpenter’s Arms – Mr. A. H. Andrews”
1926,1939 Arthur Hy. Andrews
1926 – 1938 Kelly’s listed under Beaufort Place “6. Carpenters’ Arms P.H. Arthur H. Andrews”
1939 & 1940 Kelly’s as above except listed as “beer retlr” – no pub name given