Chambers, on the corner of Market Parade, opened on Tuesday 21st September 1999. It was built on the site of the old Pearce Pope offices (Kings House) which were known as St Aldate’s Chambers.
The Chambers was one of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries John Barras pubs and showed sporting events on large screen televisions. In 2005 it was noted as being part of the Spirit Group.
Chambers closed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 and was boarded up. This area of Gloucester, as part of the Kings Quarter, is undergoing significant investment and rejuvenation, so the derelict Chambers pub soon became an unwelcome eyesore.
The Citizen, Thursday 14th December 2023 – Pub goes on market as part of area’s fresh look: A pub is on the market with hopes a food and drink operator will take over and be part of a major city centre regeneration project. The Chambers pub in Kings Square closed during the early days of the pandemic and has never reopened.
Gloucester City Council is set to advertise the prime site on a leasehold basis and is seeking businesses that can enhance the vision for the recently revamped area. It is hoped that a new occupier will be able to make the site a destination for both daytime and evening activity and create a cafe culture perhaps promoting the region’s talented food and drink producers.
The Citizen, Thursday 24th July 2025 – Chambers eyesore could be given a new life as a family restaurant: The former Chambers pub, which is on the corner of Market Parade, ceased trading during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has never reopened. Gloucester City Council has since advertised the prime site in Kings Square on a leasehold basis and at least one bid was submitted for the 3,500 sq ft which included a vision for a pub with cafe, food and games space. However nothing came of that proposal.
Council leader Jeremy Hilton (LD, Kingsholm and Wotton) said officers are in talks with potential tenants for the site. He said he could not say much but hinted heavily that it would be a place which would serve evening meals that caters for families. “We’re in discussions with a really good quality food and beverage outlet.”
The premises finally reopened on 7th May 2026 as Coro Lounge.
Above image: Chris Amies (2026)
From their website:
“Coro Lounge is a laid-back café-bar in Kings Square, Gloucester, offering tasty food from morning to evening, seven days a week. Step inside, get comfy, and make yourself at home. Coro is Spanish for choir, and we took inspiration from the nearby cathedral and The Three Choirs Festival, a music festival held annually at the end of July, rotating among the cathedrals of the Three Counties (Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester).”