The Duke of Wellington in Tredworth was a pub for at least 400 years but not necessarily the same building. It once had its own brewery, possibly in the early 1880’s, when it is documented that G Cummings provided materials for Home Brewed Beer.
The Duke of Wellington was one of only seven pubs owned by the Cranham Brewery, owned by W.Sadler Hall Esq., and it was their only Gloucester tied house. When the Cranham Brewery was put up for sale in June 1904 the business was aquired Godsells & Sons of Stroud. The Duke of Wellington became a Godsell’s house and, from 1928 a Stroud Brewery pub.
It retained a ‘men only’ bar up until the 1970’s. Unsuspecting female visitors were swiftly shown the front door!
Dave and Florence Pollard, who ran the Duke of Wellington up until the 1990’s, were certain that the pub was haunted. On one occasion they had to attend to a table that had had beer spilt all over it. When they returned with cleaning cloths to clear up the mess the table was found to be completely dry and in prestige condition. Furthermore, upon retirement the Pollards discovered that the ghost had continued the Duke of Wellington causing the premature departure of the new landlords.
The Duke of Wellington is now split into two residential apartments, 72A and 72 Tredworth Road. The West Country Ales ‘Best in the West’ ceramic plaque has been retained in situ.
Landlords at the Duke of Wellington include:
1870, 1879 William Jordan
1893 C.W. Edwards
1906 E.D.C. Foxwell
1936 – 1948 Albert Edgar Probyn
1957 Henry Thomas Young
1958 – 1990 Florence and Dave Pollard
2002 Mark and Denise Carpenter
2005 Christopher and Angela Carpenter