Goat Inn, Llanthony Road, Gloucester

The Goat Inn was located at 7 Llanthony Road between Church Street and High Orchard Street. The Goat Inn was once tied to Francis Wintle’s Forest Brewery in Mitcheldean. It closed as a pub in the late 1950’s / early 1960’s.

Gloucester Citizen, Thursday 30th August 1883: Goat Inn, Llanthony, Gloucester: This well-situated and easily managed Full-licensed House to Let, with immediate possession, in the same family with one exception above 30 years: incoming and rent low; a respectable applicant will be liberally treated with – Apply to Thomas Wintle, Forest Steam Mills and Brewery, Mitcheldean.

Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 4th January 1890 – Charge against a Gloucester Publican:

At the City Police Court on Wednesday morning, before W. Stafford (in the chair), R. V. Vassar-Smith and B. Bonnor, Esqrs.— Sidney White, the landlord of the Goat Inn, Llanthony, was summoned for permitting drunkenness on licenced premises on the 14th December last. The charge arose out of a case which was heard at this Court on the 18th December, in which Eliza Barridine alias Maile, of Baker street, was fined 2s. 6d. and costs, in all 10s.6d, or five days, for an assault on the present defendant. On the hearing of the previous case it was stated by Barridine that she and other women were drinking on defendant’s premises all day, that they all got “speechless drunk.” This led to the present prosecution.

Mr. Morton York appeared for the defendant.— Jane Parrott, of 12 St Luke street, said on Saturday, the 14th December, she was in bed at 10 o’clock, and little boy came and called her up, with a message to go to the Goat Inn to some other women. She went, and found her daughter, and another woman there drinking “gin hot.” After staying until between eleven and twelve o’clock, Mrs Barcaldine came in. They had from betweed 10 o’clock and one some 15 or 16 pints of gin hot. After which witness began to feel a little “swimming in the head.” They then had five or six pints of old ale and gin. They stayed until about 8 30, drinking all the time. Mrs White drew all the liquors in the morning, and the defendant in the afternoon. Her daughter between 11s. and 12s during the day, and finished up “silly drunk ” Witness managed to get home fairly well. Witness admitted she had had enough make her drunk.

Mr Morton York severely cross-examined the witness to endeavour to show that she was only in the house part of the day, and that the defendant had ordered the woman to leave repeatedly during that time.— By Mr Chipp : She never left the house from 10 o’clock until 8.30 in the evening, and was drinking all the time.—Louisa Steel, wife of George Steel, dock labourer, of St. Luke’s Street, said she stayed from 10 to 8.30 with the last witness and the other women and spent 2 shillings of her rent money. The last she could remember was they all being drunk together.—By Mr York : She remembered seeing a policeman, but could not say whether it was inside or out of the house. By Mr Chipp : Witness had not the slightest recollection how she got home.— Eliza Barradine, wife of William Barradine, of Baker Street, generally corroborated the last witnesses, and said she spent about 4 shillings in the house during the day. She did not know how she got away from the house at night being so ” beastly drunk.” By Mr York: She was too drunk to remember anything after mid-day. She and Mrs Steel after leaving went to “The Squirrel” to fetch her husband to go shopping, but found she had spent all her money at the “Goat.”

Mr Morton York, in defence, submitted that the case had been got up by the witnesses to spite the defendant for his summoning Barradine for the assault on himself. After carefully going through the evidence of the witnesses, who he designated as * disgusting women,” he , told the Bench that no complaint had ever been made against his client before. He then called the defendant, Sydney White, who stated that the evidence given on behalf of the prosecution was a “tissue of lies,” and that only six pints of ale and gin was drawn for the women during the time they were in and out that day.

By Mr Chipp: They had several pints of gin and beer, and he would swear on his oath no “gin hot” was drawn for them.—The witness was here cautioned by Mr Chipp as to his answers.—They only had three or four pints of warm beer during the morning. They could not have had “gin hot” without his knowledge, but he would not swear that his wile did not make them some. She might have done so without his knowledge. He supplied them with three or four pints of beer and gin in the evening. They left the house in the afternoon and returned in the evening. They were not drunk when the row commenced in the evening. He took himself about 2 shillings off them during the day.

Alfred Price said he was in the bar parlour at the Goat Inn in the evening in question, and hearing a row, went to see what was the matter, and saw several women there quarrelling. They were not drunk, but quarrelsome. George Greening, street, corroborated the last witness. P.C. Pullen said he was called by the defendant on the night in question to the witness Barridine. She then appeared intoxicated. Saw some other women with her who were drunk.

This concluded the evidence, and after a short consultation the Bench considered the case proved, and characterised it as being of a most disgraceful nature, and fined defendant £5 and costs : in all £6.3s.6d. and ordered the conviction to be endorsed on the license.

Gloucestershire Echo, Saturday 10th April 1909 – An Innkeeper’s Failure: The debtor’s summary of statement of affairs in the bankruptcy case of James Luce Gregory, of the Goat Inn, Llanthony Road, Gloucester has been issued. The gross liabilties to 29 unsecured creditors are £941.5s. The assets are £14 cash deposited with solicitor for costs of petition, and £150 stock fixtures and furniture, a total of £164, from which has to be deducted £13.11s.0d. for cent and rates. The deficiency shown is £790.16s.1d. The causes of failure alleged by debtor are: “Want of capital, bad trade, illness, and trusting customers.”

Western Daily Press, Tuesday 21st July 1925 – Divorce Case: Mr Justice Hill, in the Divorce Division, yesterday granted a decree nisi in favour of Mrs Kathleen Ellaine Jones of the Goat Inn, Llanthony Road, Gloucester on the grounds of adultery of her husband, Herbert Wm. Jones, who did not attend. Petitioner stated that she was married to her husband at St. Peter’s, Gloucester, there being one child in the marriage. When war broke out her husband joined up and served in the Army until 1918, when he was demobilised and returned to Gloucester but did not come to live with her or further support her, and she was now living with her parents. Evidence was given that the respondant and a woman not his wife had stayed at the Imperial Hotel, Russell Square.