Gloucester Citizen, Saturday 4th May 1895 – Supposed suicide: A man named William Henry Collins, aged 40, a mason, was found drowned on Friday in the Evenlode Brook, near Stow, lying face downwards in a foot of water. About three years ago he kept the Greyhound Inn, but had to give it up in consequence of his drinking habits. About a fortnight ago he had influenza, and was low and depressed. He left home to go to work on Thursday and was seen that evening, but after that nothing was known of him until P.C. Jones found him as described.
Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 4th August 1900 – Stow-on-the-Wold Court: John Sullivan, a labourer, who has been recently working at Oddington, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Stow-on-the-Wold on the 1st August, and also with smashing seven panes of glass in the Greyhound Inn. From the evidence it appears that Sullivan, who is an Irishman, went in to the Greyhound Inn about 8 pm, but being drunk, the landlady (Mrs Clifford) refused to serve him. He was ordered out, and the door shut, but he smashed seven windows with his stick. He was sentenced to four weeks’ hard labour, two weeks on each charge.
Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 4th January 1902 – A landlord warned: Clement Clifford, landlord of the Greyhound Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold, was called before the Bench and warned as to his conduct in having a drunken person on his premises. The landlord stated that he did not know Harris, the person referred to, was drunk, but added he did not supply Harris with beer, and would not were were he drunk or sober, as he knew this character. It will be remembered that in the last Sessions Harris was served in the Greyhound Inn with a summons. He was drunk and disorderly at the time, and followed the constable out and assaulted him, for which he was convicted and sent to Gloucester.
Gloucestershire Echo, Friday 12th March 1909 -Stow Adjourned Licensing Sessions: Supt. Hopkins said the Greyhound was a small house and little trade was done. There had been four transfers of the license within the last six years, two being in 1903 and the last in 1906. The rent was £16 per annum. There were three similar inns within a hundred yards, one of which was opposite.
Mr Hobson (for Messrs. Flower and Sons) argued that the Greyhound Inn was necessary. as the house was unobtrusive, and was well conducted, and a legitimate trade was done among the working classes in Well Lane and Union Street, and therefore the house supplied a useful purpose. It was an old established place, but was kept in tidy repair and had plenty of accommodation and did a good local trade.
Mr Hobson called Mr Francis Mills, who said he had kept the Greyhound Inn for the last three years. It belonged to Messrs. Flower and Son, Stratford-on-Avon. A fair proportion of his trade was ourdoors. It was about half-and-half. The outdoor trade was done among people living in Well Lane and Union Street. His average weekly takings totalled about £14. Mr Beale, a representative of Messrs Flower and Sons, said the barrelage in 1906 of the Greyhound was 192; in 1907 it was 246; and in 1908 a little over 267 barrels of 36 gallons each. The wholesale price of the beer sold in a year would be well over £500. There was a steadily increasing trade.
The Bench consulted in private, and afterwards announced that the Greyhound Inn would be referred to the Gloucestershire Licensing Committee [for compensation].
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: John Banning (leased Henry L. Barker, Stow Brewery)
Rateable value in 1891: £19.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: John Banning (leased Flowers & Sons, Stratford on Avon)
Rateable value in 1903: £16.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Landlords at the Greyhound Inn include:
1890 (Nov) ‘A temporary license of the Greyhound Inn, Stow, was granted to William Henry Collins.’
1891 William Henry Collins (commited suicide – see above)
1891 (October) ‘A temporary license was granted to Clement Clifford, of the Greyhound Inn, Stow, until the next transfer day.’
1891 (census) Clement Clifford and Mrs M.A. Clifford (beer retailers)
1902 Clement Clifford
1903 Rhoda Clifford
1903 (Oct) ‘The license of the Greyhound Inn, Stow, transferred to Richard Caswell, jnr., late of Todmarden.’
1904 (July) ‘The license of the Greyhound Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold from Richard Caswell to Frederick Charles Harwood’.
1906 (April) ‘The license of the Greyhound Inn, Park Street, Stow-on-the-Wold was transferred from Charles F. Harwood to Francis W. Mills.’
1909 Francis John Mills