The Leopard Inn stood just below the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street. It closed in 1968 and has since been demolished.
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Percy Cowley, the long serving landlord at the Leopard Inn, was the singles winner in the Stroud & District Cribbage League. The pub had successful darts and cribbage teams.
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An usual activity took place in the adjacent recreational field – The International Brick Throwing Contest!
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: Stroud Brewery
Rateable value in 1891: £12.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: Stroud Brewery
Rateable value in 1903: £13.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Landlords at the Leopard Inn include:
1891 Sarah Partridge
1903 Albert Thomas May
1939 Charles William Saunders
1944-1968 Percy Cowley