The Newland Inn was located about one mile to the south of Bishops Cleeve on the road to Cheltenham. The pub was demolished as part of the redevelopment of the area by Smiths Industries, a major local employer. The modern day traffic light junction is still known as Newlands cross-roads.
Cheltenham Examiner, Wednesday 28th September 1904 – Young & Gilling: At the public auction rooms on Thursday 29th September 1904: Lot 1: The important and very old-established freehold licensed premises, for nearly half-a-century in the occupation of the late Mr. William Nash and known as the Newland Inn, Evesham Road, Bishop’s Cleeve. The house contains sitting room, kitchen, tap room, back kitchen, six bedrooms, cellars, brew house, pleasure and kitchen garden with summer houses, fowl houses, 4-stall stable, with loft, coach house, or store room etc.
Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 1st October 1904 – Important Property Sale: On Thursday afternoon the auction rooms at Promenade House was filled to overflowing when Messrs. Young & Gilling offered for sale for public competition a number of valuable properties in or near Cheltenham. The licensed premises known as the Newland Inn, Bishop’s Cleeve, fetched £1,025.
Map Reference: SO 955259
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: William Nash (free from brewery tie)
Rateable value in 1891: £15.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: William Nash (free from brewery tie)
Rateable value in 1903: £15.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903:
Landlords at the Newland Inn include:
1891,1903 William Nash
1939 Edwin Drinkwater-Lunn
