The Oddfellows Arms is listed as a free house in the 1891 and 1903 books of licensed premises in Gloucestershire. However, the Stroud Brewery Company later acquired the pub.
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A Stroud Brewery Company etched glass window was a rare survivor, although it was not in the best of condition. In February 2005 I was told by the licensee that the window was rotten. He said: “The window has been abused in the last couple of years and it has many names and signs that have been scored all over it with a diamond cutter. I have enquired about getting the glass repaired and is beyond repair. The window also has bits of glass missing and it is a heath and safety issue, the glass is not safety glass. With today’s insurance claims for personal injury I cannot afford to wait for an accident to happen.”
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The Oddfellows Arms was purchased by Hook Norton Brewery in Oxfordshire in the Autumn of 2007. Hook Norton managing director, James Clarke, said at the time. “The Oddfellows is a fantastic addition to our estate.” In December 2007 14 pensioners living in Cambray Court, opposite the Chester Street pub, were given a tour of Hook Norton Brewery.
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Perhaps, surprisingly, the Hook Norton Brewery put the Oddfellows Arms on the market for disposal. The pub has since closed and is now residential.
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: Joseph Arnold (free from brewery tie)
Rateable Value in 1891: £14.5s.0d.
Type of license in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: Mrs Phillips (free from brewery tie)
Rateable Value in 1903: £14.5s.0d.
Type of license in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Landlords at the Oddfellows Arms include:
1871 William Gealer (in the 1871 census this is mistakenly recorded as the Foresters Arms)
1882,1903 Joseph Arnold (in 1889 listed as beer retailer at 6 Chester Street)
1913 L. Saunders
1939 E.C. Bowles
1998 (March) Mike and Sandra Donohue
2004 (Nov) – Gary and Hannah Smith
2007,2008 Robert Cooke and Elizabeth Hauxwell