Cheltenham Original Brewery were the outright owners of the Old Cherry Tree Inn in 1891 and 1903. The pub was licensed as a beer house and had an annual rateable value of £17.0s.0d. in 1891 increasing by four pounds and five shillings to £21.5s.0d. in 1903.
The Old Cherry Tree in was demolished when the Great Western Railway built its main line from Birmingham via Stratford to Cheltenham in 1906.
Landlords at the Old Cherry Tree Inn include:
1844 William Hobbs
1878,1891 Henry Morgan
1901 Mrs M. Morgan
1903 John William Turner
Just a few more landlords for the Old Cherry Tree Inn, Swindon Road.
You have William Hobbs in 1844, but he is also recorded as follows:
1847 Hunt & Co. – listed under “Beer Retailers” Hobbs Wm. Swindon road
1848 & 1850 Edwards – as above
1851 & 1852 Edwards – listed under “Beer Retailers” Hanks R. Swindon road
1876 Royal listed under “White Hart Street” “Old Cherry Tree H. Morgan” – the pub was at the junction of White Hart Street (as it was then called) and Swindon Road, when White Hart Street went right through to connect up before the Honeybourne rail line and bridge was built in 1906.
1878 you have Henry Morgan – he was also listed in the 1883-4 and 1891-2 Post Office Directories
1902 Built-Leonard J.W. Turner Old Cherry Tree – also 1903 – 1905 Built-Leonards listed as the Cherry Tree
Cheers,
Alan Jones