The Spa Inn was once an isolated ‘country’ pub in Oldends Lane half a mile to the east of Stonehouse, selling beer from Smith’s Brimscombe Brewery. In 1903 the pub called ‘last orders’ at 10 pm – there must have been a mass migration to the pubs in the town that stayed open an hour longer.
An inventory of the property owned by the Stroud Brewery Company in 1928 listed the Spa Inn with ‘orchard and 9 cottages at Oldends.’ In the 1970’s it was a nondescript Whitbread pub.
It was acquired by Wadworth of Devizes in 1991 and in 2006 had a major refurbishment. However despite the significant investment the Spa Inn has since closed.
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Licensing Details:
Rateable Value in 1891: £13.10s.0d.
Owner in 1891: Smith & Sons, Brimscombe Brewery
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Rateable Value in 1903: £18.10s.0d.
Owner in 1903: Smith & Sons, Brimscombe Brewery
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 10pm
Owner in 1919,1928: Stroud Brewery Company
Landlords at the Spa Inn include:
1891 Edward Uzzell
1903 Henry Clayfield
1939 Frederick John Baker
1951-1961Reginald and Gwen Reynolds (moved to the Globe Inn)
2001,2004 Peter and Barbara Hunniford
