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Coleford pub history index
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1837 Robsons Commercial Directory, Milson Harris, Plume of Feathers (& butcher), Coleford
1842 Pigots Directory, Plume of Feathers, Nelson Harris
Gloucester Journal. 20 September 1851
Lately at Newland Church, Mr Milson Charles Porter, to Annie, second daughter of Mr Milson Harris, of the Feathers Inn, Coleford.
1852 Slatera Directory, Plume of Feathers, Milson Harris
Gloucester Journal, 19 January 1856
To be sold by Auction, All that old established, extensive, and commodious Inn and Premises, situate in the centre of the town of Colesford, called or known as The Plume of Feathers, for many years in the occupation of Mr Milson Harris, and now of Mr Benjamin Gwilliam, as tenant therof, at an annual rent of £55.
The Premises are Freehold and comprise a very spacious Dwelling House, Brewhouse, Meat Shop, Slaughter House, large Yard, Coach Houses, Piggery, and other coneveniences, well adapted fro combining the trades of butcher and licensed victualler, as heretofore, and have lately undergone very extensive repairs and improvements. The si=um of £500 part of the purchase money, may remain upon mortgage of the premises, at £5 per cent.
The tenant Mr Gwilliam, will show the premises.
1863 Kellys, Feathers, K. Jones, Coleford
1870 Kellys, Edmund Jones, Feathers, Market place, Coleford
1876 Morris & Co. Commercial Directory, Abraham Lockley, "Plume of Feathers" commercial inn and posting house, Market place, Coleford
In 1881 at the Feathers Inn, 3, Market Place, Newland
Abraham Lockley, Innkeeper aged 48 and born in Cannock, Staffordshire
Jane Lockley, Wife aged 46 and born in Scotland
James Lockley, Son, Engine fitter journeyman aged 17 and born in Coleford, Gloucestershire
Henry Lockley, Son, Railway clerk aged 13 and born in Coleford, Gloucestershire
Arthur Lockley, Son aged 10 and born in Coleford, Gloucestershire
Willie Lockley, Son aged 8 and born in Coleford, Gloucestershire
George Townsend, Servant, Ag labourer, Widower aged 45 and born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth J Evans, Domestic servant aged 18 and born in Gloucestershire
1891/Frank Smith/Butcher and Hotel Keeper/36/Lane End, Gloucestershire,/Census
1891/Bessie Smith/Wife/38/West Dean, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Arthur E Smith/Son/13/Coleford, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Rose Smith/Daughter/12/West Dean, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Ethel Smith/Daughter/9/West Dean, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Daisy Smith/Daughter/7/West Dean, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Lillian Smith/Daughter/5/Coleford, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Frank Smith/Son/1/Coleford, Gloucestershire/Census
1894/Frank Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
Gloucestershire Chronicle. 22 July 1899 - License Transfers
The Feathers Inn, Coleford from Mr Arthur White to Mr Thomas Burdge
1902 Kellys, Thomas Burge, Feathers Public House, Market place, Coleford
1906/Thomas Burge/../../../Kellys Directory
1910/Thomas Burge/../../../Kellys Directory
1923/E A Bound/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Ben Voyce/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Fredk Jn Fox/../../../Kellys Directory