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Red Cow, Commercial road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

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Gloucester Journal. 20 September 1862
License granted for the Red Cow beerhouse, Kembrose, kept by Daniel Taylor

1863 Kellys, Red Cow, D. Taylor, Commercial road, Gloucester

Cirencester Times and Cotswold Advertiser. 04 July 1864
Narrow escape from drowning by a seven year old son, of Mr Daniel Taylor, of the Red Cow Inn, in this city, whilst walking on the banks of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, after coming into contact with a tow rope of a vessel proceeding down the canal.
The accident was witnessed by 17 year old Richard Byrns who promptly threw off his coat and swam to the lad and bore him to the shore.
He was highly complimented by the Rev Sir Lionel Darrell, Baronet who also witnessed this.

Gloucestershire Chronicle. 15 April 1865
Freehold Full Licensed Inn to be sold by auction
All that Freehold Messuage and Inn called the Red Cow, situate in Commercial road, in the parishes of Saint Owen and St Mary de Crypt, in the city of Gloucester, with an entrance also from Kimbrose Lane, in the immediate vicinity of the Docks, now in the occupation of Mr Daniel Taylor.
The House comprises parlour, bar, kitchen, brewhouse and small storeroom on the ground floor with good cellars underneath, and three bedrooms and three attics over. There is also a capital Skittle Alley, and piece of ground with a frontage of 28 feet to Commercial Road.



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