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Reportedly dated to 1308, this is Gloucestershire's oldest inn though the current building is predominantly early 16th century. Currently (mid-August 2017) known as Ye Olde Black Bear. A West Country Ales brewery plaque can be seen to the left of the east entrance. Grade II*-listed. *
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The Black Bear Inn, Tewkesbury
Old Black Bear Inn, Tewkesbury
Old Black Bear Inn, Tewkesbury
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The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/Samuel Turner/Black Bear, High street/../../Pigots Directory *
1839/Thomas Scott/Black Bear, High street/../../Robsons Directory
1842-1844/Joseph Pugh/Black Bear, High street/../../Robsons Directory
1851/Joseph Samuel Pugh/Inn Keeper/42/City of Worcester/Census
1851/Jane Pugh/Wife/40/Preston, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Emma Jauncey/Niece/12/Brumsberrow, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Caroline Hanniss/House Servant/25/Bushley, Worcestershire/Census
1851/William Mail/House Servant/19/Twyning, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Edward Pittway/Lodger, Butcher/63/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1852/Joseph Pugh/Black Bear, High street/../../Slaters Directory
1859/Henry Groves/Black Bear, High street/../../Slaters Directory
1861/Henry Groves/Victualler/37/Forthampton, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Martha Groves/Wife/39/Kington, Wales/Census
1861/Elizabeth Charles/Daughter/15/Bristol, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Emma Protheroe/House Servant/24/Herefordshire/Census
1861/David Murphy/Servant, Rope Maker/67/County Cork, Ireland/Census
1863/George Blizard/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Miss Louisa Bird/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Elizabeth Wise/Manager at Black Bear Inn, Widow/33/Prestbury,
Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Flora Clark/Barmaid/17/Ashchurch, Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Mary Ann Ricketts/General Servant/18/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1879/Hardy Lumb/../../../Kellys Directory
1885/Hardy Lumb/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Major Keith Homer/Inn Keeper/36/Chadley Heath, Staffordshire/Census
1891/Agnes Matilda Homer/Wife/34/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Frank Richmond Homer/Son/6/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Agnes Florence Homer/Daughter/1/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1891/Annie Symonds/General Servant/14/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1897/Mrs Agnes Homer/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/John H Lewis/Publican/43/Corse, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Agnes Lewis/Wife/43/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Frank Homer/Stepson/17/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Agnes F Homer/Step Daughter/11/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Percy G Homer/Stepson/7/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Alice Deane/Barmaid/20/Burniston, Derbyshire/Census
1902/Edwin H Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory
1906/Frederick Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1910/Ernest Cornish/../../../Kellys Directory
1923/Albert Edward Sherwood/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Robert Owen Millward/../../../Kellys Directory
1939/Harry Beck/../../../Kellys Directory
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