

The
Fleece Inn, Hawkesbury Road GL12 7RD
Thanks to Dave Hedges for the new photo, The old photo of the Fleece circa 1910, the poster to the right 1827 sale for the Big House Hawkesbury
The
17th century Fleece Inn was once tied to Witchell's Tetbury Brewery. Thomas
Witchell did not own many pubs and the Fleece Inn was a rare outlet. The annual
rateable value of the Fleece Inn was £10.0s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. (10 p.m.
closing time). Witchell's were subsequently acquired by another Tetbury Brewery,
Warns. An old photograph shows the gabled end of the pub with the painted
lettering: 'The Fleece Inn. Warn & Sons. Celebrated Ales, Wines &
Spirits'. An ornamental iron bracket carrying the pub sign above the front door
of the pub in the old photograph is still there today. A West Country Ales
ceramic plaque also remains in situ. Map reference ST 769897
1851 census Louis Roach Inn Keeper
1856
Louis Roach
1881 Ephraim Tavender Inn Keeper
1885
William Gunning
1891
Frederick Jotcham. Alehouse. Thomas Witchell, Tetbury
1902
Mary Ann Jotcham
1903
Mary Ann Jotcham. Alehouse. Thomas Witchell, Tetbury
1906,1939
Mary Ann Jotcham (Mrs)
1997
Celia Rollo
1998
Richard and Clare Poole