Portcullis Hillesley

picture Circa 1900 shows the Portcullis with a thatched roof, its roof was relaced with tile and its now a private house

The Portcullis Inn, owned by the Duke of Beaufort, had an annual rateable value of £12.15s.0d. in 1891 and 1903. (10 p.m. closing time). It once had a thatched roof but has since been replaced. The Portcullis was a few yards to the north of the Fleece Inn

1881 census Edward Samuel Hopkins Inn Keeper

1885 Edward Samuel Hopkins

1891 Edward Samuel Hopkins. Alehouse. Free from brewery tie (owner Duke of Beaufort)

1902 John Lewis Hopkins

1903 John Lewis Hopkins. Alehouse. Free from brewery tie (owner Duke of Beaufort)

1906,1919 John Lewis Hopkins

1927 Frederick Williams

1939 Joseph Davis

         Joe and Grace Vale