List of John Groves & Sons Ltd pubs
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LICENSED PREMISES LISTED IN 1895 COMPANY AGREEMENT
- 1. Adelaide Arms, 182 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth (rebuilt c. 1896 as Royal Adelaide)
- 2. American Stores, New Street, Weymouth (owned 1904)
- 3. Albion Dining Rooms, later Albion, 36 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth
- 4. Brownlow Tavern, 32 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth
- 5. Baltic Inn, West Parade, Weymouth (last recorded 1895)
- 6. Belvedere Inn, High West Street, Weymouth
- 7. Butcher’s Arms, 17 West Street, Weymouth
- 8. Clifton Hotel, Queen Street, Weymouth
- 9. Castle Inn, Horsford Street, Weymouth (became Devenish sales office)
- 10. Cove Hotel, Cove Row, Weymouth (closed 1987)
- 11. Crown, 51/ 52 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth
- 12. Eagle Tavern, Lower Bond Street, Weymouth
- 13. Friendship Inn, Weymouth
- 14. Golden Lion, 19 St. Edmund Street, Weymouth
- 15. High West Street Tavern, High West Street, Weymouth
- 16. Marine Hotel, later Edward Hotel, Bank Buildings, Esplanade, Weymouth
- 17. Milton Arms, St. Alban’s Street (licence transferred to Old Borough Arms 1896)
- 18. New Bridge Hotel, 14 Westham Road, Weymouth
- 19. New Concert Hall Tavern, St. Nicholas Street, Weymouth (surrendered c. 1896 in part exchange for rebuilding Royal Adelaide)
- 20. New Rooms Inn, Cove Row, Weymouth
- 21. Park Estate Inn, 22 Lennox Street, Weymouth (closed 1981)
- 22. Phoenix, Weymouth
- 23. Rising Sun, Prospect Place, Chapelhay, Weymouth (d.e.a. 1942)
- 24. Rock Hotel, 41 Abbotsbury Road, Westham, Weymouth
- 25. Sailor’s Rest, later Sailor’s Home, 18 Chapelhay Street, Weymouth (d.e.a. 1940)
- 26. Sailor’s Return, 1 St. Nicholas Street, Weymouth
- 27. Swan, 41 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth (was Reynolds Brothers & Hawthorn Melcombe Brewery tap. Demolished 1970 and replaced by a Tesco supermarket, which itself subsequently closed and the premises became a J. D. Wetherspoon establishment with the Swan name restored!)
- 28. General Gordon, 75 Franchise Street, Chapelhay, Weymouth (closed after 1948)
- 29. The Stores, 99 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth (depot & off- licence)
- 30. Beerhouse, 290 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth
- 31. West Cliff Stores, West Cliff Grove, Bournemouth
- 32. Beerhouse, 13 Victoria Road, Bournemouth
- 33. Greyhound, 2 East Street, Bridport
- 34. Hope & Anchor, 13 St. Michael’s Lane, Bridport
- 35. Quiver, East Street, Bridport
- 36. Tiger Inn, 14/ 16 Barrack Street, Bridport
- 37. Black Dog, 50 Main Street, Broadmayne
- 38. Compasses, Broadmayne (closed 1970s)
- 39. Fox & Hounds, Duck Street, Cattistock
- 40. Red Lion, 24 Long Street, Cerne Abbas
- 41. Sun Inn, Lower Burton, Charminster
- 42. Three Compasses, The Square, Charminster
- 43. Alexandra, 408 Chickerell Road, Charlestown, near Weymouth
- 44. Fisherman’s Arms, Putton, Chickerell
- 45. Three Mariners, Chickerell (referred for compensation 1909)
- 46. Wellington, Putton, Chickerell (referred 1909)
- 47. Stores, Christchurch
- 48. Greyhound, Princess Street, Dorchester (closed 1903 & license transferred to Cornwall Hotel)
- 49. Holloway Arms (beerhouse), Holloway Row, Dorchester
- 50. Railway Tavern, South Street, Dorchester (closed c. 1935 & replaced by newly built George Hotel, Trinity Street)
- 51. Seven Stars, East Burton, near Wool (rebuilt c.1935 100yds. west of original)
- 52. Loders Arms, Lower Loders, near Bridport (later owned by J. C. & R. H. Palmer Ltd, Bridport)
- 53. Acorn, Maiden Newton (beerhouse, closed 1934)
- 54. Brewery Inn, Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton (formerly brewery tap of Henry Cox)
- 55. Railway Inn, Maiden Newton (closed by 1969)
- 56. Brewers Arms, Martinstown (ex- Scutt’s Martinstown Brewery)
- 57. Green Dragon, later Piddle Inn, Piddletrenthide
- 58. King’s Arms, Front Street, Portesham
- 59. White Hart, High Street, Poole (closed & demolished c. 1975)
- 60. Beach Inn, Chiswell, Portland
- 61. Delhi Inn, Wakeham, Portland (referred 1908)
- 62. Devonshire Inn, The Grove, Portland
- 63. King’s Arms, Chiswell (ex- Reynolds Brothers & Heathorn, Melcombe Brewery, closed 1972)
- 64. London Inn, The Grove, Portland (referred & closed 1923)
- 65. Lord Clyde, Chiswell, Portland (owned 1916)
- 66. Alexandra Inn, formerly Queen of the Valley, Wakeham, Portland (closed by 1974)
- 67. Red Lion, Reforne, Easton (closed by 1969)
- 68. Royal Exchange, 46 Weston Road, Portland
- 69. Royal Oak, 61 Mallams, Portland (closed by 1955)
- 70. Royal Standard, 27 Queen’s Road, Portland (closed after 1969)
- 71. Traveller’s Rest, New Road, Fortuneswell, Portland
- 72. Volunteer Inn, Easton Street, Easton (closed by 1969)
- 73. Greyhound, Puddletown (surrendered 1903 with two other Puddletown pubs in exchange for new Blue Vinney)
- 74. Bull, Dorchester Road, Stratton
- 75. Royal Yeoman, Dorchester Road, Grimstone
- 76. Spring Bottom Inn, Sutton Poyntz, near Weymouth (rebuilt 1896 as the Springhead Hotel)
- 77. Greyhound, High Street, Sydling St. Nicholas
- 78. Hit or Miss, Sydling St. Nicholas
- 79. Ilchester Arms, Symondsbury, near Bridport
- 80. Old Ship, Little Hill, Upwey
- 81. New Inn, West Knighton
- 82. Star & Garter, 29 Crescent Street, Weymouth (sold 1986 to Gibbs Mew & Co.)
- 83. Rising Sun, East Knighton, near Winfrith Newburgh
- 84. Mason’s Arms, High Street, Wyke Regis (closed c. 1970)
- 85. Brewery Tap off- licence, Wyke Regis (closed 1896, licence transferred to West Bay House)
- 86. Swan, 36 Chamberlaine Road, Wyke Regis (closed 1970s)
- 87. Crown Hotel, High Street, Salisbury
- 88. The Stores, 22 Fleet Street/ 1 Rolleston Street, Swindon
- 89. Railway Hotel, 25 Newport Street, Swindon
- 90. Pymore Inn, Pymore, near Bridport
PROPERTIES ACQUIRED AFTER 1895
- 91. Three Horseshoes, Sandhills, Cattistock
- 92. Cornwall Hotel, Alexandra Road, Dorchester (built 1903)
- 93. Good Hope Inn, Hilfield, near Cerne Abbas (later owned by Dorsetshire Brewery Co, Sherborne)
- 94. Sailor’s Return, Castletown, Portland (closed by 1974)
- 95. Old Borough Arms, Chickerell Road, Weymouth
- 96. West Bay House off- licence, Wyke Regis (replaced Brewery Tap 1896, closed c.1970)
- 97. Mason’s Arms, Puddletown
- 98. Royal Oak, Puddletown
The above two pubs were surrendered in 1903 with the Greyhound (73. above) in exchange for the Blue Vinney.
- 99. Blue Vinney, 12 The Moor, Puddletown (built 1903)
- 100. Bear & Castle, High Street, Marlborough
- 101. White Horse, Castle Street, Salisbury
- 102. Even Swindon Hotel, Redcliffe Street, Swindon
- 103. Albion Stores beerhouse, Swindon
- 104. Imperial Hotel, Pleinmont, Rocquairie Bay, Guernsey (later R. W. Randall Ltd, Vauxlaurens Brewery, St. Peter Port)
- 105. Taylor’s Restaurant/ Hotel, St. Peter Port, Guernsey
- 106. Fermain Tavern, Fermain Bay, Guernsey
- 107. Couture Inn, Guernsey
- 108. King’s Arms, High East Street, Dorchester (acquired 1925)
- 109. Plume of Feathers, Princes Street, Dorchester (closed 1974)
- 110. New Compasses, The Grove, Dorchester (built 1903)
- 111. Paulet Arms, Hooke, near Beaminster
- 112. Grove Inn, Grove Road, Easton, Portland
- 113. Tivoli Gardens Inn, 6 Franchise Street, Chapelhay, Weymouth (closed by 1969)
- 114. Osborne Brewery Stores, New Swindon
- 115. West End Hotel, 54 Wilton Road, Salisbury
- 116. George, Trinity Street, Dorchester (built late 1930s to replace Railway Tavern, South Street)
- 117. Stocks, Stocks Cross, Furzehill, near Wimborne (acquired after 1945)
- 118. Railway Hotel, Northport, Wareham (acquired 1920s from Strong & Co, Romsey)
- 119. Wise Man Inn, West Stafford, near Dorchester (gained pub licence 1937 having previously a (once home- brewing) licensed grocery
- 120. Waterloo Hotel, formerly Waterloo Stores, 1 Grange Road, Weymouth
- 121. Prospect Inn, Franchise Street, Chapelhay (built 1959 ro replace air raid losses in Chapelhay)
- 122. Victoria Hotel, Augusta Place, Esplanade (acquired 1956)
PUBS ACQUIRED 1898 FROM GALPIN & MASTERS, PHOENIX BREWERY, DORCHESTER
- 123. Phoenix, High East Street, Dorchester (closed 1973)
- 124. Dolphin, 9 Church Street, Dorchester
PUBS ACQUIRED 1915 FROM GEORGE HABGOOD & SON, JULIAN BREWERY, WIMBORNE
- 125. Three Lions, Pye Corner, Wimborne (the former brewery tap)
- 126. Cricketers Arms, Park Lane, Wimborne
- 127. George, Cornmarket, Wimborne (closed 1974)
- 128. Greyhound Inn, Poole Street, Wimborne (closed 1973)
- 129. Pinecliff Hotel, Seabourne Road, Bournemouth (built 1896 by Habgood & Son)
- 130. Julian House off- licence, 2 Nursery Road, Moordown, Bournemouth (closed 1970s)
- 131. Coventry Arms, Corfe Mullen
- 132. White Horse, West Quay Road, Poole (closed 1973)
- 133. Yacht Inn, Market Street, Poole (re- named Guildhall Tavern 1971)
- 134. Railway Hotel, Station Road, West Moors (re- named Mariner’s Rest 1971)
PUBS ACQUIRED 1950 FROM FOOKES BROTHERS, MILTON BREWERY, MILTON ABBAS
- 135. Chequers, Lytchett Matravers
- 136. Hambro Arms, Milton Abbas
- 137. Crown, Winterbourne Stickland
- 138. Milton Arms, Dorchester Hill, Winterbourne Whitechurch