List of John Groves & Sons Ltd pubs
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List of Groves & Sons Ltd Pubs
Key:
- (a) Licensed premises listed in 1895 company agreement
- (b) Properties acquired after 1895
- (c) Pubs acquired 1898 from Galpin & Masters, Phoenix Brewery, Dorchester
- (d) Pubs acquired 1915 from George Habgood & Son, Julian Brewery, Wimborne
- (e) Pubs acquired 1950 from Fookes Brothers, Milton Brewery, Milton Abbas
Weymouth
Rock Hotel, Weymouth, 2007
Rock Hotel, Weymouth, 2007
- Adelaide Arms, 182 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth (a) (rebuilt c1896 as Royal Adelaide)
- Albion Dining Rooms, later Albion, 36 St Thomas Street, Weymouth (a)
- American Stores, New Street, Weymouth (a) (owned 1904)
- Baltic Inn, West Parade, Weymouth (a) (last recorded 1895)
- Belvedere Inn, High West Street, Weymouth (a)
- Brownlow Tavern, 32 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth (a)
- Butchers Arms, 17 West Street, Weymouth (a)
- Castle Inn, Horsford Street, Weymouth (a) (became Devenish sales office)
- Clifton Hotel, Queen Street, Weymouth (a)
- Cove Hotel, Cove Row, Weymouth (a) (closed 1987)
- Crown, 51-52 St Thomas Street, Weymouth (a)
- Eagle Tavern, Lower Bond Street, Weymouth (a)
- Friendship Inn, Weymouth (a)
- General Gordon, 75 Franchise Street, Chapelhay, Weymouth (a) (closed after 1948)
- Golden Lion, 19 St Edmund Street, Weymouth (a)
- High West Street Tavern, High West Street, Weymouth (a)
- Marine Hotel, later Edward Hotel, Bank Buildings, Esplanade, Weymouth (a)
- New Bridge Hotel, 14 Westham Road, Weymouth (a)
- New Concert Hall Tavern, St Nicholas Street, Weymouth (a) (surrendered c1896 in part exchange for rebuilding Royal Adelaide)
- New Rooms Inn, Cove Row, Weymouth (a)
- Old Borough Arms, Chickerell Road, Weymouth (b)
- Park Estate Inn, 22 Lennox Street, Weymouth (a) (closed 1981)
- Phoenix, Weymouth (a)
- Prospect Inn, Franchise Street, Chapelhay, Weymouth (b) (built 1959 ro replace air raid losses in Chapelhay) (closed 2007)
- Rising Sun, Prospect Place, Chapelhay, Weymouth (a) (d.e.a. 1942)
- Rock Hotel, 41 Abbotsbury Road, Westham, Weymouth (a)
- Sailors Rest, later Sailors Home, 18 Chapelhay Street, Weymouth (a) (d.e.a. 1940)
- Sailors Return, 1 St Nicholas Street, Weymouth (a)
- Star & Garter, 29 Crescent Street, Weymouth (a) (sold 1986 to Gibbs Mew & Co.)
- Swan, 41 St Thomas Street, Weymouth (a) (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!)
- Tivoli Gardens Inn, 6 Franchise Street, Chapelhay, Weymouth (b) (closed by 1969)
- Waterloo Hotel, formerly Waterloo Stores, 1 Grange Road, Weymouth (b)
Portland
Kings Arms, Chiswell, 2006
Kings Arms, Chiswell, 2012
Kings Arms, Chiswell, 2012
Kings Arms, Chiswell, 2013
Kings Arms, Chiswell, 2013
Royal Standard, Fortuneswell, 2012
Royal Standard, Fortuneswell, 2013
Royal Standard, Fortuneswell, 2013
Royal Standard, Fortuneswell, 2013
Sailors Return, Castletown, 2006
Sailors Return, Castletown, 2006
- Alexandra Inn, formerly Queen of the Valley, Wakeham, Portland (a) (closed by 1974)
- Beach Inn, Chiswell, Portland (a)
- Delhi Inn, Wakeham, Portland (a) (referred 1908)
- Devonshire Inn, The Grove, Portland (a)
- Grove Inn, Grove Road, Easton, Portland (b)
- Kings Arms, 88 Chiswell, Portland (a) (ex- Reynolds Brothers & Heathorn, Melcombe Brewery, closed 1972)
- London Inn, The Grove, Portland (a) (referred and closed 1923)
- Lord Clyde, Chiswell, Portland (a) (owned 1916)
- Red Lion, Reforne, Easton, Portland (a) (closed by 1969)
- Royal Exchange, 46 Weston Road, Portland (a)
- Royal Oak, 61 Mallams, Portland (a) (closed by 1955)
- Royal Standard, 27 Queens Road, Fortuneswell, Portland (a) (closed after 1969)
- Sailors Return, 10 Castletown, Portland (b) (closed by 1974)
- Travellers Rest, New Road, Fortuneswell, Portland (a)
- Volunteer Inn, Easton Street, Easton, Portland (a) (closed by 1969)
Dorchester
- Cornwall Hotel, Alexandra Road, Dorchester (b) (built 1903)
- Dolphin, 9 Church Street, Dorchester (c)
- George, Trinity Street, Dorchester (b) (built late 1930s to replace Railway Tavern, South Street)
- Greyhound, Princess Street, Dorchester (a) (closed 1903 and license transferred to Cornwall Hotel)
- Holloway Arms (beerhouse), Holloway Row, Dorchester (a)
- Kings Arms, High East Street, Dorchester (b) (acquired 1925)
- New Compasses, The Grove, Dorchester (b) (built 1903)
- Phoenix, High East Street, Dorchester (c) (closed 1973)
- Plume of Feathers, Princes Street, Dorchester (b) (closed 1974)
- Railway Tavern, South Street, Dorchester (a) (closed c1935 & replaced by newly built George Hotel, Trinity Street)
Bournemouth and Poole
- Beerhouse, 13 Victoria Road, Bournemouth (a)
- Beerhouse, 290 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth (a)
- Julian House off- licence, 2 Nursery Road, Moordown, Bournemouth (d) (closed 1970s)
- Pinecliff Hotel, Seabourne Road, Bournemouth (d) (built 1896 by Habgood & Son)
- The Stores, 99 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth (a) (depot & off-licence)
- West Cliff Stores, West Cliff Grove, Bournemouth (a)
- White Hart, High Street, Poole (a) (closed and demolished c1975)
- White Horse, West Quay Road, Poole (d) (closed 1973)
- Yacht Inn, Market Street, Poole (d) (re- named Guildhall Tavern 1971)
Wimborne
- Cricketers Arms, Park Lane, Wimborne (d)
- George, Cornmarket, Wimborne (d) (closed 1974)
- Greyhound Inn, Poole Street, Wimborne (d) (closed 1973)
- Three Lions, Pye Corner, Wimborne (d) (the former Habgood brewery tap)
Bridport
Tiger Inn, Bridport, June 2006
Tiger Inn, Bridport, June 2006
- Greyhound, 2 East Street, Bridport (a)
- Hope & Anchor, 13 St Michaels Lane, Bridport (a)
- Quiver, East Street, Bridport (a)
- Tiger Inn, 14-16 Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LY (a)
Elsewhere in Dorset
Red Lion, Cerne Abbas, 2009
Red Lion, Cerne Abbas, 2021
Red Lion, Cerne Abbas, 2021
- Acorn, Maiden Newton (a) (beerhouse, closed 1934)
- Alexandra, 408 Chickerell Road, Charlestown, near Weymouth (a)
- Black Dog, 50 Main Street, Broadmayne (a)
- Blue Vinney, 12 The Moor, Puddletown (b) (built 1903)
- Brewers Arms, Martinstown (a) (ex- Scutts Martinstown Brewery)
- Brewery Inn, Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton (a) (formerly brewery tap of Henry Cox)
- Brewery Tap off- licence, Wyke Regis (a) (closed 1896, licence transferred to West Bay House)
- Bull, Dorchester Road, Stratton (a)
- Chequers, Lytchett Matravers (e)
- Compasses, Broadmayne (a) (closed 1970s)
- Coventry Arms, Corfe Mullen (d)
- Crown, Winterbourne Stickland (e)
- Fishermans Arms, Putton, Chickerell (a)
- Fox & Hounds, Duck Street, Cattistock (a)
- Good Hope Inn, Hilfield, near Cerne Abbas (b) (later owned by Dorsetshire Brewery Co, Sherborne)
- Green Dragon, later Piddle Inn, Piddletrenthide (a)
- Greyhound, High Street, Sydling St Nicholas (a)
- Greyhound, Puddletown (a) (licence surrendered in 1903 in exchange for the new Blue Vinney)
- Hambro Arms, Milton Abbas (e)
- Hit or Miss, Sydling St Nicholas (a)
- Ilchester Arms, Symondsbury, near Bridport (a)
- Kings Arms, Front Street, Portesham (a)
- Loders Arms, Lower Loders, near Bridport (a) (later owned by J C & R H Palmer Ltd, Bridport)
- Masons Arms, High Street, Wyke Regis (a) (closed c1970)
- Masons Arms, Puddletown (b) (licence surrendered in 1903 in exchange for the new Blue Vinney)
- Milton Arms, Dorchester Hill, Winterbourne Whitechurch (e)
- Milton Arms, St Albans Street (a) (licence transferred to Old Borough Arms 1896)
- New Inn, West Knighton (a)
- Old Ship, Little Hill, Upwey (a)
- Paulet Arms, Hooke, near Beaminster (b)
- Pymore Inn, Pymore, near Bridport (a)
- Railway Hotel, Northport, Wareham (b) (acquired 1920s from Strong & Co, Romsey)
- Railway Hotel, Station Road, West Moors (d) (re- named Mariners Rest 1971)
- Railway Inn, Maiden Newton (a) (closed by 1969)
- Red Lion, 24 Long Street, Cerne Abbas (a)
- Rising Sun, East Knighton, near Winfrith Newburgh (a)
- Royal Oak, Puddletown (b) (licence surrendered in 1903 in exchange for the new Blue Vinney)
- Royal Yeoman, Dorchester Road, Grimstone (a)
- Seven Stars, East Burton, near Wool (a) (rebuilt 1935 100 yards west of original)
- Spring Bottom Inn, Sutton Poyntz, near Weymouth (a) (rebuilt 1896 as the Springhead Hotel)
- Stocks, Stocks Cross, Furzehill, near Wimborne (b) (acquired after 1945)
- Stores, Christchurch (a)
- Sun Inn, Lower Burton, Charminster (a)
- Swan, 36 Chamberlaine Road, Wyke Regis (a) (closed 1970s)
- Three Compasses, The Square, Charminster (a)
- Three Horseshoes, Sandhills, Cattistock (b)
- Three Mariners, Chickerell (a) (referred for compensation 1909)
- Victoria Hotel, Augusta Place, Esplanade (b) (acquired 1956)
- Wellington, Putton, Chickerell (a) (referred 1909)
- West Bay House off-licence, Wyke Regis (b) (replaced Brewery Tap 1896, closed c1970)
- Wise Man Inn, West Stafford, near Dorchester (b) (gained pub licence 1937 having previously a (once home- brewing) licensed grocery)
Wiltshire
- Albion Stores beerhouse, Swindon, Wiltshire (b)
- Bear & Castle, High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire (b)
- Crown Hotel, High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire (a)
- Even Swindon Hotel, Redcliffe Street, Swindon, Wiltshire (b)
- Osborne Brewery Stores, New Swindon, Wiltshire (b)
- Railway Hotel, 25 Newport Street, Swindon, Wiltshire (a)
- The Stores, 22 Fleet Street / 1 Rolleston Street, Swindon, Wiltshire (a)
- West End Hotel, 54 Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire (b)
- White Horse, Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire (b)
Guernsey
- Couture Inn, Guernsey (b)
- Fermain Tavern, Fermain Bay, Guernsey (b)
- Imperial Hotel, Pleinmont, Rocquairie Bay, Guernsey (b) (later R W Randall Ltd, Vauxlaurens Brewery, St Peter Port)
- Taylors Restaurant / Hotel, St Peter Port, Guernsey (b)