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MIDSOMER NORTON LIFE
MIDSOMER NORTON'S
PUBS AND BREWERIES I
n November the Midsomer Norton Society had a fascinating evening where local residents got together to remember the town’s Pubs and Breweries past and present. The resulting evening proved such a hit that LIFE decided to include details in this issue – how many do you recognise? Can you provide more details for the Midsomer Norton Town Archive? Beginning with the GREYHOUND HOTEL, along with the NatWest Bank this is in fact the site of the original College Manor House demolished in the 1860’s with only the cellars where the Wunderbar was left intact and built upon.
building which coaches drove through but was later filled in to create the entrance. What is now Midsomer Norton Social Club was at one time the home of the Thatchers and inside you can still see the fine staircase and plaster cornices and ceiling roses. WELTON ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB is located at West Clewes. The Club House was rebuilt in 1987 but does anyone have a picture of the original wooden club house please?
MALLARDS – originally the site of Elijah Bush’s school in the 18th century this pub has gone by various names including The Commercial Hotel and the Jack o’Lent.
WELTON BREWERY – consisting actually of two sites – Welton Old Brewery and the North Brewery were built in the mid 19th century when the North Somerset Coal Field created a strong demand for beer. Following a fire in 1916 the brewery closed and was taken on by Standard Check in 1919.
THE THREE HORSESHOES stood where Argos now is and was demolished at the same time as the boot factory next door. Does anyone remember when?
DOLPHIN INN – not much was known about the history of this pub. Suffice to say Martin Spiller has invested much time and money there in recent years to bring it back to life.
STONES CROSS HOTEL – built by the Thatcher family – there was an archway through the
ROSE & CROWN – on the Gladstone Street end of Belle Vue in Welton you might easily miss this
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