Rodborough, Common, The Bear Inn 1925
Photo ref:
77576
Photo ref:
77576
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Now known as the Bear of Rodborough, this has been a stopping place for centuries, and played an important part as a collecting point for carrier services in this area of steep hills. The bar, the oldest part of the Bear, is thought to date back at least 400 years, when the building was originally a farmhouse.
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A Selection of Memories from Rodborough
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Rodborough
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I was born in Stroud and lived in Cashesgreen and Paganhill until I was 11 when the family moved to Hertfordshire. My aunt lived at Minchinhampton in a house my sister now owns. As children we remember making the then very slow journey from Cashedgreen up Rodborough Hill past the Fort and along the common, waving at the big bear outside the pub and then onto our aunt's house for a very merry Christmas Eve ...see more
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