Old Photographs, FoD pubs (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, May 18, 2018, 14:37 (2374 days ago) @ BFHS

Hi Doug,
Probably a silly question, but have you searched for prior-post about these pubs within this forum ?. Asking because any photos that exist in the "usual" photo websites and books would probably have been mentioned in those posts, I know I would have, I'm sure these pubs have been discussed before ?.

Such sites include this site's Gallery, http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/photo-gallery
https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Default.htm
http://www.forestprints.co.uk/cinderford.htm
www.archive-images.co.uk/index.php (owned by Neil Parkhouse, a collector and the writer of some of the excellent local history Lightmoor Press books. Another huge archive collection).
http://www.oldukphotos.com/

etc

I've just had a flick thro' Heather Hurley's excellent book "The Pubs of the Royal Forest of Dean", couldn't find any period photos of the pubs you mention. There is a recent one of the Bush, not a pub now of course, and a mention that the building that was the Victoria in Cinderford is still there, but doesn't specify exactly where.
I commend this book to anyone interested in local pub history, as well as dozens of photos and images of old adverts etc, it also contain's many mentions of past landlords.

I'm sure you know there are several excellent books of old FoD photos, such as those by Humphrey Phelps, however they are not indexed and the images are usually very small, but still worth browsing thro'.
I've not been for a while, and I know they lost a lot of articles in their fire a few years back, but the Gage library at the Soudley Heritage museum should be worth visiting, best to contact in advance though.
https://www.deanheritagecentre.com/about-us/dean-heritage-museum-trust

Last but most def not least of course Geoff Sandles' books and website
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/FeatureFiller/index.php

Hope this helps, look forward to your reply and maybe helping further.
Jeff