Roebuck inn pub ruardean (General)
Hi. Does anyone have any pictures or layout plans of tbe old Roebuck inn pub that was in Ruardean woodside?
I am after some pictures or memorabilia from this pub if anyone can help?
Craig
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by MPGriffiths 
, Sunday, November 19, 2017, 11:29 (2562 days ago) @ Bubble88
There is a previous thread from 14 June 2012 - starting with : The Farm Ruardean Woodside.
and includes: Roe Buck Inn Ruardean, Woodside, now Roebuck Meadows, Woodside GL17 9UL
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and......
Held at Gloucestershire Archives
Reference: K/1032/3/4
Description: January - March 1990
(include.....)
conversion of public house to three flats at the Roebuck Inn, Ruardean Woodside, Drybrook
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
Thank you for your reply. I will have a look into this.
Craig
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Sunday, November 19, 2017, 11:49 (2562 days ago) @ Bubble88
Lloyd George Land Survey
http://www.glos1909survey.org.uk/
GA/D2428/1/28/1 - Hereditament Number 722
Place: East Dean
Income tax parish: East Dean
Occupied by:
... Bradley, George (M)
People holding property:
..... Bradley, George (M) (owner)
owner occupied
Property: Description : Inn, Address: The Roe Buck, Ruardean Woodside
Poor rate
Number: 433
Size : 2 roods
Gross Value: £20
Rateable Value: £18
(use the maps of the above website: Ruardean is in the Square, 31 then click on 2....
The screen is sometimes black - click on the black and the map comes up...... which is very detailed ordancance survey maps with varies property listed. Use the slide sides/bottom to go across the map
Hope this helps, sorry it's a bit rushed - just going out!!!
Roebuck inn pub Ruardean Woodside
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, November 19, 2017, 17:55 (2562 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
Hi Bubble,
sadly I think you'll struggle to find photos of the Roebuck online.
Probably the best online source for local pub histories is Geoff Sandles' excellent GlosPubs site, but even he doesn't appear to have any photos, he unusually states "Do any old photographs exist of the Roe Buck?, if so please let Geoff know"
This particular pub’s page is one of the few that can be accessed direct from a link,
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/RAIGConnection.php?pubid1=1230
In more recent years Geoff's written a couple of books about local pubs, so his website may be a little out of date. I have found him more than happy to exchange emails especially if helping to update his site, which you might be able to do, so I strongly recommend you contact him via his website. If you do please mention this forum, I know he's been a contributor in the past.
Sadly all my pub reference books are in storage while our prolonged house-move drags along, so I cannot look them up. These include both Geoff's books plus Heather Hurley’s excellent "Pubs of the Royal FoD", if you live in the Forest you may want to try and look them up in local librairies. Another book is "Highest Point of Dean" published in 1985 by Maurice V Bent, which is a history of Ruardean hill, I don't recall whether it covers Ruardean Woodside too. Maurice is a keen local historian and now the Forest's Verderer, so contacting him could be worth your while. He still lives in his home area of Ruardean Hill, Drybrook Glos, which I'm sure will be an adequate address if you write to him, see.
http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/article.cfm?id=983&headline=Maurice,%2074,%20is%20...
There are a number of old photos websites including this forum's, but I don't recall seeing a photo of the Roebuck. I think the same applies to the various excellent (albeit sadly un-indexed) books by Humphrey Phelps, apologies again for my not being able to check my copies.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/ruardean/
http://www.forestprints.co.uk/ruardean.htm
https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Cinderford/_Cinderford_Page_2.html
http://www.archive-images.co.uk/index.gallery.php?gid=143
http://www.archive-images.co.uk/gallery/Archive-Images-of-the-Forest-of-Dean-Coalfield/
Several old maps are available on this excellent Scottish website, the Roebuck is clearly marked at the centre of this one from 1953.
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101570475
Finally I recommend writing an open letter to local papers "The Forester" and it's sister the "Review". If space permits the editor may publish your letter, and hopefully readers will share their own photos or memories of the pub.
http://www.theforester.co.uk/contact.cfm
http://www.theforestreview.co.uk/contact.cfm
PS in case it helps here's a link to the old forum thread that MPG referred to.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=37248
PPS I've just noticed the Sungreen site carries a few photos of a Roebuck Rovers Football team that I'd not noticed before, I wonder if this last one was taken outside the pub which was presumably their headquarters ?
https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Ruardean/Roe-Buck-Rovers-1951.htm
Roebuck inn pub Ruardean Woodside
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, November 24, 2017, 01:32 (2557 days ago) @ Jefff
Apologies for posting a link to the wrong page of the GlosPubs site in the above post.
The Roebuck webpage may be directly access via this link.
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/RAIGConnection.php?pubid1=1500
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by forestclerk , Monday, November 20, 2017, 00:33 (2561 days ago) @ Bubble88
If you tell us why you want this information and the timescale of interest I might be able to help you with this.
If you go to your user profile page and change the email setting to enable contact through this websites private email system we can then send you pictures by email.
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
Im moving house to the roebuck medows and would like a picture of the roebuck inn, a picture around the 1970s or around that time would be great.
I have changed my profile if you could contact me forestclerk.
Craig
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by forestclerk , Friday, November 24, 2017, 00:08 (2557 days ago) @ Bubble88
I can ask the son of one of the most recent landlords if he has pictures of interest to you. He lives near us. Thanks for changing your user details to show the contact envelope, I can now email any pictures we get to you.
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, November 24, 2017, 01:30 (2557 days ago) @ forestclerk
That's very kind of you ForestClerk, thankyou.
If he has any pictures, please could you consider asking if they could be added to this site's Gallery, or used on Geoff Sandle's excellent GlosPubs website regarding my earlier post in which he's asking for photos.
http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/AllGlosPubsDatabase/RAIGConnection.php?pubid1=1500
Thanks.
Roebuck inn pub ruardean
by forestclerk , Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 11:46 (2532 days ago) @ Bubble88
We have asked about the photos you are looking for but our neighbour only has recent pictures, taken when the pub was being demolished. However, his sister has the family photos and he will ask her for some the first chance he gets.