Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Folly Inn Whitecliffe

Folly Inn Whitecliffe (reply)

bernieboy31 — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:13:28 +0000

Thanks People,

Your replies much appreciated.

Father-in-law has lived in Parkend almost all of his life (he's approaching 80) and John Taylor was his Gt Grandfather. Doubtless, he will go and look for Biddy's description of a "heap of stones !!!

I am very new at Family History and obviously have tons to learn.

Cheers
Bernie

Folly Inn Whitecliffe (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:00:48 +0000

In Whitecliff the sign of the Folly, recorded in 1757, (fn. 29) belonged in 1851 to a beerhouse at the entrance to Rock Lane. (fn. 30)

In the lower part of Whitecliff the Nag's Head, opened by 1790, (fn. 31) was known in the 1830s as the Traveller's Rest (fn. 32) and was the hamlet's only public house in 1910. (fn. 33) It closed after 1935. (fn. 34)

In 1861 there was an inn at Crossways and several other public houses in the north part of Coleford tithing. The Cross Keys, at the Lower Berry Hill crossroads, (fn. 35) was presumably that called the New Inn in 1856. (fn. 36) An inn there in 1994 was called Pike House.

From: 'Coleford', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe
Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 117-38. URL:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23255. Date accessed: 28
April 2007.

Folly Inn Whitecliffe (reply)

biddy — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:50:07 +0000

Heather Hurley's book 'The Pubs of the Royal Forest of Dean' says the Folly was one of at least three pubs in Whitecliff - 'a long straggling hamlet on the Newland road' named after the face of the nearby quarry. The Folly is now apparently a heap of stones at the side of Rock Lane. First mentioned as a beer house in 1757, and John Taylor seems to have been last one named as selling beer and a shopkeeper, before it closed some time after 1879.

Biddy

Folly Inn , Rock Lane Whitecliffe, Newland (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:55:15 +0000

Bit of an enigma this one, The Gloucestershire Pubs site is not sure
Your census data puts it on the road out of Coleford
, I'll check a few maps just in case its marked.

http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/

NEWLAND PARISH
Folly Inn
The Folly Inn was possibly at English Bicknor. The licence was lapsed on the granting of a license for the Rocklea Hotel in English Bicknor. No other details at present.

Map Reference:
Owner in 1891: George Davies (free from brewery tie)
Rateable value in 1891:
Type of licence in 1891:
Present status:
Landlords:

1891 Milson Davis

1891 Folly Inn Rock Lane

Milson Davies abt 1841 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland Gloucestershire
Esther Davies abt 1856 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Newland Gloucestershire
Alice Davies abt 1883 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Bertram Davies abt 1888 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
Florence Davies abt 1880 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Reginald Davies abt 1890 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
Stanley Davies abt 1878 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
Watkin Davies abt 1882 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire

Folly Inn Whitecliffe

bernieboy31 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:44:42 +0000

The 1881 Census shows John Taylor (b Abt. 1828)at
Whitecliffe Roard, Whitecliffe and Inn Keeper of Folly Inn.

Anyone any ideas where that pub was??

TIA
Bernie