The Daneway - previously The Bricklayer's Arms (Grade 2 Listed)
Title
The Daneway - previously The Bricklayer's Arms (Grade 2 Listed)
Description
Photographs L - R, T - B
1. The Bricklayers Arms c. 1911 before it became The Daneway. This picture was taken by Gerald Drummond, who never returned from the First World War.
2. The Daneway
The Bricklayer's Arms, now the Daneway :
Originally built as three cottages to house the managers and overseers of the "navvies" who constructed the now derelict Thames & Severn canal, the building has now evolved over the intervening years into what is now a very popular and busy destination pub.
In 1807 the western-most cottage became the Bricklayers Arms, named in honour of the men who lined the locks of the canal and the interior of the two-and-a-quarter mile Sapperton Tunnel, with bricks transported, by barge, from Stroud.
The remaining two cottages were used as lodgings by the men who guided the barges through the tunnel, there being no tow-path along which horses or donkeys would normally walk. These men were known as "leggers" from the practice of lying on their backs on boards sticking out from the sides of the barges and "legging" or walking the barges through the tunnel.
Gradually, over time, the pub has changed and expanded through the rest of the building, first taking over the middle cottage of the three, which then became the original lounge bar, flowery wallpaper and all. Then moving into the last cottage, the largest of them, which had been in its time stabling, cowshed and then private dwelling.
In 1955 the pub was bought from the Simonds brewery and became a privately owned free house. It was then that the magnificent carved fire surround was introduced into what had become the lounge bar, replacing a Yorkshire range. This piece was rescued from a large house nearby that was being refurbished. The pub's name was then changed to the Daneway Inn.
Situated in the beautiful, wooded Sapperton valley, the Daneway stands next to the summit lock of the Thames & Severn canal, which is now the pub car park! Surrounded by three nature reserves the pub makes an ideal point from which to explore the surrounding countryside.
1. The Bricklayers Arms c. 1911 before it became The Daneway. This picture was taken by Gerald Drummond, who never returned from the First World War.
2. The Daneway
The Bricklayer's Arms, now the Daneway :
Originally built as three cottages to house the managers and overseers of the "navvies" who constructed the now derelict Thames & Severn canal, the building has now evolved over the intervening years into what is now a very popular and busy destination pub.
In 1807 the western-most cottage became the Bricklayers Arms, named in honour of the men who lined the locks of the canal and the interior of the two-and-a-quarter mile Sapperton Tunnel, with bricks transported, by barge, from Stroud.
The remaining two cottages were used as lodgings by the men who guided the barges through the tunnel, there being no tow-path along which horses or donkeys would normally walk. These men were known as "leggers" from the practice of lying on their backs on boards sticking out from the sides of the barges and "legging" or walking the barges through the tunnel.
Gradually, over time, the pub has changed and expanded through the rest of the building, first taking over the middle cottage of the three, which then became the original lounge bar, flowery wallpaper and all. Then moving into the last cottage, the largest of them, which had been in its time stabling, cowshed and then private dwelling.
In 1955 the pub was bought from the Simonds brewery and became a privately owned free house. It was then that the magnificent carved fire surround was introduced into what had become the lounge bar, replacing a Yorkshire range. This piece was rescued from a large house nearby that was being refurbished. The pub's name was then changed to the Daneway Inn.
Situated in the beautiful, wooded Sapperton valley, the Daneway stands next to the summit lock of the Thames & Severn canal, which is now the pub car park! Surrounded by three nature reserves the pub makes an ideal point from which to explore the surrounding countryside.
Owners & Licencing :
Owner in 1891 Cripps & Co., Cirencester Brewery, Rateable £6.10s.0d. Licenced as an Alehouse
Owner in 1903 Cripps & Co., Cirencester Brewery, Rateable Value £6.10s.0d. Licenced as an Alehouse
Closing time in 1903: 10pm
Owners in 1997,2008: Wadworth & Co., (Brewers), Devizes, Wiltshire
Landlords :
1856 E. Restall
1885 George Hill
1891 William Whiting
1903 Annie Whiting
1906 Mrs Ann Whiting
1910 - 1939 Arthur Pearman. Besides the Inn Mr pearman had a small farm her, selling his milk locally delivered by a small horse drawn cart.
1939 Mrs M. Pearman
c.1940-c.1983 Jack Burrows
The Inn carpark :
The current Inn carpark is formed from the old garden and by infilling the canal Summit Lock.
Source
1. Oakridge History Group
2. The Landlord, 2015
3. Extracts from Gloucestershire Pubs Database Compiled by Geoff Sandles
4. The Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals From Old Photographs.
2. The Landlord, 2015
3. Extracts from Gloucestershire Pubs Database Compiled by Geoff Sandles
4. The Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals From Old Photographs.
Relation
The Daneway is a Grade 2 Listed Building in The National Heritage List for England, you can see its listing and description here :
http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1155383
The Bridge adjcent the Daneway is also Listed, you can see details of its listing here :
http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1340364
http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1155383
The Bridge adjcent the Daneway is also Listed, you can see details of its listing here :
http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1340364
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Citation
“The Daneway - previously The Bricklayer's Arms (Grade 2 Listed),” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 12, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/18.